Last Alteration: Sunday 07 April 2013
Buckland Sand and Silica Co Ltd
Buckland Sand and Silica Co Ltd
Reigate Road, Buckland, Surrey
Originally a family-run business, the quarry was acquired by Amalgamated Roadstone (ARC) in 1978 and subsequently by Hanson in 1990, who still continue to extract sand and silica for providing specialist glass sand to customers throughout the UK.
5 Dec 2009: The original quarry north of the A25 (used in ) is now disused, and has become a nature reserve, but not open to the public.
How to get here:
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Road: M25 - Exit junction 8 and head south along the A217 towards Reigate. Turn left onto the A25 towards Dorking, and then continue along the road until you reach Buckland; turn right onto Lawrence Lane and the disused quarry is off to the right. +
you can park on the roadside on Lawrence Lane, near a public footpath
There is a footpath that runs through a field alongside the northern ridge of the quarry.
This location is private and has no or limited access only. though the quarry is no longer in use and is now a nature reserve, it isn't open to the public; it is possible to see into the reserve from the field above (footpath), though the area is bounded by hedgerow and a great number of trees have grown up to block the view!
Access: privateStatus: unrecognisableQuarry
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»Photograph taken: 4th December 2009 by Chuck Foster
"Generic shot of the quarry, roughly where the "campsite" would have been."
The Seeds of Doom (2)
Filmed: 7-8 Dec 1975
The antartic base
The Seeds of Doom (3)
Filmed: 7-8 Dec 1975
Avoiding being shot at a quarry!
Photograph taken: 4th December 2009 by Chuck Foster
"A generic shot of the western side of the quarry from the ridge"
The Seeds of Doom (1)
Filmed: 7-8 Dec 1975
A strange plant is found ...
The Seeds of Doom (1)
Filmed: 7-8 Dec 1975
The Doctor and Sarah are rescued
Photograph taken: 4th December 2009 by Chuck Foster
"Looking west along the ridge that runs north of the quarry"
The Seeds of Doom (3)
Filmed: 7-8 Dec 1975
A rescue team arrives at the camp location
The Seeds of Doom (3)
Filmed: 7-8 Dec 1975
The Doctor and Sarah run to escape the chaffeur
Access: publicStatus: alteredTrack
Photograph taken: 4th December 2009 by Chuck Foster
"The old track leading into the quarry"
The Seeds of Doom (2)
Filmed: 7-8 Dec 1975
The Doctor and Sarah jump out from the limo
Access: privateStatus: n/aNorthern Quarry
Photograph taken: 4th December 2009 by Chuck Foster
"Quarry works (south of the old quarry) - looks very similar!"
Additional Notes:
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Though not used in the story, the newer quarry works demonstrate how the old quarry (trees at the back of the ridge) would have looked back in the 1970s!
Other nearby locations:
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Betchworth Quarry (The Deadly Assassin, Genesis of the Daleks). Road: Head west along the A25 towards Dorking. When you reach a roundabout at Betchworth, take the northern exit towards the station (B2032), and then continue past until you reach Pebble Coombe on the left. Head to Box Hill (National Trust).
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Brockham Lime Works (The Deadly Assassin): 1.81 miles. 
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Royal Alexander and Albert School (The Deadly Assassin): 3.26 miles.
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St Anne's Hospital (The Invasion of Time): 3.44 miles.
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Beachfields Quarry (Frontier in Space, The Invasion of Time, Planet of the Daleks): 4.22 miles.
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Gatwick Airport (The Faceless Ones): 6.97 miles.
In the News:
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16 Oct 2008: This is Surrey - "Doctor Who expert seeks film locations in Mole Valley" (item on Nick Griffiths looking round Surrey)
Notable photos/media relating to the location:
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Who Goes There? - Photos of the active quarry, including the new position of the hopper
Related Stories
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The Seeds of Doom [7-8 Nov 1975]: Antartica/Quarry
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