Step into the enchanting village of Hobbiton Movie Set.
Welcome to The Shire, home of the Hobbiton Movie Set where The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Trilogies were filmed.
Sharon checks the mail at one of the Hobbit holes.
When location scouts found the Alexanders' spectacular 1250 acre sheep and beef farm just outside of Matamata, it was clear this would be the perfect setting…
The Alexander family moved to the 1,200-acre property of rolling grassland where the set is located in 1978. Since then it has been a livestock farm with 13,000…
After suitable negotiations with the owners, work commenced in transforming part of the farm into sets for Hobbiton and other parts of J. R. R. Tolkien's Shire…
The original set was not built to last, the hobbit hole facades having been constructed from untreated timber, ply and polystyrene and partially torn down after…
Jackson wrote: "I knew Hobbiton needed to be warm, comfortable and feel lived in. By letting the weeds grow through the cracks and establishing hedges and…
In 2010, the set was rebuilt in a more permanent fashion for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, filming for which began in 2011. Ian McKellen reprised his role…
Sharon checks to see if anyone is home at this Hobbit hole.
There are now 44 hobbit holes on view although it is only possible to enter a few of them, some of which have small, unfinished, earth-walled interiors and some…
Designed and crafted by the renowned creative teams behind the film trilogies, Bagshot Row offers an authentic glimpse into the charming dwellings of Hobbits…
Every portion of the Hobbiton set was charming and authentic. Items were set out to look like daily life was occurring all around you. Including having honey…
Guided tours of the 14 acre movie set site commenced in 2002 and continue to be provided daily. The two-hour excursion is very popular so we made sure we had…
In 2012 the "Green Dragon" inn (a replica of the Green Dragon that featured in The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies) was opened on the set.
Sharon and Ken welcome you to one of the Hobbit holes. Our tour guide explained that they used different scales for filming, in order to create perspective…
A view of the entire shire with the Party Tree seen on the left. The Party Tree is a symbol of home, community, and belonging in ‘The Lord of the Rings’. It is…
According to Tolkien, the Shire was first settled by hobbits in the year 1601 of the Third Age (Year 1 in Shire Reckoning); they were led by the brothers Marcho…
After the fall of Arnor, the Shire remained a self-governing realm; the Shire-folk chose a Thain to hold the king's powers. The Shire was covertly protected by…
The hobbit holes on site have been designed and built to one of three different scales. In addition to the smallest ones built to the correct size (hobbits are…