Remember that I was planning to regularly rewatch the episodes from the start in order to systematically look at what locations we know about and what we've missed...? No, me neither! :-D ( Read more... )

The Chislehurst Caves are actually man-made chalk and flint mines (not caves!) dating back over 800 years, with separate sections supposedly dug by the Saxons, Druids and Romans.

how it's used in Merlin

In the episode The Mark of Nimueh, the Caves stand in for the area under the castle of Camelot where the water supply is managed. The Caves might ( Read more... )

Penshurst Place is a manor house with a heart dating back to medieval times. It is perhaps best known as being the home of Sir Philip Sidney, the Elizabethan poet, courtier and solider. His indirect descendant, also named Philip Sidney, still lives there today with his family.

how it's used in Merlin The Baron's Hall at Penshurst Place was used ( Read more... )