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Dårlig Ulv-Stranden (Norwegian for "Bad Wolf Bay") was a bay 50 miles outside Bergen in Norway on the alternate Earth dubbed "Pete's World".

After being transported to the alternate Earth, this is the last place where Rose had any contact with the Doctor. (DW: Doomsday).

After the War in the Medusa Cascade, the Doctor took Rose back to Bad Wolf Bay with the Meta-Crisis Doctor and Jackie. (DW: Journey's End)

To date, only the Dårlig Ulv-Stranden located on Pete's World has ever been seen or referenced; whether it also exists in the main Earth of the Doctor Who universe is unclear. According to Google Maps there is no Dårlig Ulv Stranden in Norway.
The beach was filmed in Southerndown beach, in South Wales.
Despite pronunciations in the episodes featured, it is actually pronounced "Dorly Ulv Stranden".
In fact, the actual Norwegian equivalent to "bad wolf" is "slem ulv"; the adjective "slem" can be translated roughly as "naughty" or "bad (in behavior)", whereas the adjective "dårlig" can be translated as "poor in quality" or "feeling bad; as in feeling sick". The phrase "Who's afraid of the big, bad wolf?" is translated into Norwegian as: "Hvem er redd for den store, stygge ulven?" - thus: "Bad Wolf Bay" in Norwegian would be "Styggulvstrand" (since Norwegian toponyms rarely use the definite article). This, however, is a very old-fashioned use of the word "stygg", so the best translation would be more like "Slemulvstrand". "Dårlig Ulv Stranden" was clearly chosen for the pun on "Dalek". (However, its location in a parallel universe may have some bearing on the name.)
Strand actually means "beach" or "seacoast" not "bay". The Norwegian (bokmål) word for bay is "vik".

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+'''Dårlig Ulv-Stranden''' (Norwegian for "[[Bad Wolf meme|Bad Wolf]] Bay") was a bay 50 miles outside [[Bergen]] in [[Norway]] on the alternate Earth dubbed "[[Pete's World]]".
-|location name = Dårlig Ulv Stranden
-|alias = [[Bad Wolf Bay]]
-|image = [[File:200px-TARDIS at badwolf bay.jpg|250px|[[The Doctor's TARDIS]] at Dårlig Ulv Stranden]]
-|inhabitants = [[Human]]s
-|planet =[[Earth]]
-|era = [[21st century]]
-|appearances = <ul><li>[[DW]]: [[Doomsday]]</li><li>[[DW]]: [[Journey's End]]</li></ul>
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-'''Dårlig Ulv-Stranden''' (Norwegian for "[[Bad Wolf meme|Bad Wolf]] Bay") was a bay 50 miles outside [[Bergen]] in [[Norway]] on the alternate Earth dubbed [[Pete's World]].
 After being transported to the [[Pete's World|alternate Earth]], this is the last place where [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] had any contact with [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Doomsday]]'').