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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Hobbiton Movie Set

Matamata · New Zealand  ·  Hobbiton village set revisited

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey filmed at Hobbiton Movie Set, Matamata. The Hobbit reuses this rebuilt Hobbiton village set, which is now a tourist attraction.

Hobbiton Movie Set, Matamata

Where to go

-37.850022, 175.760056

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is a street or a long feature — the coordinate is a representative point on it, not a single spot.

Good to know

Title
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
On screen
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In real life
Hobbiton Movie Set, Matamata
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Hobbiton Movie Set today

Photography of the place as it is now — production stills from the publications that covered the shoot, and freely-licensed photographs. Each links to its source.

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Questions

Where exactly did The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey film at Hobbiton Movie Set?
At -37.850022, 175.760056 in Matamata. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is a street or a long feature — the coordinate is a representative point on it, not a single spot.
Can you visit Hobbiton Movie Set?
Open to the public, ticketed.
What else was filmed near Hobbiton Movie Set?
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