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Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Puzzlewood

Coleford · United Kingdom  ·  Kylo Ren forest encounter

Star Wars: The Force Awakens filmed at Puzzlewood, Coleford. This woodland, in a Gloucestershire forest, is where the heroine first meets the villain Kylo Ren.

Puzzlewood, Coleford

Where to go

51.78, -2.615

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: The Force Awakens (2015)
On screen
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In real life
Puzzlewood, Coleford
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Puzzlewood today

Photography of the place as it is now — production stills from the publications that covered the shoot, and freely-licensed photographs. Each links to its source.

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Questions

Where exactly did Star Wars: 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, ticketed.
What else was filmed near Puzzlewood?
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