Somerset

From TARDIS Index File, the free Doctor Who reference.

Somerset is a county in England, Earth.

Barbara Wright once took a holiday there. (DW: The Reign of Terror)

Flowers and trees were once in full bloom in winter there. (PDA: Wolfsbane)

The Doctor once stated that he once spent two weeks in Taunton, and that he'd never been so bored (NA: The Highest Science)

[edit] Real World

• Situated on the opposite coast of the Bristol Channel, it is possible to look out onto Cardiff, and even Flat Holm from several locations.

• Actor David Dodimead was born in the town of Shepton Mallet, 8th April 1919.

• Locations in Somerset have often been used for filming, including:
  • Wookey Hole Caves. (DW: Revenge of the Cybermen)
  • Quarries near Frome. (DW: Time and the Rani)
  • Wells Cathedral, as the interior of Southwark Cathedral. (DW: The Lazarus Experiment)