Mr P and I have visited the perilous lands and survived !!!!!

Day one
Our first visit to the Trefil Quarry was in mist which meant we couldn't see very much. Entering the quarry was awesome. We drove on for about a mile and saw nothing that remotely looked like the Merlin location. On our way back we went up to the working quarry aptly named Gryphonn ( Read more... )

Episode 308 The Eye of the Phoenix made terrific use of Caerphilly Castle in South Wales. It served as two locations, providing the exterior shots in the sequence where Merlin finds Gwaine, and then both exteriors and interiors for the Fisher King's castle. During my recent Locations Trip I tried to document each scene.

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Hello! I am back home again now. :-D I had a fun trip, and of course didn't manage to do half as much as I wanted. However! Seeing as we had fun yesterday with looking at the Neath Abbey location for some lovely promotional shots, I thought I'd do the same today with Caerphilly Castle. And then later on, I promise: serious posts about proper ( Read more... )

Gosh darn almighty! Another cracker of a locations episode...

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