Other Programmes Filmed Here

The Forest of Dean and Wye Valley has acted as a filming location for a variety of other TV programmes, including:

The Green Planet (2022)  - The Forest of Dean was featured in the third episode of the series, "Seasonal Worlds".

Casualty (2021) - Parkend served as the location for a dramatic wedding disaster.

The Pact (2021) - This BBC One drama was filmed across South Wales, including in Monmouth and Usk.

Intergalactic (2021) - Set in space, this Sky Original features Puzzlewood as one of its otherworldly planets.

Killing Eve (2019) - A key scene in this series sees the main characters travelling to the Forest of Dean.

War of the Worlds (2019)  - The BBC's adaptation of War of the Worlds was filmed in the Forest of Dean.

The Dark Crystal (2019) - Netflix filmed part of this fantasy series in the Forest of Dean, including in Puzzlewood.

Britannia (2017 - 2019) - This Sky Atlantic drama was filmed in the Forest of Dean, including in Clearwell Caves and Puzzlewood.

Hidden Kingdoms (2014) - This BBC series was filmed in the Forest of Dean.

Survivors (1975-1977) - This BBC drama by Terry Nation filmed in Herefordshire.

Several of Dennis Potter's TV shows were filmed here including Pennies from Heaven (1978) with Bob Hoskins, Blue Remembered Hills (1979) with Helen Mirren, The Singing Detective (1986) with Michael Gambon (who later went on to play Dumbledore in Harry Potter), and Cold Lazarus (1997) with Albert Finney.

Countryfile, Escape to the Country, Time Team, and The One Show have also been here several times.

Other Claims to Fame

Game of Thrones

Did you know that Puzzlewood hosted an iron throne? In recognition and celebration of the highly-anticipated eighth and final season of Game of Thrones, in March 2019, HBO and Sky Atlantic announced the Quest #ForTheThrone with just a mysterious photo and an instruction to ‘Seek the Weirwood in this Kingdom on Earth' posted on their social media accounts. A symbol marked on one of the rocks showed a spiral pattern known to be used by the children of the forest, and 'Find it amongst the children of the forest' was a caption used on a 360 degree video on YouTube. A second clue, ‘Put together the puzzle pieces to go find this Godswood’, soon meant that rumours were swirling that Puzzlewood was indeed the secret location. 

Six thrones were hidden around the world, and a new cryptic clue was released daily until all six were found. Puzzlewood's throne remained in place for visitors to get a chance to sit on the iron throne until the new series began.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Released in the autumn of 2020, the Ubisoft game features Puzzlewood in the Forest of Dean as one of the epic locations brought to life in the game. The graphics are truly impressive, with many English locations used, including other parts of Gloucestershire (called Glowecestrescire in the game!).You can see a fun video comparing the game to real life here, or read an article comparing real life to the virtual Valhalla here.