Roadside oddityHidden gem
Elephant Rocks
Duntroon, Canterbury
Limestone outcrops that look like a herd of grey elephants in a paddock.
- Price
- Small entry or donation, check locally
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 60 min
On private farmland near Duntroon, rounded limestone boulders rise out of the grass. The area was used as a filming location for a famous fantasy film. A short walk leads in, and you can scramble among the formations.
Good to know
- Check access and any entry fee before you go, it is on private land
- Wear sturdy shoes, the ground can be rough
- Close gates behind you
- Best time
- Late afternoon for soft light
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Gravel farm roads, 2WD fine in dry weather
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- No dogs
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