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Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens

Puzzlewood

Coleford · United Kingdom  ·  Rey flees through the woodland

Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens filmed at Puzzlewood, Coleford. A mossy, root-tangled woodland maze where Rey runs and Kylo Ren confronts her. On screen it's Takodana forest.

Puzzlewood, Coleford
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Where to go

51.78, -2.615
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Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.

Good to know

Title
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015)
On screen
Takodana forest
In real life
Puzzlewood, Coleford
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Puzzlewood today

Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens: Rey and BB8 run through the forest of Takodana: Puzzlewood, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
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Questions

Where exactly did Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens film at Puzzlewood?
At 51.78, -2.615 in Coleford. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.
Can you visit Puzzlewood?
Open to the public, free.
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