Amazon's Rings of Power filming at scenic coastline

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  1. Actors dressed up as soldiers from the series. They are holding poles with red triangular flags and the sun on them. They are looking away form the camera. Their red and yellow attires are in contrast to the cloudy weather and the turbulent sea at the background.
    BillWatch of Portland Bill

    A behind-the-scenes peek at filming of season three of the Amazon Prime show on Portland in Dorset.

Galya DimitrovaSouth of England and Sophie CridlandPortland

The owners of a coastal cottage have had a glimpse of Hollywood magic and caught on camera filming for the Amazon series, The Rings of Power.

Some of the actors included Robert Aramayo as Elrond, Lord of Rivendell and Trystan Gravelle in the role of Pharazôn, the last King of Númenor.

The owner of BillWatch Cottage at Portland Bill in Dorset also witnessed a helicopter flying over Pulpit Rock and a local restaurant said some of the film crew had come in for breakfast.

The third season of the drama, which is a prequel to the events in JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, was confirmed in February.

A smiling Lauren Boyle, who works at the Lobster Pot restaurant. There are tabled and a fridge behind her.

Lauren Boyle, who works at the Lobster Pot restaurant, said some of the production crew had come for breakfast

The show, which has received mixed reviews, is set in the second age of Middle-earth and follows an ensemble cast of characters as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of the evil Lord Sauron.

Portland Bill, the southernmost point of Dorset, is famous for vistas of the coastline and is part of the Jurassic Coast, which makes it suitable for epic scenes the franchise is known for.

The BBC understands filming at the location has now finished.

People on social media have been commenting on the actors and one highlighted the pointed ears, which are a feature of elves in Tolkien's world, describing them as "more pointed and leaf-shaped than human".

Lauren Boyle, who works at the nearby Lobster Pot restaurant, said lots of people had been talking about it locally.

"They had all of the characters dressed up up by Pulpit Rock and they had the helicopter going around filming all around the rocks, the car park was completely full," she said.

"I was not working but I was told everyone came out and said that they were filming Lord of the Rings."

Ms Boyle said they had kept it "very private" but it had been "exciting for Portland".

She said some of the production crew had even come into the restaurant for breakfast.

Portland Bill lighthouse on an overcast day.

Filming took place near the famous Portland Bill lighthouse

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