Towns & cities

Penarth

town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales

Wales · 51.4358, -3.1750

Penarth is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Penarth, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 3 more.

1 place inside Penarth has a page of its own: listed below. Everything shot at it is already named above, recorded against Penarth as well.

“Penarth has been used as a film location for several BBC TV series including several episodes of Doctor Who such as "The Stolen Earth".”

Doctor Who (1963–) · Wikipedia

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TV series filmed in Penarth

Doctor Who 1963–

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Penarth as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Sex Education 2019–2023
“Filming was also progressed in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan during 2018.” Wikipedia
Gavin & Stacey 2007–
“The three series were shot largely in Cardiff (which acted as parts of Billericay) and in Barry and the surrounding area, including Dinas Powys, Sully and Penarth.” Wikipedia
Toast 2010
“Principal sets were constructed in a disused bank on Broad St. The only inclement weather encountered during filming was at Penarth which resulted in script changes to reflect the cold wet conditions.” Wikipedia

Filming locations inside Penarth

1 place inside Penarth, with a page of its own. Every production shot at it is already listed above, because Wikidata records it against Penarth too.

Landmarks & buildings

Headlands School, Paget Place

Wales

Grade II listed building in Penarth

Named here by Penarth’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Penarth, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

Sex Education 2019–2023

“Since 2021 the Netflix series, Sex Education, has been filmed in multiple locations around Penarth including The Paget Rooms and Penarth Pier.” Wikipedia
Torchwood 2006–

“Scenes for Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures (notably 21 Clinton Road, where they filmed Sarah Jane's house in 13 Bannerman Road), Gavin & Stacey and Casualty have also been filmed in Penarth.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Penarth?

4 productions are recorded as filmed in Penarth, including Doctor Who (1963–), Sex Education (2019–2023) and Gavin & Stacey (2007–). 3 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Penarth?

Doctor Who (1963–), covered by 99 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Penarth?

Penarth is in the United Kingdom. Its coordinates are 51.4358, -3.1750.

What other filming locations are near Penarth?

Headlands School, Paget Place (under 1 km), Cardiff Bay Barrage (2 km north-east), Tiger Bay (2 km north), Cosmeston Medieval Village (3 km south) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.