KNIGHTMARE LOCATIONS

Hedingham Castle, Halstead, Essex

Hedingham Castle. Vital Statistics:

Location: Castle Hedingham, near Halstead, Essex.

Century of Origin: 11^th.

Also Known As: Eye shield & closing credits sequence.

Series featured in: 5.

These pictures were taken by me, Jake Collins, in September 2006. They were scanned by Rosey Collins in October 2006.

These external shots are part of the eye shield sequence that takes winning dungeoneer Ben over an area of open ground and into the last Dungeon of level two, or Hedingham Castle Keep, as it is otherwise known. Later, the sequence was run backwards for the credits at the end of episode 12. Below, we are approaching the staircase:

Now we’re running up the stairs, with the menacing sound of goblin horns blaring in our ears:

And finally we’ve reached the top of the stairs, where the relative safety of the Dungeon awaits us:

Next Issue: Framlingham Castle, Suffolk.