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Where was Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring filmed?
Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring was filmed in New Zealand. We hold 26 confirmed locations, including Hobbiton Movie Set, Mount Ngauruhoe and Kaitoke Regional Park. 21 of them are open to visitors.
On screen: The Shire is Hobbiton Movie Set, Matamata, Mount Doom is Mount Ngauruhoe, Rivendell is Kaitoke Regional Park, Upper Hutt and Ford of Bruinen is Skippers Canyon.
Travel atlas: New Zealand
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Hobbiton Movie SetMatamata · New ZealandThe Shire and Hobbiton · as The Shire- Mount NgauruhoeNew ZealandMount Doom · as Mount Doom
- Skippers CanyonNew ZealandFord of Bruinen crossing · as Ford of Bruinen
- ParadiseNew ZealandLothlorien Forest scenes · as Lothlorien Forest
- Kaitoke Regional ParkUpper Hutt · New ZealandElvish realm of Rivendell · as Rivendell
- Shotover RiverArrowtown · New ZealandFlash flood at the Ford of Bruinen · as Ford of Bruinen
- ParadiseGlenorchy · New ZealandLothlorien woods and Boromir's battle · as Lothlorien
- Mount OwenNew ZealandDimrill Dale hillside · as Dimrill Dale
- Kawarau GorgeNew ZealandArgonath statues · as Argonath
- Mavora LakesNew ZealandOrcs chase the Hobbits onto the lake · as Nen Hithoel
- Mount TongariroNew ZealandMordor's dark volcanic realm · as Mordor
- Mount RuapehuNew ZealandSnowy slopes of Middle-earth · as Middle-earth snowy slopes
- Kawarau RiverNew ZealandPillars of the Kings setting · as Pillars of the Kings
- Lake AltaNew ZealandDimrill Dale lake · as Dimrill Dale
- Otaki Gorge RoadOtaki · New ZealandOuter Shire woods and roads · as Outer Shire
- CloseburnQueenstown · New ZealandSummit of Amon Hen · as Amon Hen
- Takaka HillTakaka · New ZealandChetwood Forest near Bree · as Chetwood Forest
- Mount OlympusTakaka · New ZealandEregion Hills · as Eregion Hills
- Te AnauTe Anau · New ZealandWraiths attack Frodo at Weathertop · as Weathertop
- Fiordland National ParkTe Anau · New ZealandLandscape near Rivendell · as Rivendell area
Harcourt ParkUpper Hutt · New ZealandSaruman's Isengard · as Isengard- Hutt RiverUpper Hutt · New ZealandRiver Anduin · as Great River Anduin
- Clutha RiverWanaka · New ZealandGolden plains · as golden plains
- Mount Victoria Town BeltWellington · New ZealandHobbits hide from the Black Rider
- Fort DorsetWellington · New ZealandBree set on an army camp · as Bree
- Mount VictoriaWellington · New ZealandHobbits hide from Nazgul
Common questions
Where was Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring filmed?
Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring was filmed in New Zealand. We hold 26 confirmed locations, including Hobbiton Movie Set, Mount Ngauruhoe and Kaitoke Regional Park. 21 of them are open to visitors. On screen: The Shire is Hobbiton Movie Set, Matamata, Mount Doom is Mount Ngauruhoe, Rivendell is Kaitoke Regional Park, Upper Hutt and Ford of Bruinen is Skippers Canyon.
Can you visit the Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring filming locations?
21 of the 26 locations are open to visitors. The rest are private homes, working studios or restricted sites — each page says which.
How many Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring filming locations are there?
We hold 26 confirmed locations across 1 country.
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