Abandoned Viking Village Film Set in Iceland – 2025 Guide

Along the South Coast of Iceland, there is an abandoned Viking village film set that is open for tourists to explore. It’s located at the foot of the famous Vestrahorn mountain, on a farmer’s private land. If you’re interested in adding this abandoned Viking film set to your Iceland ring road itinerary, read on and I’ll give you everything you need to know about visiting this film set!

Viking Village Film Set in Iceland – Location

The Viking Village is located between the towns of Hofn and Hornafjordur. The turn off for the Viking Village film set is just off the Ring Road. You must stop at the Viking cafe to pay your admission fee. After paying your admission, you will be given a map of what you can see after passing through the gate. This includes the film set, the spectacular scenery of Vestrahorn, Stokkness black sand beach and the lighthouse. All of this is located beyond the gate.

Viking Village Abandoned Film Set – Quick History

This film set was originally constructed in 2010 – so it’s not that old. It was built for an Icelandic movie that never ended up getting produced due to funding problems, and it’s been sitting here ever since, just waiting for another production company to make use of it. There are no current plans in place to use this in any upcoming movie, and visitors are welcome to explore the set.

Visiting the abandoned Viking Village Film Set in Iceland

After paying your fee (800ISK per person) at the Viking Cafe, you are then welcome to drive up to the gate, pass through and be on your way to the film set. You’ll see signs for the set along the way, leading you to the parking lot. Once parked, you’ll have about a 10 minute walk to the film set.

When we were here, it wasn’t busy at all. In fact, only 2 other couples were here, so it was easy to explore and get all the photos I wanted without crowds of people.

The first thing you’ll see is a big Viking ship – you can walk onto the ship and check it out. I was surprised at how well-built a “fake” ship made for a movie is!

The buildings here are in generally decent condition, but you’ll see that some of them are dilapidated. Nothing is ruined with graffiti and even though it’s all fake, it looks very realistic! You can’t go inside any of the buildings as they are not structurally sound.

You’ll also find a few whale skeletons — but I wasn’t sure if these were fake too or real. They looked real – I saw other whale bones washed ashore on beaches in Iceland in other spots.

There are no interpretive signs around here so you will have to use your imagination on what these structures were intended to be used for.

All in all, it won’t take too long to go through this. The scenery here is absolutely stunning — so make sure to devote time to travel further down the road to photograph Vestrahorn, Stokkness black sand beach, and walk out to the lighthouse.

Other Attractions in this Area

If you’re not interested in seeing the Viking Village but want to visit Vestrahorn, the black sand beach and the lighthouse, you’ll still need to pay the fee to pass through the gate.

Where to stay near the abandoned Viking Village film set in Iceland?

This stop is located on the ring road and the closest area with lodging is Hofn. Hofn is a popular overnight stopping point for those doing the ring road, and it has a handful of accommodations — however, getting lodging in this area can be challenging in the summer months as there just isn’t much inventory. We stayed at the Milk Factory Guesthouse in Hofn. You can read my review here.

Is the Viking Village abandoned film set in Iceland worth visiting?

Overall, I’d say yes — even though there isn’t a ton to see, the film set was well done and it looks authentic. The price of admission includes access to the area where you can photograph Vestrahorn, one of Iceland’s most iconic scenes. For that alone, I would say the price of admission is worth it — this area is absolutely stunning!