*Warning- Spoilers on the Pond’s departure*
My third and final post from my South Wales
trip back in October contains probably one of my favourite locations, from the
Series 7 Part 1 finale, ‘The Angels Take Manhattan’, where we say goodbye to
Amy Pond and Rory Williams.
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Amy sits on the grave located bottom right on the top pic. Courtesy: BBC |
So when I found out that the graveyard used
in the final scenes were filmed not in New York where the episode is set, but
in Llanelli, 40mins down the road and near the Toby Carvery we were heading to
for Sunday lunch, there was no excuse not to go.
Amy and Rory before their emotional farewell. Courtesy: BBC |
We parked up on a housing estate and walked through the huge steel gates, where we found vehicle access and parking - for those who wish to visit.
Out of respect, we kept our visit short and sweet, as I did feel a bit odd walking around a graveyard, but there were quite a few people cutting through on the public footpath that circled the cemetery and a number of locals walking dogs! I’ve always seen graveyards as spooky places, so I tend not to visit with family when they go to lay flowers, but this one was extremely gothic, I can see why it was chosen for such a powerful episode.
I wasn’t sure where the scene was filmed; I’d
taken some screen shots with me for help but wasn’t having any luck. Whilst my
partner went off for a walk around I sat on the bench for a few minutes and
streamed the behind the scenes Youtube video for the episode on my phone. I glanced around
but couldn’t recognise anywhere, but then as I turned and looked directly
behind me everything matched up to what I could see on the screen perfectly. We
took a few pictures on the grassy area near where the Tardis had stood and left.
After going home and watching the episode,
low and behold the bench I had been sat on was included within the episode! How
weird? It was an odd feeling to be there, where we see the demise of two much
loved characters, but I’m sure they will go on to bigger things and become huge
stars in their own right.
Sorry for how long this post has taken to go live, I'm once again up to my neck in uni work, but with deadlines next week I will soon be able to enjoy the Christmas period! Oooh, and I'm doing my dissertation on Doctor Who, how exciting!
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The Angels Take Manhattan Series 7 Part 1. Bench circled. |
Hope you enjoy the post:-) blog to you all soon!
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