Cosmeston Mediaeval Village, Penarth, will be closed from tomorrow until May 15th because of location filming for the BBC sci-fi series “Dr Who” .

As far as the plot of this new Dr Who episode is concerned, inexplicably the BBC has not confided in PDN – but we wouldn’t have wanted to spoil the fun anyway.

The restored mediaeval village was being transformed today as scenic constructors and props teams began turning it into what a mediaeval village might have looked like in some sort of parallel universe maybe a “long time ago in a galaxy far, far away” ..oops sorry – wrong franchise.

The familiar outlines of the barns and cottages at Cosmeston have been altered with the installation of a new “diagonal cross” cross motifs. And some entirely new buildings had been added.

Temporary closure for location shoots is a regular occurrence Cosmeston where productions ranging from Hollywood movie epics to the popular Sky sit-com Stella have also used the authentic thatched village as a backdrop.

News Source: Penarth Daily News