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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Hobbiton Movie Set

Matamata · New Zealand  ·  Shire village set rebuilt

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey filmed at Hobbiton Movie Set, Matamata. The Waikato hillside set with 44 hobbit holes, which was rebuilt for The Hobbit films. On screen it's the Shire.

Hobbiton Movie Set, Matamata
Jeff Hitchcock · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to go

-37.857945, 175.680909
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Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

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

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Hobbiton Movie Set today

Hobbiton - panoramio (10)
Jeff Hitchcock · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hobbiton - panoramio (11)
Jeff Hitchcock · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hobbiton - panoramio (7)
Jeff Hitchcock · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring location: Welcome to Hobbiton: Matamata, North Island, New Zealand
Photograph: Leanne Taylor, Matamata · The Worldwide Guide To Movie Locations
Hobbit holes and hobbit gardens in Hobbiton Movie Set, New Zealand.
[Brett Atkinson](https://www.lonelyplanet.com/authors/brett-atkinson) · Lonely Planet
The hobbit holes of the North Island's Hobbiton movie set act as a portal to New Zealand's film legacy. (Photograph by Kim Petersen/Corbis)
- [TRAVEL](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel) · National Geographic

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.

Also filmed here

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Questions

Where exactly did The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey film at Hobbiton Movie Set?
At -37.857945, 175.680909 in Matamata. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Hobbiton Movie Set?
Open to the public, ticketed.
What else was filmed near Hobbiton Movie Set?
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