Pelennor Fields (Twizel)

The Lord of the Rings · Filming location

Pelennor Fields (Twizel)

In the story · The Return of the King (the Battle of the Pelennor Fields)

The grass plain where the great battle in front of the white city of Minas Tirith was filmed, with the riders of Rohan charging. The city itself was a model and effects.

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Frame the flat plain low, with the mountains on the horizon where the city stood in the film.

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Getting there

  • Address: Farmland near Twizel, Mackenzie Country
Transport
By car, about 2.5 hours from Queenstown.
Access
Private farmland: visit only on a guided tour from Twizel, at the time you booked. Don't stop on the farm on your own.
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Sources found on October 21, 2026.

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  • The real filming location
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Every place checked against public sources

Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides

We always say if it is:

  • The real filming location
  • A place standing in for it
  • Inspired by the story
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