A 13th century castle in the town of Caerphilly. It is the second largest castle in Britain after Windsor Castle.
The following
Knightmare scenes were filmed at Caerphilly Castle:
The end credits of
Series 5 episode 10 featured an Eye
shield sequence crossing the moat and approaching the Main Outer Gatehouse, between the two dams on the east side of the castle.
Team 4 of Series 6 met
Julius Scaramonger in front of this entrance, trading a
gem for a dubious
spell scroll in the penultimate scene of their quest.
An Eyeshield sequence led
Team 6 of Series 5 through the ground floor of the state apartments, situated by the South-West Tower.
These apartments appeared several times in Series 5, once as a
Level 2 clue room.
Team 8 had to illuminate the room with a candle, while
Team 4 found a mysterious
rope hanging
down from the sky.
Advisor: "
Shall we try climbing up the rope?"
Treguard: "
No, I think there's a door at the far left there...!" (The door leads into the Great Hall.)
The room was seen from a different angle when
Team 2 of Series 6 found
Elita trying to prepare a ritual there.
The West Gatehouse was among the locations visible through the windows of the
Descender during the end credits of Series 5 episode 11.
Caerphilly Castle is now in the care of Cadw and is open to the public. Click
here to visit the website.
A selection of photographs taken by Canadanne in April 2015 can be found
here.