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25 February 2010
As we all know by now, our heroic cast and crew film the Merlin episodes in blocks of three (give or take) along with any pick-ups that are needed for earlier episodes, along with moving the filming from Wales to France and back again three times each season. This creates complications and presents challenges to everyone involved. One full scene might be filmed in segments spread over a number of weeks and in different countries.
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27 November 2009
The iron-ore rich Clearwell Caves in the Forest of Dean were used in three second-season episodes. In The Curse of Cornelius Sigan, workers are digging day and night in the caverns below Camelot’s castle, keeping poor Arthur awake. They stumble upon the tomb of an evil sorcerer, and a plot ensues.
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17 March 2010
A dear friend of Merlin Locations recently found an article on the ‘This is Gloucestershire’ website about the third season of Merlin being filmed in the Forest of Dean. Mention was made of Clements End – a new location for us location geeks. I was delighted to be contacted by Emma, who had promptly visited Clements End and taken photos. She kindly gave me permission to post her report and images to the website.
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30 December 2009
These are a few photos from various places near the Forest of Dean, the Wye Valley and Cardiff. None have been used directly for filming Merlin, but they provide further evidence of what a beautiful area this is!
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27 November 2009
Like any tv show, Merlin uses a few main filming locations that appear in each episode, and then various alternate locations for single episodes. One unusual feature of Merlin, however, is that the episodes are filmed in blocks of three or four; an alternate location might therefore be used for two or more episodes in one block.
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studio sets (England),
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2 December 2009
This is a collection of photos of other locations, including Ivinghoe Beacon, Caerphilly Castle, Speech House Lake and The Amazing Hedge Puzzle.
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Bwlch y Groes,
Caerphilly Castle,
Ivinghoe Beacon,
Puzzlewood,
Speech House Lake,
The Amazing Hedge Puzzle,
The Real Merlin and Arthur,
ep 101 The Dragon's Call,
ep 104 The Poisoned Chalice,
ep 107 The Gates of Avalon,
ep 109 Excalibur,
ep 111 The Labyrinth of Gedref,
ep 204 Lancelot and Guinevere,
ep 209 The Lady of the Lake,
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27 November 2009
Puzzlewood is a truly extraordinary place – the beautiful, haunting and (dare I say) magical result of a combination of human activity, enduring nature, and the passing of centuries.
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2 December 2009
A magical and surely unique place, Puzzlewood was used in episode 111 The Labyrinth of Gedref. The episode called for a forest more mystical than usual, frequented by unicorns – and Puzzlewood certainly met and surpassed the need.
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12 March 2010
We have created a number of icons using our own photos of Puzzlewood. Feel free to snag them for use as icons or avatars
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2 May 2010
Speech House Lake is a small narrow lake in the Forest of Dean, not overly attractive in itself, but transformed by the magic of filming into a mystical place…
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12 March 2010
We have created a number of icons using our own photos of Speech House Lake. Feel free to snag them for use as icons or avatars!
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27 November 2009
At the risk of making a really really long post here, I thought I’d mention some of the other attractions to be found in the Forest of Dean, the Wye Valley and the surrounding area. Some of these places may end up being used as filming locations, of course!
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25 May 2010
We have a number of scenes for which we don’t know the location… but we also have a number of locations for which we don’t know the episode or scene. These places have been mentioned as filming locations in newspaper articles and the like, without any further details or hints being given as to what exactly was filmed there.
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