Florana Florana was thought to be one of the most beautiful planet s in the galaxy , as well as one of the most peaceful . The Third Doctor once told Sarah Jane that he always came back from Florana feeling " a hundred years younger . " ( TV : " Death to the Daleks " ) It was a beach planet that became very busy during beach season . ( COMIC : " Summer Wholiday " ) Astronomical data . Florana was always carpeted with perfumed flower s , with seas like " warm milk " , sand s " soft as swan ' s down " and streams with " water as clear as crystal " . ( TV : " Invasion of the Dinosaurs " ) Its seas were effervescent . ( TV : " Death to the Daleks " ) It was also described as having " floating seas " , " beaches of weaved gold " ( PROSE : " Legacy " ) and " carpets of sweet perfumed flowers " . ( COMIC : " Time Fraud " ) Black rose s grew on the planet . Florana was protected by the Galactic Heritage . ( AUDIO : " The Elite " ) History . The Fifth Doctor took Tegan and Nyssa to Florana early in its history , when it was a barren planet . He found that a Dalek known as the High Priest had crashed and taken control of the planet , pretending to be an emissary of its god . It was killed by Thane , the head of the Church , who attempted to take over himself . This resulted in the killing of many of the inhabitants , and the flowers Florana was named after grew from their ashes . ( AUDIO : " The Elite " ) By the 30th century , Florana was discovered by the Earth Empire and used as a dumping ground for toxic waste by 36 species . ( PROSE : " Original Sin " ) On 5 June 5968 , there was a peace conference on Florana between human ity and the Chelonian Empire . The Third Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith arrived at the same time . The Doctor was mistaken as one of the delegates , and Sarah went to go sunbathing . There , she overheard two Chelonian s discussing how one had poison ed the emperor ' s drink . Sarah went to warn the delegates , but the guards would not let her pass . The Doctor noticed the emperor ' s strange actions and poured a bucket of water down the emperor ' s throat , thus removing the poison . Changing out of his now - ruined shirt , the Doctor and Sarah left Florana again to return to Earth . ( PROSE : " The Hungry Bomb " ) Undated events . The Eleventh Doctor had brunch on Florana with some friends , before saving a nearby star from going supernova . The people of the planet later held a parade in his honour . ( COMIC : " Sonic Sleuth " ) The Eleventh Doctor , Amy Pond , and Rory Williams visited Florana on a bank holiday . It was overly crowded with a multitude of alien creatures including an Ood , Silurian , and a fish person . Rory scolded the Doctor for bringing them to a beach planet during beach season . When Amy mentioned that they at least had sunshine , it began raining . ( COMIC : " Summer Wholiday " ) The Eleventh Doctor took Clara Oswald bathing in the bubbly waters on Florana at a time when the beaches had begun to attract a large number of tourist s that were causing disturbance to the Teuthida that lived in the lower levels of the sea . ( COMIC : " Creatures from the Deep " ) River Song went to Florana with the Doctor for the golden sunset and they encountered a rude tour guide . ( AUDIO : " Signs " ) References . On several occasions the Doctor attempted to take his companions to Florana , but was unsuccessful . Behind the scenes . In the comedic mini - episode " The Robot Reveal " , according to Hacker the Dog , the Twelfth Doctor is apparently taking a break on Florana .