Last Alteration: Sunday 07 April 2013
Hampstead Heath
Hampstead Heath
Hampstead
How to get here:
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Underground (Northern): Hampstead - Exit the station and turn right, heading along Heath Street. Turn left into West Heath Road and continue along until you reach Templewood Avenue. The heath area used in the story is opposite. +
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Bus: Hampstead Bus Map - Stops P,E. Head west on West Heath Road (marked as North Heath Road on the spider map!) until you reach Templewood Avenue. The area used in filming is opposite. +
Access: publicStatus: recognisable"Guard" Tree
The Seeds of Death (4)
Filmed: 19 Dec 1968
A guard spots an Ice Warrior approaching.
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»Photograph taken: 14th April 2011 by Chuck Foster
"It's quite tricky to get the right angle on the tree as there are now a number of holly bushes in the vicinity!"
The Seeds of Death (4)
Filmed: 19 Dec 1968
A guard shelters behind a tree as an Ice Warrior approaches.
Access: publicStatus: recognisable"Warrior" Tree
Photograph taken: 14th April 2011 by Chuck Foster
"I *think* these are the right trees - there are no others that look remotely right in the area (which would have just had the camera moved slightly), plus 40+ of tree growth to contend with!"
The Seeds of Death (4)
Filmed: 19 Dec 1968
An Ice Warrior approaches through the forest
Access: publicStatus: recognisableHeath
Photograph taken: 14th April 2011 by Chuck Foster
"There is nothing really recognisable on the open heath, though with 40+ years of growth to contend with ... angles look like they may have been up the incline to the roadside."
The Seeds of Death (4)
Filmed: 19 Dec 1968
An Ice Warrior crosses the heath.
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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8A Fitzroy Park (Frontier in Space): 1.20 miles. 
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Willesden Lane Cemetery (Remembrance of the Daleks): 1.88 miles. 
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Camden Town Deep Tube Shelters (The Sun Makers): 2.44 miles.
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Regent's Canal (The Invasion): 2.63 miles.
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The Church Studios: 2.80 miles.
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Dorset Square (The Silurians): 2.96 miles.
Production Notes:
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19 Dec 1968: Production Base: Jack Straw's Castle pub. (src :"On Location" © Richard Bignell)
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The Seeds of Death [19 Dec 1968]
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