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Where was The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey filmed?
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was filmed in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. We hold 11 confirmed locations, including Hobbiton Movie Set, Hobbiton Movie Set and Takaka Hill. 8 of them are open to visitors.
On screen: the Shire is Hobbiton Movie Set, Matamata, Westfarthing is Takaka Hill, Takaka, Rivendell is Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath and Over the edge of the Wild is Pass Burn, Queenstown.
Travel atlas: New Zealand · United Kingdom
Locations
11
Countries
2
You can visit
8 of 11
- Hobbiton Movie SetMatamata · New ZealandHobbiton village set revisited
Hobbiton Movie SetMatamata · New ZealandShire village set rebuilt · as the Shire- Earnslaw BurnGlenorchy · New ZealandMisty Mountain paths by waterfall · as Misty Mountains
Pinewood StudiosIver Heath · United KingdomRivendell council set · as Rivendell
The Green Dragon InnMatamata · New ZealandInn on the Hobbiton set- Strath TaieriMiddlemarch · New ZealandWarg chase across glacial valley
- Braemar StationNew ZealandDwarves descend through rock crack
- Sutherland FallsNew ZealandEagles soar over waterfall
- Pass BurnQueenstown · New ZealandDwarves trek over the Wild · as Over the edge of the Wild
- Takaka HillTakaka · New ZealandWestfarthing cliff-top crossing · as Westfarthing
- Treble ConeWanaka · New ZealandCompany presses on across ski field
Common questions
Where was The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey filmed?
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was filmed in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. We hold 11 confirmed locations, including Hobbiton Movie Set, Hobbiton Movie Set and Takaka Hill. 8 of them are open to visitors. On screen: the Shire is Hobbiton Movie Set, Matamata, Westfarthing is Takaka Hill, Takaka, Rivendell is Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath and Over the edge of the Wild is Pass Burn, Queenstown.
Can you visit the Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey filming locations?
8 of the 11 locations are open to visitors. The rest are private homes, working studios or restricted sites — each page says which.
How many Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey filming locations are there?
We hold 11 confirmed locations across 2 countries.
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