The live-action How to Train Your Dragon (2025) was filmed mainly in Northern Ireland, with additional location work in Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Los Angeles.

Main filming hubs

  • Northern Ireland (core location and “real Berk”)
    • Studio work at Titanic Studios and Belfast Harbour Studios in Belfast.
* Key outdoor locations used as the isle of Berk include Tollymore Forest Park, Dunseverick Castle, Murlough Bay, and the Giant’s Causeway.

* Many of Hiccup and Toothless’s early scenes (like their first meeting in the forest) were shot in Tollymore.
  • Iceland (epic flying and battle vistas)
    • Used for dramatic aerial sequences, glaciers, black sand beaches, volcanic plains, and lava fields to give an otherworldly feel to dragon flights and large-scale action.
  • Faroe Islands (North Atlantic “Berk” feel)
    • Some exterior Berk-style coastal and cliff scenery was filmed in the Faroe Islands, marketed as a way to “visit the real Isle of Berk.”
  • Los Angeles, California (select scenes and reshoots)
    • A minor production base for smaller scenes, reshoots, and some effects-related work, but not a primary landscape location.

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Region Country Main use in the movie Example spots
Northern Ireland UK Core Berk landscapes, forests, coastal cliffs, studio work Tollymore Forest Park, Dunseverick Castle, Murlough Bay, Giant’s Causeway, Belfast studios
Iceland Iceland Large-scale dragon flights, rugged North Atlantic scenery Glaciers, black sand beaches, volcanic plains, lava fields (various locations)
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands (Kingdom of Denmark) Additional Berk- like coastal and cliff landscapes Tourism materials promote them as “real Berk” viewpoints
Los Angeles USA Smaller scenes, reshoots, and VFX-related work Studio facilities in the LA area
**TL;DR:** If you’re asking “where was the live action How to Train Your Dragon filmed,” the short answer is: mostly across Northern Ireland’s forests and coasts, with big sky shots in Iceland, some Berk-like scenery in the Faroe Islands, and limited studio/reshoot work in Los Angeles.

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