Last Alteration: Sunday 07 April 2013
Welcome!
"I once spent decades faithfully cataloguing all the locations, every visit from the smallest camera angle to the largest zoom. But no sooner had I finished when it all started changing - new series, new filming, locations running amuck ... I had to start amending my entries - oh the task is endless!"
- Light, had he been a locations enthusiast (Ghostlight)
1977
1978
1980
2005
Unit Q2
(studio: Rise of the Cybermen)
2006
BBC Studios
(studio: Gridlock)
2006
BBC Studios
(studio: Blink)
2010
BBC Studios
(studio: Day of the Moon)
2010
BBC Studios
(studio: The Impossible Astronaut)
Welcome to the Locations Guide, a website devoted to the filming of the classic and new television series Doctor Who, and spin-offs such as Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures.
This site is designed to be a guide to the many locations around the UK and the world which have been used for the filming of the series, providing details on how they were used within the shows, where to find them, and a comparison between how they look in the modern day to their original appearance on screen.
Our aim is to maintain an up-to-date database of locations and how they change over time, which means that unlike printed publications we can reflect alterations, demolition or name changes as they occur. However, being that there are some 1399 locations in the database, this might be a never-ending task!
This means we depend on you! We hope to provide a community for location-seekers in order for them to organise trips to places themselves, and to provide feedback on what they find. Please send us any news, updates, and photo submissions for locations; we're also interested in filming reports, and also photos portraying places at the time of filming or or in subsequent years before they were altered/demolished.
As of
4th August there
are 4363 photos
submitted, covering
934 out of the
1399 known
locations.
Here is a list of locations we don't have photos for at present - if you have photos for any of
these, or more recent ones for those on-site, please do
submit your own!
(full list)
Please note that this is a fan-run site, and is not directly connected to either the BBC or the production of Doctor Who!
Recent Changes on the site:
This is a list of alterations to location entries that have taken place in the last 28 days. Changes can include new details, links and directions as well as photographs that have been added for reference - the newest photos can be seen here, and filming photos here (spoilers!).
23rd June 2014:
National Museum of Wales: Album - Photos from filming for Doctor Who Series 8 Filming. [Filming Reports]
Doctor Who Series 8 Filming: National Museum of Wales - Block #6 (filmed 23 Jun 2014) [Story Location]
19th June 2014:
Trade Street Cafe: WalesOnline - "8 pictures of Doctor Who filming at Cardiff cafe today" [In the News]
Trade Street Cafe: Ashley Woolston on Flickr - Photos from filming for Doctor Who Series 8 Filming [Filming Reports]
18th June 2014:
Trade Street Cafe: 4 Trade Street, Cardiff, CF10 4DQ. [New Location]
Trade Street Cafe: Album - Setup/Filming for Doctor Who Series 8 Filming [Filming Reports]
Doctor Who Series 8 Filming: Trade Street Cafe - Block #6 (filmed 19 Jun 2014) [Story Location]
16th June 2014:
Shada: stanleylodge1908 on YouTube - Cine footage from the filming of Shada [Filming Reports]
Enfys Television Studios: Album - Filming for Doctor Who Series 8 Filming [Filming Reports]
Doctor Who Series 8 Filming: Enfys Television Studios - Block #6 (filmed 16 Jun 2014) [Story Location]
Barry Island Heritage Railway: Wales Online - "Doctor Who, Barry Island and the incredible shrinking Tardis" [In the News]
13th June 2014:
The Bells of Saint John: Starbucks (Shibuya) - wifi with coffee (filmed 7 Dec 2012) [Story Location]
The Bells of Saint John: Conzelman Road - using wifi overlooking San Francisco Bay (filmed 6 Dec 2012) [Story Location]
The Bells of Saint John: California Street - using wifi on the streets of San Francisco (filmed 6 Dec 2012) [Story Location]
The Bells of Saint John: Eurostar - using wifi on a train (filmed 2 Dec 2012) [Story Location]
The Bells of Saint John: St Pancras International Station - using wifi in the station (filmed 2 Dec 2012) [Story Location]
The Bells of Saint John: Eiffel Tower - using wifi by the Eiffel Tower (filmed 2 Dec 2012) [Story Location]
The Bells of Saint John: Sensō Ji - using wifi at the pagodas (filmed 8 Dec 2012) [Story Location]
The Bells of Saint John: Stockton Street - the busy streets of San Francisco (filmed 6 Dec 2012) [Story Location]
The Bells of Saint John: Shibuya Shopping Centre - overlooking the crossing (filmed 7 Dec 2012) [Story Location]
Stockton Street: San Francisco, California. [New Location]
Starbucks (Shibuya): Shibuya Cross Tower, Shibuya-ku 2-15-1, Tokyo, 150-0002, Japan. [New Location]
Doctor Who Series 8 Filming: Barry Island Heritage Railway - Block #5 (filmed 13 Jun 2014) [Story Location]
Conzelman Road: Mill Valley, California. [New Location]
California Street: San Francisco, California. [New Location]
Barry Island Heritage Railway: Mad Girl with a Ka blog - Filming for Doctor Who Series 8 Filming [Filming Reports]
Barry Island Heritage Railway: Album - Filming for Doctor Who Series 8 Filming [Filming Reports]
12th June 2014:
Royal Opera House: 9 Jun 2014: Entrance - 
: Photo taken by Gilmore Williams [New Photo]
Fore Street: 9 Jun 2014: East - : Photo taken by Gilmore Williams [New Photo]
5th June 2014:
Maelfa Shopping Centre: Wales Online - "Doctor Who behind-the-scenes pictures: It's Clara as you've never seen her before in these brilliant images" [In the News]
Maelfa Shopping Centre: Ashley Woolston on Flickr - Filming for Doctor Who Series 8 Filming [Filming Reports]
4th June 2014:
Maelfa Shopping Centre: |Wales Online - "Behind the scenes with Doctor Who: Jenna Coleman wields the sonic screwdriver in these exciting new shots from the set" [In the News]
3rd June 2014:
Winchcombe (GWR): Winchcombe, Gloucestershire. [New Location]
Winchcombe (GWR): GWR Boardroom Blog - "A BBC production team was at Winchcombe yesterday filming an episode of Dr Who with the DMU, and with the Tardis hidden in the tunnel." [Filming Reports]
Maelfa Shopping Centre: Album - Filming for Doctor Who Series 8 Filming [Filming Reports]
Maelfa Shopping Centre: Leanne Roberts on Flickr: Filming for Doctor Who Series 8 Filming on 3rd, 4th and 5th June [Filming Reports]
Doctor Who Series 8 Filming: Winchcombe (GWR) - Block #5 (filmed 3 Jun 2014) [Story Location]
30th May 2014:
Doctor Who Series 8 Filming: Maelfa Shopping Centre - Block #5 (filmed 4-5 Jun 2014) [Story Location]
Doctor Who Series 8 Filming: Barry Shooting Range - Block #5 (filmed 30 May, 1 Jun 2014) [Story Location]
Barry Shooting Range: Album - Base for Doctor Who Series 8 Filming [Filming Reports]
29th May 2014:
Doctor Who Series 8 Filming: Channel View Flats - Block #5 (filmed 29 May 2014) [Story Location]
28th May 2014:
Doctor Who Series 8 Filming: Britannia Quay - Block #4 (filmed 28 May 2014) [Story Location]
Britannia Quay: Cardiff, CF99. [New Location]
