Hobbiton does NOT allow overnight.

Regardless of your opinion of the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies, the Hobbiton movie set is a very impressive place to visit. To say the least, it’s huge, and the attention to detail that went into the construction is spectacular. The entire movie set makes for some pretty cool photos.

2 hours
How long is a tour? Our Hobbiton Movie Set tour from The Shire’s Rest is 2 hours in duration. Our Evening Banquet Tour is approximately 4 hours in duration. The new Second Breakfast Tour is approximately 3 hours in duration.

Visiting Hobbiton on Your Own You need to pay for a guided tour and pick a time of entry. The tour is costly at $84 for an adult ticket and $42 for a youth ticket, but well worth it. Children under the age of 8 are free.

The site houses 37 specially constructed hobbit holes, made of untreated timber, ply, and polystyrene. You cannot stay overnight in any of the 37 hobbit holes. In fact, you can’t even go inside them.

Russell Alexander
Russell Alexander, whose family own the 500ha farm which is now known the world over as Hobbiton, said that in light of the success of the movie set tours – 13,000 people have paid the $50 fee – the decision was made to expand.

Yes, it actually exists, and yes, you can visit there. Nonetheless, it is the only remaining full movie set location from the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films.

The race’s average life expectancy is 100 years, but some of Tolkien’s main hobbit characters live much longer: Bilbo Baggins and the Old Took are described as living to the age of 130 or beyond, though Bilbo’s long lifespan owes much to his possession of the One Ring.

Tour Hobbiton New Zealand’s rugged scenery was the location for much of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit films, but it was a 1,250 acre working sheep farm on North Island that became Hobbiton, the home of the hobbits in JRR Tolkien’s fantasy land, Middle Earth.

New Zealand
While many of Tolkien’s fans have created their own replicas of Bilbo Baggins’ home, the real deal is in Matamata, New Zealand, where you’ll find a 12-acre movie set going by the name of Hobbiton that Peter Jackson put together to create an environment worthy of his otherworldly saga.

After a 45-minute drive from Rotorua you will arrive at the Hobbiton Movie Set, constructed on a working New Zealand sheep farm and one of the last remaining structures from the famous Lord of the Rings films. More Less Please Note: This activity requires reconfirmation.

MOST POPULAR Hobbiton Movie Set Tour Departing from The Shire’s Rest ™ Adult $89 | Youth (9-16) $44 | Children (0-8) FREE | NEW Family Pass (2x Adults + 2x Youth) $225 | NZ Gold Card $79

See where major scenes from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit were filmed during this 4.5-hour Hobbiton movie set tour from Rotorua. Visit the North Island sheep farm chosen by director Peter Jackson to depict the Shire, scattered with charming hobbit holes, such as the earthen home of Bilbo Baggins.

Besides the Lord of the Rings and many other famous motion pictures, New Zealand is also the country of rugby, yacht racing, kiwi fruit, bungy jumping, fishing, and millions of sheep. NZ might be slightly isolated and a long way to travel for many, but this is without a doubt one of the most fascinating places on earth to visit.