Malmsbury Abbey

Gwydion Castle exteriors - The Swords of Wayland (according to the list on Tirza's website)
Tuesday, August 16th

After a couple hours drive we arrived at Malmsbury.
Just underneath the abbey is a huge car park from where you have a nice view up to the abbey.
This is the abbey when you stand in front of it. Although it looks more than a ruin it still is a used church.
Jutta and I were desperatly trying to find out which part of it was used as Gwydion. But we could not. Even after watching that episode again later that day. Gwydion exterior was shot at Caldicot Castle in Wales!
It was just yesterday (about two weeks after our holiday) that I watched the episode again with my housemate that I spotted something.... is this the porch where Morgwyn escorts the Sheriff out of the abbey at the beginning of the 1st part?
Or was it rather this old wooden gate that was used somewhere? If someone knows, please let me know!
When we went down to the car park again I saw these plates in the steps which tell a short (hi)story of Malmsbury:
c500 BC

An iron age community occupied the hill fort here
675

Aldhelm, founder of the abbey is given the first grant of land for his monastery.
c880

Malmesbury is given borough status by King Alfred.
941

Athelstan, King of Engalnd, dies at Gloucester and is buried in Malmesbury's abbey having given King's heath to the men of Malmesbury for ever.
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