Gardens · South Wales
Upper Boat Studios
In or near Treforest.
Upper Boat Studios — a garden in wales-south, United Kingdom.
Jaggery — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Treforest Estate · 1.1 km
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
Upper Boat Studios is located in Rhondda Cynon Taf, postcode CF37 5UA. The nearest railway station is Treforest Estate, which is 1.1 km away. Entry is free, but wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Upper Boat Studios is a garden of interest in wales-south, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
Photo gallery
From the Wikipedia article
Upper Boat Studios was a television studio complex leased to the BBC in mid-2006, and formerly operated by BBC Wales. It is located in Upper Boat, a village on the outskirts of Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, near Cardiff in Wales. The studios, previously a seat belt manufacturing factory for the automotive industry, were officially opened on 27 July 2006 (2006-07-27), by Welsh Enterprise Minister Andrew Davies, for the purpose of producing Doctor Who, along with its related spin-off programmes.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
By 2011, Doctor Who was the only programme still based at Upper Boat, following the move of several BBC Wales productions to the new permanent home at the new Roath Lock studios. Doctor Who itself relocated to Roath Lock throughout 2012, Despite the studio closure, production on Sherlock series 3 continued at the studios
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5758, -3.3000
- District
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Parish
- Llantwit Fardre
- Postcode
- CF37 5UA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Pontypridd
- Established
- 2006
- Nearest railway station
- Treforest Estate — 1.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q3380184 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Upper Boat Studios (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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University of Glamorgan
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Upper Boat Studios?
- Upper Boat Studios is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode CF37 5UA), in the parish of Llantwit Fardre.
- What is Upper Boat Studios?
- Upper Boat Studios — a garden in wales-south, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Upper Boat Studios?
- The nearest railway station is Treforest Estate, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode CF37 5UA.
- When was Upper Boat Studios built?
- Built or established in 2006.
- Who owns Upper Boat Studios?
- Upper Boat Studios is owned by |landlord =.
- How do I get to Upper Boat Studios?
- The nearest railway station is Treforest Estate, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CF37 5UA.