Last Alteration: Sunday 07 April 2013
Beacon Hill
GPS Coordinates
51°14'19", -00°49'19" show decimal
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Page 9, N3
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Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill Road, Ewshot, Hampshire
Beacon Hill was originally a sand and gravel pit, then a landfill site, now forest for water conservation. An area of tumuli exist to the southern side, and it was in this area that filming took place.
How to get here:
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Road: M3 - Exit junction 5 and head east along the A287 towards Ewshot and Farnham; once past Ewshot at the roundabout take first left onto the B3013 towards Fleet, Beacon Hill Road. The way to the open area is accessed via a gate just a little further on from Badger's Way, on the right; walk along the path directly in front for the open area. Parking: limited, can park in Badger's Way. +
Access: PublicStatus: recognisableBeacon Hill
Photograph taken: 11th June 2006 by Chuck Foster
The Ambassadors of Death (4)
Filmed: 2 Feb 1970
The Ambassadors of Death (7)
Filmed: 2 Feb 1970
Entrance to General Carrington's secret laboratory.
Photograph taken: 11th June 2006 by Chuck Foster
The Ambassadors of Death (7)
Filmed: 2 Feb 1970
Entrance to General Carrington's secret laboratory.
Photograph taken: 11th June 2006 by Chuck Foster
The Ambassadors of Death (7)
Filmed: 2 Feb 1970
UNIT drive to the laboratory in Bessie!
Photograph taken: 11th June 2006 by Chuck Foster
The Ambassadors of Death (7)
Filmed: 2 Feb 1970
UNIT fight Carrington's men outside the labaratory entrance.
Access: PublicStatus: recognisableRoad to Laboratory
Photograph taken: 11th June 2006 by Chuck Foster
The Ambassadors of Death (7)
Filmed: 2 Feb 1970
Bessie on the road to the laboratory.
Where to walk to next?
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Beacon Hill Road (The Ambassadors of Death). The area of Beacon Hill Road used in the story is just a little further north than the entrance to the open area at this location.
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Claycart Bottom (The Ambassadors of Death): 1.91 miles. 
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Eelmoor Training Circuit (The Ambassadors of Death): 2.20 miles.
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Fleet Road (The Ambassadors of Death): 2.53 miles.
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Claycart Bridge (The Ambassadors of Death): 2.66 miles.
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Sheephatch Farm (The Silurians): 4.25 miles.
General Details:
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The area has recently been deforrested, which may be down to how crumbly the ground is around the whole area! The old structure that was used as the entrance to the laboratory is in surprisingly recognisable condition, though the erosion of the pit behind it could mean that it might disappear off the edge in the not too distant future!
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"Beacon Hill Research Establishment" - Not to be confused with the station that featured in Terror of the Autons - that is actually near Dunstable!
Related Stories
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The Ambassadors of Death [2 Feb 1970]
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