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I have posted to the website about a new-found location, The Blue Pool in Fforest Fawr. While they didn't flm using the pool itself, they made much use of the steep chasm leading up to it - for example, in episodes 402 The Darkest Hour and 404 Aithusa.

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To be honest, I just can't face posting in LJ at the moment, it's making me a bit crazy, so I'm going to link to the post on the Merlin Locations website, and ask you to forgive me!

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The very last scene in the very last episode of Merlin {sniff} was filmed in the road that runs past Huntsham Court Farm in the Wye Valley. It is a great choice for such an iconic scene.

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Fforest Fawr is a lovely woodland just north of Cardiff, near Junction 32 of the M4, stretching to the east of the village Tongwynlais. We are already familiar with parts of it, as Merlin has used Castell Coch and a couple of wooded areas just off the Castell car park.

Merlin has also filmed at Three Bears Caves, which is easily accessible from the Fforest Fawr Car Park further up the Heol-y-Fforest Road. Just before you get to the Caves, there is an archway leading off to the right, marking the entrance to the Lost or Found Trail - a walking track featuring various sculptures and a lookout across the Taff River Valley.

A while ago I received a comment on the web site from miss_corerupted, who suggested I check out the log circle on the Lost or Found Trail, as filming took place there. So Mr L and I headed off to have a wander one muddy day in September. We took various photos of the general area, cos it's so delightful… so when Ros recently commented that the 'generic forest scenes' in episodes 407 and 408 were filmed in the Fforest Fawr, and specifically just within the Trail entrance, I was able to put two and two together to make five. Hurrah!

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Thanks to dedicated Locations Geek yavannauk and the post wot she made last year after episode 313 The Coming of Arthur was broadcast, we know exactly where Merlin placed the sword in the stone in safekeeping for Arthur. Of course he then magicked it so that we lesser mortals cannot see it, but at least we can visit the location.

This is an image heavy post.

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Current Location: Pierrefonds

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I've already posted about this in my LJ so apologies to those who have seen it before. A couple of weekends ago we were staying in Stratford-upon-Avon so I thought I would seize the chance to visit the Merlin attraction The Dragon's Tower at Warwick Castle (I've checked with

merlocmod that it counts as a Merlin location).

When we arrived at Warwick Castle we were met by this sight, which I must admit was a bit of a thrill.

( How I met a dragon )

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We had our first Magical Merlin Locations Tour on Tuesday. Joining me were our own archaeologist_d, Bess from the merloc website, and various camp followers. Our destination was the undercroft at Neath Abbey, used in filming two episodes of Merlin - and not generally open to the public. Indeed, I had to fill out forms and pay a fee and organise insurance - which was a rather interesting process, given that Merlin's Locations Manager would have to do pretty much the same when organising a shoot.

how it's used in Merlin

The undercroft was used in episode 202 The Once and Future Queen as the crypt where we find King Odin mourning his son. And then it was used again for episode 313 The Coming of Arthur as the hall in which we find the Round Table.

This post is very image intense!

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ETA: And belated thanks to gealach_ros who found this location for us in the first place! ♥

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So, unlike poor nerdy Colin, I got to visit the Library! Hurrah!

I'm sure we all remember that Colin and Bradley tried to visit The Arthurian Collection in Mold as part of The Real Merlin and Arthur show for BBC Wales, but didn't arrive until after it closed. Well, I didn't do all that much better, as I didn't make an appointment ahead of time, but I ended up having a good browse for half an hour late in the afternoon.

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{happy sighs} This is a good one! A Merlin Location three times over, and each significant in its own way. It gave me a real thrill to visit Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire on Monday, and find the spot on the ancient Ridgeway Path where we saw Merlin Himself for the very first time. I don't know if it was deliberate, but one could hardly wish for a more historical or indeed a more English path for him to walk!

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(This report has been brought to you from Mold - and Colin's gonna be so jealous cos I got to see the library! Hee!)

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Current Location: Mold!

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Mr L and I were lucky enough to visit Porth yr Ogof recently - the cave in Merlin where Balinor was living. It's a really beautiful place! Of course we were there in mid-winter, and there was a light fall of snow everywhere, so it didn't have the same green and leafy effect as it did on the show. Reason enough to revisit in summer, I should think! But I'm really glad we went.

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Current Location: a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow

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This lovely bridge can be found in the Taff Valley in Wales.

how it's used in Merlin

Pontygwaith is the bridge under which Uther and Catrina have a picnic in episode 205 Beauty and the Beast. Which makes perfect sense, because if you're going to take a troll on a romantic picnic, you take them somewhere they'll feel at home… like, under a bridge. This is a particularly graceful bridge, though, and more worthy of Catrina's human incarnation rather than her true form.

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The great hall in Winchester is the location of "The Round Table". It's not actually Arthur's round table- the location of that is still widely debated. However, the hall is home to the 5.5 metre diameter wooden table which weighs in at an alarming 1200kg.

I visited the Great Hall in June along with my friend

masqueblanc. Over the summer we decided to spend as much time visiting places linked with the legend (and with Merlin of course) as we could. Our first stop was Winchester to see the Round Table. The main reason being my Grandad had a smaller version comissioned back in 1990 and I've seen it all my life. First at my Grandparents house in Romsey and then it was in our conservatory for a while, and then my Dad's flat. But it's nothing compared to the real thing.

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Here we are at last, with a proper post on the lovely Dyffryn Gardens!

The estate dates back centuries, but Dyffryn Gardens in particular dates back to 1906, and provides a lovely living example of Edwardian garden design, including an arboretum.

how it's used in Merlin

An oak grove in the arboretum at Dyffryn Gardens was used for Alvarr's camp in the episode The Witch's Quickening. I think that at least one of the pathways through the arboretum was also used - for example, in the brief scene where Alvarr sends Morgana away as the camp is about to be attacked by Arthur and his men.

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It's good to be able to confirm that Goodrich Castle was used in episode 208 The Sins of the Father. They used the location as Morgause's castle.

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Caerphilly Castle is the largest castle in Wales, and while much of it is ruined, it is a fascinating place to visit with some striking features.

how it's used in Merlin

The episode Lancelot and Guinevere used the Castle as the decaying stronghold of Hengist, a 'ruthless bandit leader'. He has kidnapped Gwen, thinking she's Morgana, and is holding her for ransom. We find Lancelot there with his dreams of chivalry in tatters, fighting the resident strongman for the entertainment of the bandits.

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mrs-leary.livejournal.com

Mr Leary and I had fun on another Merlin Locations Tour (TM) yesterday, and braved the depths of Clearwell Caves in the Forest of Dean.

I can now definitely confirm that this was used as a filming location in episodes 201 The Curse of Cornelius Sigan and 204 Lancelot and Guinevere. In ep 201, Clearwell Caves stood in for the caves below Camelot where Sigan's tomb is found, and in ep 204 for the Tunnels of Andor, home to GIANT... baby rats.

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Current Location: not where Colin is

mrs-leary.livejournal.com

Raglan Castle is a magnificent and imposing ruin. One of its interesting features is a moat around its hexagonal Great Tower (not around the whole castle).

how it's used in Merlin

The episode Le Morte d'Arthur used the Castle to help create the Isle of the Blessed, where Merlin goes to seek a way of saving Arthur using the Old Magic. The episode showed the ruined castle rising from mists on an island in a large lake - I am not sure what lake was used for the image, but the Castle itself is on dry land. The Castle's Great Tower has a moat, which was also used in the episode, as first Merlin and then Gaius are borne to the castle by a magical boat. The confrontations with Nimueh were filmed in the Fountain Court, which was dressed with a circle of standing stones and an altar.

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mrs-leary.livejournal.com

The Amazing Hedge Puzzle features the Jubilee Maze, planted over twenty years ago by brothers Lindsay and Edward Heyes, using the 'Labyrinth of Love' design.

how it's used in Merlin

The Maze forms the basis of the labyrinth in the episode The Labyrinth of Gedref - though the actual Maze is a lot smaller than what you see on the show! There was obviously a fair amount of CGI used to enhance and expand what was filmed. In the show, the labyrinth forms the first part of Arthur's final test: he must find his way through to the end. But Anhora also uses the labyrinth to capture Merlin, and set up the second part of Arthur's test.

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Entries tagged with pointy hats: 4

The Blue Pool, Fforest Fawr

Huntsham Court Farm

Fforest Fawr | episodes 407 and 408

Pierrefonds | the sword in the stone

Merlin: The Dragon Tower

the Neath Abbey undercroft

The Arthurian Collection, Mold

Ivinghoe Beacon

Porth yr Ogof visited

Pontygwaith | The Works Bridge

Winchester Great Hall- Arthurian Legend Location

Dyffryn Gardens

Goodrich Castle

Caerphilly Castle

Confirmation re Clearwell Caves!

Raglan Castle

The Amazing Hedge Puzzle

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