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Where was Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King filmed?
Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King was filmed in New Zealand. We hold 5 confirmed locations, including Mount Sunday, Putangirua Pinnacles Scenic Reserve and Ben Ohau Station. 3 of them are open to visitors.
On screen: Edoras is Mount Sunday, Dimholt Road is Putangirua Pinnacles Scenic Reserve, Pelennor Fields is Ben Ohau Station, Twizel and Pelennor Fields is Queen Elizabeth Park, Paekakariki.
Travel atlas: New Zealand
Locations
5
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3 of 5
- Mount SundayNew ZealandEdoras built here · as Edoras
- Putangirua Pinnacles Scenic ReserveNew ZealandDimholt Road pinnacles · as Dimholt Road
- Twelve Mile DeltaNew ZealandIthilien scenes on the delta · as Ithilien
- Queen Elizabeth ParkPaekakariki · New ZealandBattle with a fallen oliphaunt · as Pelennor Fields
- Ben Ohau StationTwizel · New ZealandPelennor Fields battle · as Pelennor Fields
Common questions
Where was Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King filmed?
Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King was filmed in New Zealand. We hold 5 confirmed locations, including Mount Sunday, Putangirua Pinnacles Scenic Reserve and Ben Ohau Station. 3 of them are open to visitors. On screen: Edoras is Mount Sunday, Dimholt Road is Putangirua Pinnacles Scenic Reserve, Pelennor Fields is Ben Ohau Station, Twizel and Pelennor Fields is Queen Elizabeth Park, Paekakariki.
Can you visit the Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King filming locations?
3 of the 5 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 Return Of The King filming locations are there?
We hold 5 confirmed locations across 1 country.
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