Lord of the Rings New Zealand Tour

This is a day spent exploring Wellington and Featherston . In the morning, we did a tour of various locations around Wellington, as well as Dry Creek Quarry (Helms Deep/Minas Tirith) and Hutt River (River Anduin). We then headed towards Featherston along a windy road. We visited the stately home of Fernside where several locations were shot, including the "Leaving Lothórien" scene and the scene where the Ring was found by Déagol and Sméagol strangled him for it. We also visited Harcourt Park , the location where the Isengard Garden scene was filmed. In the evening, we wandered around Cuba Street and also visited the Te Papa Tongarewa National Museum. "Wellywood" Studios Peter Jackson has a "secret" studio at Stone Street. [Tip: clicking on the image allows you to view it in Live Spaces and download it in high resolution (1280x800)] This is a view of the entrance to the studio. Hmmm, I wonder what movie they are constructing sets for? :-