The Hobbiton Movie Set – created by film director Sir Peter Jackson to depict the home of the hobbits – has become a must-see tourist attraction for film fans and tourists
The Shire – otherwise known as Hobbiton – is a village of 44 hobbit holes dug into the hillside, surrounded by hobbit gardens and orchards, and the fertile pastures of a sheep and cattle farm owned and operated by the Alexander family.
The newest addition to Hobbiton is the Green Dragon Inn, opened in December 2012.
The 12-acre movie set in gentle rolling hills and on a quiet country road near the farming town of Matamata, is a two-hour drive from Auckland and within easy access of other tourist destinations including Rotorua, Waitomo, Tauranga and the city of Hamilton.