Last Alteration: Sunday 07 April 2013
Market Street
Market Street
Pontypridd
How to get here:
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Rail: Pontypridd - Exit the station onto the High Street, then head north, crossing the Broadway. This then becomes Taff Street. Then turn left into Market Street. +
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Road: A470 - Exit the A470 at Pontypridd (A4223), and then head off the roundabout on Bridge Street (A4223). Cross the river, then turn left into Penuel Lane. This leads down to Taff Street, and Market Street is to the right. +
roadside on Taff Street.
Access: publicStatus: recognisableOutside Blueberry Hotel and Grill
Smith And Jones
Filmed: 2 Oct 2006
Annalise storms out of the pub.
Smith And Jones
Filmed: 2 Oct 2006
Martha spies the Doctor watching her from across the street.
The Stolen Earth
Filmed: 2008
Rose heads off as the Daleks start destroying London.
Smith And Jones
Filmed: 2 Oct 2006
The Jones family look on as Annalise heads off.
Access: publicStatus: recognisableNorth to Taff Street
Smith And Jones
Filmed: 2 Oct 2006
Rose heads off as the Daleks start destroying London.
The Stolen Earth
Filmed: 2008
Dalek saucers cross the sky.
Access: publicStatus: recognisableEast Side
The Stolen Earth
Filmed: 2008
Rose exits an alley onto the street.
The Stolen Earth
Filmed: 2008
Rose leaves the shop after hearing the Dalek message.
Access: publicStatus: recognisableWest Side
The Stolen Earth
Filmed: 2008
Rose slowly walks down the street through the mayhem.
The Stolen Earth
Filmed: 2008
Rose slowly walks down the street through the mayhem.
The Stolen Earth
Filmed: 2008
Rose enters the shop to check the television.
Where to walk to next?
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Taff Street (Smith And Jones). Head northeast along Market Street into Taff Street.
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Tyfica Crescent (Smith And Jones). Head up Church Street, and then turn right into Gelliwastad Road. Turn left into Gelliwastad Grove, and Tyfica Crescent will be on the right as you head up the hill.
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Lido Ponty (From Out Of The Rain): 0.09 miles. 
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St Matthew's Church (Dead Man Walking): 0.52 miles. 
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University of Glamorgan (School of Sciences) (Smith And Jones): 1.00 miles.
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Glyntaff Cemetery (Random Shoes, Fragments): 1.07 miles.
Production Notes:
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The Blueberry Hotel was made up to look like a London Underground station in .
In the News:
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17 Aug 2006: Pontypool Free Press - "Where did Who go?" (Article on expected filming, which had to be delayed in the end)
Further links about the location:
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Blueberry Hotel and Grill - The Market Tavern Hotel was opened in 1982 within a Victorian house dating from 1892. It has undergone refurbishment during the summer of 2007, and was due to re-open in October as the Blueberry Hotel and Grill. However, as of July 2008 it was still closed.
Related Stories
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Smith And Jones [14 Aug, 2 Oct 2006]: The Jones family have a row outside a pub
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The Stolen Earth [12 Mar 2008]: Rose watches the Dalek saucers begin their attack.
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