Hobbiton

Bag End: The hobbit hole of the Baggins family built in the Hobbiton Movie Set, New Zealand

The Hobbiton Movie Set is where the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movie series were filmed and was it was created by their director Peter Jackson. The movie set became a tourist attraction after it was made a permanent feature in this location in 2010.

There are day tours both for Auckland and Rotorua to this place.  It takes about 2 hours to visit the set.

A Welcome Sign at the Hobbiton Movie Set in Matamata, New Zealand
A Welcome Sign at the Hobbiton Movie Set

Location

The Hobbiton Movie Set is situated on a private farm 6 miles southwest of Matamata in the Waikato farming region of New Zealand.

It is 106  miles south of Auckland and 44 miles north of Rotorua.

Hobbit Holes

In the fictional novels written by J R R  Tolkien, Hobbits are a fictional diminutive race that inhabited the Middle Earth in ancient times.  They lived in holes in the ground called Smials, also known as Hobbit Holes. The Hobbiton Movie Set has 17 hobbit hole facades. One of the interesting ones is Bag End,  which in the movie series is the home of the Baggins family for three generations, including Bilbo and Frodo Baggins.

Bag End - a Hobbit Hole of the Baggins Family
Bag End – A Hobbit Hole of the Baggins Family

The images below show some of the other Hobbit holes in the movie set.

Water Mill

The Water Mill shown below is also featured in the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movie series.

Water Mill in the Hobbiton Movie Set
Water Mill in the Hobbiton Movie Set

Green Dragon Inn

Unlike the Hobbit Holes, which are just facades, the Green Dragon Inn is an actual pub that is in use.

The image below shows the Green Dragon Inn in front of the lake. This is the last stop of the Hobbiton Movie Set tour, where visitors are offered complimentary beverages.

Green Dragon Inn in the Hobbiton Movie Set
Green Dragon Inn in the Hobbiton Movie Set

Related Pages
– Hobbiton Movie Set, Rotorua, Auckland
– Queenstown, Fiordland National Park, Milford Sound, New Zealand
– Maori Culture

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