I visited the New Zealand set where scenes from "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" filmed. I hadn't seen the movies and wondered if I was wasting my time by visiting the Hobbiton Movie Set.

The Hobbiton movie set tour costs $120 NZ (around $74 USD) for adults and $60 NZ (around $37 USD) for children aged 17 and under. If you’re planning a LOTR-themed New Zealand pilgrimage ...

visually. The only thing that New Zealand doesn’t really do is sand-swept deserts,” Taylor said. “Somewhere as diverse as Middle-earth, we’re on a journey from pastoral Hobbiton to ...

plus lunch at the Hobbiton Movie Set. Public combined tours are available through GreatSights New Zealand Tours for NZ$346 (approximately $215) for adults. Private combined tours are also operated ...

Guests will be able to enter a Hobbit hole at the Hobbiton Movie Set in New Zealand for the first time on Friday. Picture: Hobbiton Movie Set While the idea had been “thrown around” since 2002 ...

We had just arrived at The Hobbiton Movie Set in Matamata, New Zealand, and I was giddier than a Hobbit gorging on second breakfast. The two of us were nearing the end of a three week trip to ...

one can now simply rent the original Hobbiton movie set. Although fans have been visiting this famed farm for more than two decades, this is the first time the owner of the New Zealand property ...

It’s time to pencil in a trip to New Zealand because Hobbiton — AKA one of the most magical places ever — has been given a ‘yuge upgrade that’ll take you out of this world. You see ...

Movie Set Tourism general manager Shayne Forrest said the team was delighted about the recognition. “It was very exciting to be contacted by the Guinness World Records team, confirming that Hobbiton ...

In honor of the 10th anniversary of “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” Airbnb is turning New Zealand’s iconic Hobbiton movie set into a vacation rental. It’s an opportunity to live like ...