422 Puketutu Road, Tamihana, Matamata-Piako

Hobbiton Movie Set

Matamata-Piako Gardens

Matamata is a small town in lush dairying country. The conversion of an area of a local beef and sheep farm with Hobbit holes, hedges and other planting for the Lord of the Rings film took over a year. Hobbiton looked as if it had always been part of the rolling Waikato landscape but little remained after filming.

For The Hobbit movies a permanent set was built. It was completed in 2011 and remains as a visitor attraction. As the hobbits are keen gardeners each of the 40 hobbit holes has a garden and the five or six garden gardeners try to have something on display all year round.

Visit Hobbiton on a tour from Matamata or Rotorua.

HOBBITON MOVIE SET TWO HOUR WALKING TOUR FROM SHIRES REST

LORD OF THE RINGS AND HOBBIT PRIVATE FOUR DAY TOUR

SMALL GROUP TOUR FROM AUCKLAND TO HOBBITON IN LUXURY VAN

Image Credits: Sabrina Xavier Photographer

Middle-Earth Landscapes: Locations in the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit Film Trilogies The Lord of the Rings Boxed Set The Lord of the Rings: Motion Picture Trilogy Blu-ray (Special Extended Edition)

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