Last Alteration: Sunday 07 April 2013
Imperial Park Bypass
Imperial Park Bypass
nr Coedkernew, Newport, NP10
This closed dual-carriageway appears to have been built as a bypass or access road around the Imperial Park just outside Newport; however, it doesn't seem to have ever been used (apart from filming!).
7 Sep 2009: Rubbish-strewn photos - The road seems to be in a right mess, with dirt banks and general rubbish strewn all over the place. Whether this is "set dressing" for something filming here, or locally-made in order to stop races on the unused road is uncertain at present!
5 Sep 2010: No real difference to the road, it's still rubbish-strewn!
How to get here:
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Road: M4 - Exit the M4 at junction 28, then follow the A48 westwards towards Castleton. At the third roundabout (Coedkernew) turn left and the bypass runs from the next junction. +
It is possible to park alongside the bypass on the side of the roundabout.
At the roundabout walk through the gateway onto the closed dual carriageway.
Access: publicStatus: recognisableNorthern End
Photograph taken: 20th July 2008 by Chuck Foster
"You can see where the northern end of the bypass is completely overgrown, something hidden by the traffic in the screenshot!"
Meat
Filmed: 2007
Rhys is caught up in a traffic accident.
Access: publicStatus: recognisableMiddle near Pylon
Sleeper
Filmed: 2007
Torchwood on the way to catch the Sleeper agent.
Meat
Filmed: 2007
Rhys follows the SUV along a dual carriageway.
Photograph taken: 7th September 2009 by Chuck Foster
"Rubble-strewn on this visit!"
A Day In The Death
Filmed: 2007
Maggie staggers away dazed from the car crash.
Access: publicStatus: recognisableMiddle near Signpost
Meat
Filmed: 2007
The services start to deal with the crash.
Photograph taken: 7th September 2009 by Chuck Foster
"Rubble-strewn on this visit!"
Meat
Filmed: 2007
Rhys walks up to where the accident took place.
Access: publicStatus: recognisableSouthern End
Meat
Filmed: 2007
Rhys follows the SUV around a roundabout.
Access: publicStatus: n/aOutside the bypass 
Additional Notes:
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This is close as you can get by car, on the roundabout
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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G24 Power Ltd (Into The Dalek): 0.32 miles. 
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A48 (near Imperial Park) (The Eleventh Hour): 0.56 miles. 
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Next Generation Data (Planet of the Ood, The Waters of Mars): 0.60 miles.
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Sovereign House (The Age of Steel): 0.79 miles.
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Picture Financial Group (Partners in Crime): 0.81 miles.
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Unit Q2: 0.81 miles.
Also seen in:
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7 Jan 2012: Casualty 26.17: Duty of Care - The first episode of Casualty to be filmed at the new BBC studios at Cardiff Bay, and the major motorway crash was filmed here.
Related Stories
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Sleeper [2007]: Torchwood race to catch the last sleeper.
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Meat [2007]: Lorry Crash/Rhys follows the Torchwood SUV to the warehouses.
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A Day in the Death [2007]: Maggie loses her new husband in a car crash.
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