Tolkien illustrator ALAN LEE swapped Dartmoor for a posting in New Zealand as conceptual designer on Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Step into Alan Lee's Dartmoor cottage ... during Alan's career as a book illustrator and, latterly, as a concept artist for films like The Lord of the Rings. "I've used Dartmoor in my work ...

In 2001, Peter Jackson’s film adaptation helped to introduce the epic to an even wider audience, and Alan Lee was the natural choice for a lead concept artist winning him the 2004 Academy Award ...