Smithwood Manor The Doctor ( particularly in his seventh incarnation ) occasionally used Smithwood Manor on Allen Road in Kent as a base of operations . It was often referred to simply as " the house on Allen Road " by his companion s . The Second Doctor once expressed interest in buying a house in Kent to use as a home whenever he came to Earth . ( PROSE : " Invasion of the Cat - People " ) History . 20th century . The Third Doctor bought the house some time in the 1970s to use some of the funds that UNIT had paid him for his services as scientific advisor — despite his title of unpaid scientific advisor . Smithwood Manor was just one of many homes that the Doctor had . Jo Grant once visited Smithwood Manor . ( PROSE : " Verdigris " ) Not long after Jo Grant ' s departure , the Third Doctor invited the Brigadier to spend Christmas Eve together at Smithwood Manor . ( PROSE : " ) " Kadiatu Lethbridge - Stewart dropped off Bernice Summerfield at this house in 1997 to wait for the Seventh Doctor , but he did not return for her until after he had regenerated into his eighth body , which surprised her . ( PROSE : " The Dying Days " ) 21st century . Circa 2009 , the Seventh Doctor dropped by the house while Ace went on a mission for him in Turkey . ( COMIC : " Ravens " ) Superstition and irrationality swept over the western world . Believers in the paranormal and occult had begun to notice the Doctor ' s presence in the house . Some thought of him as a supernatural being or magician , others an extraterrestrial , and graffiti on the street sign that made it read " ALIEN ROAD " indicated this . ( PROSE : " " , COMIC : " Ravens " ) Here , the Doctor and Ace decanted the body of Vincent Wheaton out of suspended animation . ( PROSE : " " ) By 2014 , the Doctor had several cars there , including a Mazda and Mercedes . There were also several pieces of technology , including a communications screen in the garage . The house also had a wine cellar . There were apple trees in the orchard behind the house . The house has a computer with a voice interface which could sound like Cary Grant , and the front gate had a sign that read " SMITHWOOD MANOR / NO TRESPASSING " , with graffiti added saying " BEWARE OF THE GOD " . There was an advanced security system linked to a scale model of the house and grounds on the sideboard in the breakfast room , which contained a surveillance system . The house also had security cameras that could be viewed from the television set in the sitting room . A group of kids had recently broken into the grounds , leaving used needles and graffiti in the fountain in front of the house . ( PROSE : " Warlock " ) Around 2030 , the Seventh Doctor used his house as a base of operations whilst tracking various psychic phenomena on Earth as well as the last vestiges of Warlock . At this time the library contains an old Apple Mac computer , a billiard table , a silk Biedermyer sofa , two floral armchairs , the " Encyclopaedia Britannica " , and a suspended animation cylinder containing the body of the dog Jack . ( PROSE : " Warchild " ) 22nd century . The Seventh Doctor used his house as a base of operations in the early 22nd century while investigating the Solar Transit System . ( PROSE : " Transit " ) Undated events . At one time , a squad of Judoon raided the house to retrieve the Eye of Akasha . The Fifth Doctor , who was travelling with Tegan Jovanka and Vislor Turlough , swapped the Eye for a cricket ball . ( COMIC : " The Forgotten " ) Following an encounter on the planet Zamper , the Seventh Doctor took Bernice , Roz Forrester and Chris Cwej to his house to recover from their injuries . ( PROSE : " Zamper " ) Miscellaneous information . A photo of the Doctor in Tibet during his second incarnation hung on the walls . ( COMIC : " Fellow Travellers " ) Behind the scenes . The house on Allen Road first appeared in the " Doctor Who Magazine " comic story " Fellow Travellers " , which took place in an unspecified year .