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Lord of the Rings Tour: Rivendell

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FROM THE BOOK

Rivendell (deeply cut valley): The hidden refuge of Elrond Halfelven, founded in the Second Age against the assaults of Sauron in Eriador. It lay in a deep valley in the western foothills of the Misty Mountains, and endured under the Lordship of Elrond through the War of the Ring and beyond.

This is situated in the Kaitoke Regional Park, along with Rivendell, just north of Wellington. To be honest, the location is easy to get to (except on bank holidays, when parking is a nightmare, guess when I went), it’s sign-posted from the entrance, but, apart from a board about production, there’s nothing to see and little identifiable.

At least they’ve got one thing right here - they actually put up sign-posts (see image left), but at one of the least impressive locations!

Most of Rivendell was filmed on sets on a back lot.

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