BBC Merlin Filming Locations

So at some stage, when you are done ogling the pretties and roaming the castle, you may find yourself wondering… what else is there to do in Pierrefonds?

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Dunraven Bay is simply astonishing. Another one of my absolutely favourite Merlin locations! The unusual cliffs and rock formations, a beach with a band of large pebbles above wide flat sands, a stream running down across the beach, and extremely high tides - all this combines to create a primal magic that changes dramatically throughout each day.

how it's used in Merlin

The mystical nature of the episode The Labyrinth of Gedref called for some unusual locations. Like Puzzlewood, Dunraven Bay certainly fits the bill. Once Arthur emerges from the labyrinth, he finds his final test already set up on an rocky beach. Merlin is there as part of the test, with Anhora presiding. The unusual landscape of Dunraven Bay provides a fantastic backdrop to this scene.

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My first instinct is to type 'words fail me' in relation to the Chateau de Pierrefonds - but that is obviously nonsense, and I'm gonna go ahead and disprove it right now!

how it's used in Merlin

When I think of Merlin, I think of pretty boys, forests, and the beautiful castle - not necessarily in that order. (Oh, OK, the pretty boys do come first, you're right.) The Chateau de Pierrefonds stands in for the castle of Camelot, and helps make our medieval fantasy feel like a solid reality. It is old enough to feel used and lived in, but not so old that it's falling apart. The latter point is why Merlin ended up filming in a castle in France rather than England, as the castles in England tend to be ruined to greater or lesser extent, and would need to be 'rebuilt' using CGI for each episode. Pierrefonds looks like an imposing, desirable, prosperous place, which is of course what Camelot should be.

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