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Thought I would start this off to see were we have all been to see Zep related places.

Headley Grange, Hants, England

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Edgewater Inn ,Seattle, US

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I also went to Raglan Castle Wales and also 96 and 98 St. Mark's Place in New York and I guess also Knebworth and Earls court as venues !!

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Thought I would start this off to see were we have all been to see Zep related places.

Headley Grange, Hants, England

HeadDog2.jpg

ChrisHeadley1.jpg

Edgewater Inn ,Seattle, US

lp10.jpg

I also went to Raglan Castle Wales and also 96 and 98 St. Mark's Place in New York and I guess also Knebworth and Earls court as venues !!

With a Black Dog in the first image at Headley Grange! How quaint!

The only venues I've been in that Zeppelin played (unfortunately not at the same time) are Cobo Hall and the Silverdome (in Detroit and Pontiac, MI, respectively) and Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans, LA. Used to play hockey there on Monday nights, years ago.

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Replying with all the Zeppelin landmarks I've had the privledge of visiting would take me

all day, so I'll just list those I've been to which appear in The Song Remains The Same:

Hammerwood (segments of shoot-out sequence...co-owned by Page & Grant)

Horselunges Manor (Peter Grant's moated country estate)

Plumpton Place (Jimmy Page's moated country estate)

Chequers Pub (John Bonham's local pub)

Newark Intl Airport

Boleskine House (Jimmy's fantasy sequence)

Raglan Castle (Robert's fantasy sequence)

Aberdovey Gwynedd (Robert's fantasy sequence...at sea)

Old Hyde Farm (John Bonham's farm)

Blackpool (John Bonham's motorbike ride at night)

To complete TSRTS I just need to visit Robert's sheep farm on the Welsh border,

John Paul Jones' former home near Devon and Madison Square Garden. I'm still

seeking to confirm where the basement shoot out sequence was filmed (it was

not done at Hammerwood...I have outtake photos and the room is different)

and where John Paul Jones filmed his night ride on the horse (the local cemetary?)

If I've overlooked a location it's because I'm going from memory at the moment.

(Edit: A faithful Welsh fan has advised me the proper name for the location where

TSRTS boat scenes were filmed is Aberdovey Gwynedd).

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I went to Pangbourne and got rained on! :boohoo:

Had a nice lunch and better luck the second time. :)

It was completely idyllic when I went! I got off the plane at Heathrow on an early September afternoon, rented a car, and drove straight there--I had a lovely tea outside at The Swan looking out over the river. Fabulous!

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It was completely idyllic when I went!

This summer there was a real estate agency offering what it claimed to

be the boathouse Jimmy lived in. Had photos of it and everything. I had

always thought it was damaged beyond repair by flooding shortly after

he'd moved to Plumpton. There's an apartment complex on the site now,

just down the hill from Pangbourne Station. Anyway, it would seem the

boathouse, formerly his or not, was completely renovated.

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This summer there was a real estate agency offering what it claimed to

be the boathouse Jimmy lived in. Had photos of it and everything. I had

always thought it was damaged beyond repair by flooding shortly after

he'd moved to Plumpton. There's an apartment complex on the site now,

just down the hill from Pangbourne Station. Anyway, it would seem the

boathouse, formerly his or not, was completely renovated.

I saw that and was very tempted to make inquiries--it wasn't all that much (I think offers opened at £250,000 or so). It did look rather nice!

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Has anyone here made the pilgrimage to Epsom? I'd like to see the house where Jimmy grew up.

My Zep site list is pitifully brief: Boleskine House, The Hyatt on Sunset, Whisky, and Rainbow -- strictly drive-by, except for the Riot House and Madison Square Garden.

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DOLGOCH fALLS.

mACHYNLLETH.

A PRIVATE PLACE.

ABERDOVEY (SEEN IN THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME ROBERT AND HIS BOAT AND THE HORSE)

CORRIS.

BRON YR AUR.

PENNAL.

THE FINAL RESTING PLACE OF JOHN HENRY BONHAM.

ALL THE WELSH CONNECTIONS.

ABERYSTWYTH DOES NOT HAVE ANY ZEPPELIN RELATED HISTORY.

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The Hyatt on Sunset Blvd. aka: "the riot house"

The Whiskey A- Go- Go (not that I ever saw them there but I saw plenty of bands here)

Rainbow Bar & Grill --- another Led Zeppelin hang out back in the wild times in Los Angeles

The Fabulous Forum (Inglewood, CA) Where I saw Zep in June of 1977

Great pics, thanks. My old stomping grounds. These, too:

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Edited to add: does anyone have a pic of Rodney Bingenheimer's?

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Replying with all the Zeppelin landmarks I've had the privledge of visiting would take me

all day, so I'll just list those I've been to which appear in The Song Remains The Same:

Hammerwood (segments of shoot-out sequence...co-owned by Page & Grant)

Horselunges Manor (Peter Grant's moated country estate)

Plumpton Place (Jimmy Page's moated country estate)

Chequers Pub (John Bonham's local pub)

Newark Intl Airport

Boleskine House (Jimmy's fantasy sequence)

Raglan Castle (Robert's fantasy sequence)

Aberystwyth (Robert's fantasy sequence...at sea)

Old Hyde Farm (John Bonham's farm)

Blackpool (John Bonham's motorbike ride at night)

Wow...these private properties are accessible? I'll spend a few days in London for the concert and I was thinking of renting a car to visit some of these places. Is there a place where I can find the addresses so I don't get lost looking for them? I don't want to knock on doors. Just have my picture taken.. B)

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Wow...these private properties are accessible? I'll spend a few days in London for the concert and I was thinking of renting a car to visit some of these places. Is there a place where I can find the addresses so I don't get lost looking for them? I don't want to knock on doors. Just have my picture taken.. B)

There's a public footpath which runs right along the moat of Peter Grant's

Horselunges Manor. I could'nt believe it. I got some great photos to go

with the vintage ones I already had. His memorial was held at St Peter

& Paul in Hellingly.

Hammerwood is open for tours now.

Plumpton Place is normally private; you'd have to be real lucky. Have a

pint at The Half Moon Pub instead, which Jimmy used to frequent when

he lived in Plumpton.

Chequers Pub is a great place for a pint.

Boleskine House is open for overnight stays now.

Raglan Castle is open to the public.

Old Hyde Farm is private. You could take a photo of the long driveway featured

in TSRTS from the main road but don't bother the family.

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Sort of? I have photos of Lori Maddix enjoying herself there, and a few others.

If you get the dvd 'The Mayor of The Sunset Strip' it shows quite a few photos.

Thanks, but I think I'll pass; nothing I haven't seen before. I was actually hoping to find a decent photo of the original building.

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The Hyatt on Sunset Blvd. aka: "the riot house"

The Whiskey A- Go- Go (not that I ever saw them there but I saw plenty of bands here)

Rainbow Bar & Grill --- another Led Zeppelin hang out back in the wild times in Los Angeles

The Fabulous Forum (Inglewood, CA) Where I saw Zep in June of 1977

I've been to the first two of those! Let's see, I've also been to the San Diego Sports Arena where they played back in the day, and um...well, to London, where, you know, they've also been. :bagoverhead: Yeah, that's a stretch... I've seen more Pink Floyd places than Zep ones, I guess. I definitely want to go to Wales and see the sights next time I get over to Europe, though.

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Replying with all the Zeppelin landmarks I've had the privledge of visiting would take me

all day, so I'll just list those I've been to which appear in The Song Remains The Same:

Hammerwood (segments of shoot-out sequence...co-owned by Page & Grant)

Horselunges Manor (Peter Grant's moated country estate)

Plumpton Place (Jimmy Page's moated country estate)

Chequers Pub (John Bonham's local pub)

Newark Intl Airport

Boleskine House (Jimmy's fantasy sequence)

Raglan Castle (Robert's fantasy sequence)

Aberdovey Gwynedd (Robert's fantasy sequence...at sea)

Old Hyde Farm (John Bonham's farm)

Blackpool (John Bonham's motorbike ride at night)

To complete TSRTS I just need to visit Robert's sheep farm on the Welsh border,

John Paul Jones' former home near Devon and Madison Square Garden. I'm still

seeking to confirm where the basement shoot out sequence was filmed (it was

not done at Hammerwood...I have outtake photos and the room is different)

and where John Paul Jones filmed his night ride on the horse (the local cemetary?)

If I've overlooked a location it's because I'm going from memory at the moment.

(Edit: A faithful Welsh fan has advised me the proper name for the location where

TSRTS boat scenes were filmed is Aberdovey Gwynedd).

Headley Grange, Hants, England

HeadDog2.jpg

ChrisHeadley1.jpg

Edgewater Inn ,Seattle, US

lp10.jpg

I also went to Raglan Castle Wales and also 96 and 98 St. Mark's Place in New York and I guess also Knebworth and Earls court as venues !!

Thought I better add Newark int airport and blackpool too, I didn't think of them at the time !

Also Madison Square garden !! Cool about Grants house to mate !!

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I've been to the first two of those! Let's see, I've also been to the San Diego Sports Arena where they played back in the day, and um...well, to London, where, you know, they've also been. :bagoverhead: Yeah, that's a stretch... I've seen more Pink Floyd places than Zep ones, I guess. I definitely want to go to Wales and see the sights next time I get over to Europe, though.

Me too! The second time we went to The Rainbow, we sat in the big cordoned off table at the back, which was highly amusing for the sake of history. It's definitely an experience (though not one, I think, that I'd like to repeat again...).

And FireOpal, I've been to Epsom, but not to the actual house since at the time, I didn't know what number it was!

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The Hyatt on Sunset Blvd. aka: "the riot house"

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The Whiskey A- Go- Go (not that I ever saw them there but I saw plenty of bands here)

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Rainbow Bar & Grill --- another Led Zeppelin hang out back in the wild times in Los Angeles

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The Fabulous Forum (Inglewood, CA) Where I saw Zep in June of 1977

All of those except The Rainbow.

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