A Tour of Hobbiton Movie Set | Nerd in New Zealand

[@NerdoftheRings]

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[@runforrestrun1965]

Nerd, you (and I assume family) must have really enjoyed the in depth showing of everything there. So cool. Hope you all enjoyed your NZ travels. Great work.

[@alexkats30]

Dude, I am so happy for you, your cheeks must have hurt by wearing a big ol grin all day just for being there 😂

[@waltw9818]

DUDE!!!

[@Enerdhil]

It is definitely one of the things on my bucket list.🪣📜

[@kiaraberlin2030]

When did you go? I have one booked for next year

[@LMAOGAN]

One of the coolest things to be put on this planet. Being able to have a slice of middle-earth in real life is incredible!

[@billysavage7816]

Go to Wood Green in London after dark it’s like being in Mordor

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[@GunnarDresler]

Well, there’s also NZ in general :P

[@allbies]

@@billysavage7816 🤣

[@AWMul]

I don't even own anything

[@Pixellated-kb3vx]

The place every nerd should have on their bucket list.

[@trainguy_33]

should have? I already am planning on going!

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[@Klynch111]

The amount of money needed to go there. Flights to New Zealand would be crazy as it is, and the making your way there. But I hope to visit here at some stage.

[@wencius]

It's amazing! One of the days in Kiwi Land! Highly recommended!

[@zyourzgrandzmaz]

​@@Klynch111all to stare at empty facades of buildings you've already seen in better context. I don't understand tourism. "Omg I saw the Mona Lisa in person, and it only cost $7,000 to get here." Just Google image search what you want to see

[@user-lp3ew1xb5u]

Blue skies, green flora, high fluffy white clouds - you went on the right day!

[@NerdoftheRings]

It was absolutely perfect!

[@shable1436]

Allman Brothers is the first thing I thought of reading the initial words, as an American, and guitarist, I couldn't help it😂

[@DelayedJet]

Being a tour guide here would be, like, literally the best job in the world.

[@bushcraftluke]

Funnily enough, it is. 😊

[@Teanageswitchquean]

Good on you guys to show the grounds crew in action. You could argue it breaks immersion, but those are the people who keep Hobbiton looking lush and alive. They deserve the representation.

[@linklegend7536]

This village is probably one of the greatest art pieces in the world. I truly hope I can see it with my own eyes sometimes. The level of love and care that went into this is just unreal

[@KeplersDream]

The pub is two minutes from the Gamgees', but it's fifteen minutes back home. The difference is staggering.

[@DreDrexler]

I had a huge smile on my face the entire time I watched this. One day my wife and I will visit!

[@NerdoftheRings]

I had a huge smile on my face the entire time I was there! It is the most wholesomely immersive place I've ever been to. Simply magical!

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[@ExhaleDJ]

I've asked my girl to marry me infront of Bag End just 2 weeks ago! 💍 Best day of my life, what a place 😍

[@BillyBobBeauBenson]

Congratulations, friend! May your marriage be the greatest adventure of your life.

[@ExhaleDJ]

​@@BillyBobBeauBenson Thanks yes it is the start of an epic adventure 😁

[@SgtMcDumper]

She was the second most beautiful thing you saw that day lmao

[@ΥπερδιαγαλαξιακόςΑστροπολεμιστ]

you must be kidding.Are you hobbit?

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[@macgibbon]

I live in Hamilton, just up the road, and had a couple of German backpackers staying with us one time, and they were desperate to go to Hobbiton, so we took them along. Went to the Green Dragon, and Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan were serving drinks!

[@domdergroe4002]

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[@leverman7517]

I hope they sang for the crowd!

[@gohawks3571]

No way; that's awesome!

[@darbkavon]

Wow

[@shadowaussie1012]

I want to visit helms deep

[@volgg]

Dude is living his best life right now. Honestly, everytime I watch a video about Hobbiton, my stress level just washes away. This is a sign that I NEEEED to go visit one day (and never to return perhaps)

[@purefoldnz3070]

wellington is even better to explore. I got chased out of Stone Street studios haha.

[@TheZjc30]

I visited Hobbiton 2 months ago and I can tell you it’s one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen. When I first saw it with my own eyes I started crying

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[@ericcrilley8871]

You need a holiday, a very long holiday. You don't expect that you shall return, in fact you mean not to...

[@volgg]

​@@ericcrilley8871 ........... and he lived happily ever after.

[@Travlinmo]

I'm so glad New Zealand has been able to continue to make the making of these movies beneficial to the locals. so often movies seem negative/blightish to the areas they are made

[@Enerdhil]

Let's hope Peter Jackson will figure out a way to show the Shire in his upcoming Hunt for Gollum film. 🤞

[@missyme2673]

So privileged that we have a small piece of middle earth to visit for generations to come! What a remarkable movie set, the attention to detail is mind-blowing! ❤

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[@Slavchav21]

This is surreal and jaw dropping, the attention to details doesn’t cease to amaze me

[@NickRyhajlo]

I was lucky enough to go there this last year, and it was incredible. Not only is the hobbiton set fantastic, but the whole area for miles around truly feels like the shire. It's nothing but rolling green hills and sheep farms for miles around. Truly a magical place.

[@purefoldnz3070]

and you get to feed the animals!

[@aperson5062]

I was there in 2020. Liked the books, but the movies just don't do it for me and haven't seen them through. Wasn't on my list for the trip but my adult son wanted to see it. One of the best days on the trip. Beautiful countryside. Set was amazing and enjoyed a beer in that pub. Also went to the glow worm caves, which were strangely cool. Then had some of the best Thai food at "The Original Thai Restaurant" in Hamilton NZ on the way back.

[@AlexisLK]

I'm sad that Tolkien couldn't see this incredible permanent set during his life. Would have been amazing to see his reaction

[@beyondlimitationsvideo]

It is said, he would not have liked the movies. But maybe he would have liked this. On the other hand, he hated Disney, because of the dumbing down of ancient fairytales.

[@Dommymarano]

He saw it, just in his mind!

[@stevenm.hollis4429]

I agree wholeheartedly! Can you imagine just seeing him walk around and what his mind created

[@user-ni66er420]

@beyondlimitationsvideo Disney did not make the Hobbit or Lord of the rings

[@gohawks3571]

​@@beyondlimitationsvideo It's possible he may have liked this. The movies weren't word for word, but they were done with passion and care. I think his son just wanted everything to perfectly reflect his dad (now I can't remember if it was his son or grandson). I wonder if Tolkein himself wouldn't have simply enjoyed it, since it was such a big story. Even he couldn't fit everything in the books! So, trying to fit this world on a film wouldn't be expected, I think.

[@kiraalialeeonfairythegreenone]

The Hobbithole interior's attention to detail and craftsmanship is absolutely wonderful. 💛

[@Debba521]

So envious, as I'll likely never get there. But I'm just so glad it exists. I'm nearly 65 yrs. old and I've loved Tolkien's stories since I was 12. Just to see this place on film or in videos is awesome!

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[@leverman7517]

Same story here, at 68 and my wife's name its Deborah. the books are how we met way back...

[@PersonallyOptimistic]

Why not book a trip?

[@roverboy006]

Much appreciation to Hobbiton Movie Set and Red Carpet Tours for letting you film and post this to everyone. Marvelous!

[@DangerousPoem7444]

Thank you so much for this film; for those of us who may never get the chance to visit but are true fans. 🙏

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[@shaunshere9960]

I'm lucky enough to live not far away from Hobbiton and even in mid winter when it's cold, damp and foggy in New Zealand this place is always kept in immaculate condition and seems like a far away land. Such a neat place to visit. So nice to visit on a sunny warm day and finish up with a cold beverage!

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[@scooterdtx]

I'd have to spend many days visiting the Hobbiton set. So many details to enjoy and different plants to appreciate! Thank you for a video that I'll watch repeatedly.

[@MachoChannel213]

Omg me and my wife CACKLED when you reenacted Bilbo’s “I’m going on an adventure!” 😂😂😂 we love it.

[@8Joya8]

The pure joy. 😂❤

[@phiology1983]

So jealous! My dream vacation. So glad they kept the set from the movie and made into something that everyone can enjoy especially LOTR fans

[@dalerobertson3740]

I imagine tolkien would be smiling down on his creation that still brings so much joy and wonder to children and adults alike so many years later. A true masterpiece of storymaking that continues to inspire 50 years after his death. Its awesome that they have people whose job it is to maintain this for tourists 20 years after the first movies were released. My inner child is so happy seeing this...

[@adinfinitum4765]

This place is one of the most beautiful places i have ever had the good fortune to see not only hobbiton itself but all the surrounding area. I loved it so much i went twice on two different trips. New zealand is breathtaking from top to bottom

[@theolaa]

So cool to see the passion that Luke has for Middle-Earth and The Shire. Tour guides like him make the difference between a pretty cool tour and an unforgettable one.

[@adamborg9918]

I were there in january, and my guide overheard me talking about this youtube channel and told me that you were there the day before. Great place!

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[@FlowerFaerieLottie]

I used to work here & it's still the best job I've ever had! Luke is wonderful 💜

[@Super_Rannic]

Absolutely stunned by the level of detail that has gone into the set. It's wonderful that the keepers have gotten to continue working on it over the decades to flesh out more and more of the parts we don't ever see on screen and turn it into an actual museum of a fictional world. If we could only have more of theses kinds of living art projects to experience. Thanks for sharing this with us!

[@jchart]

The sheer amount of detail in everything that was never even shown on screen is just incredible.

[@monolithsound]

Back in 1978, we had reading from books. It was what we knew and I was 12 when I was handed a copy of The Hobbit from one of my older nerd cousins. I immediately fell in love with the Tolkien language and with The Shire, all of Middle Earth. I spent my teens dreaming of Middle Earth, learning all that I could about it through all of Tolkiens' great creations. Seeing Hobbiton truly alive truly takes me back to that time. Thank you for this beautiful walk through the land of the hobbits!

[@OlNeb-k2b]

If I ever win the lottery these folks are going to be able to build all of the shire. This is amazing.

[@Emper0rH0rde]

The shire is *huge.* The movies kind of made it look like it was just Hobbiton, but the whole shire is about the size of New Hampshire and Vermont (U.S. states, in case you're from elsewhere) put together.

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[@StarOnTheWater]

It is privately owned farmland. I'm not sure they would be interested.

[@PantsuMann]

Cant even describe how beautiful that place is. I'm speechless.

[@karmichel]

"Geography" videos of middle earth are my favorite, thanks for sharing with us...

[@jillybrooke29]

Me and my adult kids went here in Feb 2015 from England, had the lovely banquet in Green Dragon, my daughter is quite short so she was picked to open the door inside the Green dragon to show what was behind it. In the evening when we were in the playground on the tour, we heard a loud noise and our guide said "oh thunder" but it was in fact a comet going over ... magical !! I sat in that old brown chair with my cider and sweated in front of the fire, it was 75 degrees outside. I met Pickles the cat too,

[@Vermilicious]

Keeping and turning the movie set into a park that people can visit was a great idea.

[@thebrowneyesofmandalore]

This is one of the most beautiful and amazing things I’ve ever seen. Even the filming and cinematography is outstanding. It feels like I’m watching home and I’ve just been away for a while even though I’ve never been there. I feel that’s how everyone feels thanks to the wonderful magic that the set designers bring. Thank you Matt for sharing this wonderful video!

[@Rascal77s]

Luke is a great guide.

[@jacksmalling4265]

He was first class!

[@marlenez5704]

I've been to Hobbiton pre-Hobbit fixup and post...loved it both times; now it looks like I need a THIRD visit!!

[@therestlessnative365]

Last year I did a world voyage that literally circumnavigated the globe, but one of my best memories was Hobbiton in NZ. It was magical. Lucky you that you got to see the hobbit homes - it was just the movie set when I was there. Good excuse to go back. Amazing.

[@summygummybear]

The inside of the hobbit holes are so beautifully detailed it brought tears to my eyes. Bravo to everyone who helped bring such beautiful hobbit homes to life.

[@clovenwizard]

Nice to see it's not all plastic and nailed down like Disney.

[@aresaurelian]

It always was this most beautiful thing. And it will only grow, becoming more beautiful and immersive every decade, or so.

[@michaellloyd2489]

I’m a kiwi and love my nation. I still get amazed by the beauty of this country and the creativity of our culture

[@ameliaadams958]

Tolkien was born in the UK and made LOTR in the UK x

[@gohawks3571]

I'm an American, and I'm so delighted you guys made these movies. So well done, so passionately💚 Happy for you ☺️✌️

[@richA2430]

As a huge middle earth fan, this is amazing. Ty for visiting and sharing your experience!

[@LPM147]

Not a hardcore fan, but found myself in Auckland for work and remembered hearing about this. Booked the tour and had a blast. The tour bus picked me up right outside my hotel. It was about a 2 hour ride south from Auckland, but the guide was outstanding. The movie set is amazing, you almost get lost in the moment when you're there. Highly recommend!

[@VintageCarHistory]

The music is Howard Shore's work. It's, 'Sound of the Shire'. That, 'flute' music when we first encounter the Shire (and heard often throughout the films)- that's a simple score of the melody.

[@knubbs7907]

Best thing I’ve seen on KZbin in a long time.

[@ronbenton9284]

Thanks for the great tour! My daughter went to New Zealand last year with a friend of hers that lives in Melbourne, Australia. She didn't go to Hobbiton and I'll never let her forget it! I sent her a link to this video so she can see what she missed. I guess the new habitats weren't open when she was there, but still....

[@andrewh3140]

Ha! Wow, man. This was special and infectious. We can't all afford to get down there to visit it ourselves (maybe one day), and so thank you for taking us on this special tour. You deserve it Matt, especially after all the hard work you put into this channel. Love it!

[@savvynyx7156]

I was crying watching this, seeing all of the details and just how much work was put into it. I think I know what my first out of country trip is going to be. Thank you so much!

[@Dr_Cole]

When I saw that this was a 40-minute video, I was a bit concerned. And yet, nothing has brought me into the world of Tolkien like this video and related tour. I have been to New Zealand twice but never took the time to visit any of the movie areas. Now I cannot wait to take my family and share in this tour. My idea for adding on a hotel component to Hobbiton is now even more compelling. What Tolkien lover would pay a handsome amount to stay a few nights in a Hobbit hole. Have daytime games, dinner at the Green Dragon, and an evening celebration for someone’s 111th birthday.

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[@juliaforsyth8332]

I don't think a hotel there would happen, as the owner of the land dosen't want people to just drive up there and roam around. It is a working farm after all.

[@piripi40]

I can personally recommend sitting in that armchair in the Green Dragon and musing, 'it's no business of ours what goes on beyond our borders. Stay out of trouble and no trouble will come to you.' An epic way to enjoy being a dork.

[@natashahanson2875]

Thanks for the non-shaky, well edited, throughout video. I have been wanting to see a video like this for a long time.

[@DavidFMartin]

What a beautiful place. So jealous, if Hobbits were real they would get my vote for town planners.

[@thedarknesscallingme]

When i travel to New Zealand at some point, this is the first place i'm heading to

[@cielthefangirl2876]

Hard to believe I was there 7 years ago 😂 honestly one of my best memories. I would have my wedding there

[@fishtank9521]

This is incredible!!! I’ve always had that on the bucket list!! running through the shire shouting “I’m going on an adventure” doing exactly as you did…the look on your face said it all!! I can imagine it was a true adventure the whole trip! Excellent video! I’m definitely visiting in a few years!

[@GeoffreyBangers]

I had tears in my eyes as you brought us through the Proudfoot home. I saw this video right after my six year old daughter fell asleep. I had re-read part of Lothlorien to her before she drifted off. We started reading The Hobbit when she was 4 and started LOTR on her 5th birthday. It took us a year and 2 weeks to complete the story. We frequent this channel and others for Silmarillion background. Thank you so much for sharing this experience with me. I am hesitant to share any information about the love of my life, but let me just drop this hint: it's no coincidence her name shows up in the story.

[@shanrackham3387]

Thank you for taking us along on this tour. I absolutely would love to go to New Zealand and see Hobbiton in person and other film sites and the grandeur beauty of the country, but alas I know I'll never get to see any of it in person. Love from central Texas ❤

[@2MartSaar]

I dont know if i would get new zealand visa and when i have littlebit money saved up , i dont know if id end up there anyway , Im from Europe and New Zealand long way from here.

[@dustman96]

The craftsmanship throughout this whole town is truly incredible.

[@Super_Rannic]

37:06 they've even got the Old Boffin's stainless mithril shelves and microdragon cooker in the back! Incredible 😝

[@danielvazquez5517]

Lmao stainless mithril is all the rage to shirefolk these days 😂

[@seanzoan]

The amount of detail is just incredible. I can imagine this being a dream for a fan like him

[@mirowena]

Watching this video is the next best thing to actually being there. Thank you so much, Matt, this is awesome!

[@trex9822]

i was here in 2016 and one of the guys in the tour group i was in played concerning hobbits on a tin whistle whenever our guide wasn't talking. it made the experience infinitely more magical 🥰

[@chriskatzer]

i was there the first time in 2005 before The Hobbit, before they rebuilt the place. It was amazing, you could go into Bag End or walk up the Party Tree.

[@dabana77]

J.R.R. Tolkien would be very proud of this Hobbiton set. It's AMAZING!

[@BeachcomberNZ]

I only live about 75 miles from Hobbiton, but have never been there, mainly due to science fiction being my genre, rather than fantasy. However, your video has opened my eyes as to what I'm missing, so I'll have to make an effort to visit it someday!

[@stormblessed464]

Someone out there holds the job of maintaing this beautiful place; how I envy them!

[@crystalmeier6579]

Best tour of Hobbiton !

[@carterlink]

I’ve wanted a video like this for years. A really nice in-depth look. The attention to detail is mind blowing.

[@johnthomas736]

If I ever get there,I won't be coming back. 🇺🇸

[@shepz03]

I went on this tour in 2023 but it was cold and rainy when I did it. So nice to re-live the tour again through this, with beautiful weather and learn new things. I would go back in a heartbeat!

[@Alfador42]

Outstanding video. I had heard about it, but never thought the place would offer such a rich and in depth experience to the visitors. They did an amazing job. And you also did an amazing job at taking us along for a visit. One of the best videos I've ever seen on KZbin. Great work. This channel rocks. Oh and I also want to underline the outstanding work of the person(s) who were holding the camera. It really made a difference and made the viewer feel like like they were there the whole time. Superb work!

[@theidahoan1240]

What a masterpiece!!! The detail and dedication that went into this set and instead of being abandoned or dismantled after filming but turned into a tourist attraction makes it all the better. This is on my bucket list of places to go.

[@mokeish]

Greatest Set in human history

[@dsimon64]

Stopped by while honeymooning (from US) in 2013, well worth it! Many memories made, no smoke from chimneys then but able to take pictures everywhere and ended with an ale at the Green Dragon. Kiwis are the best!

[@TheBackyardProfessor]

TOTALLY loved this! Thank you so much for sharing this. Definitely on my bucket list to see this. You ROCK man!

[@berylhwang]

I thought I remember wrong but the more I watched the more I confirm that's same tour guide I have when I visited Hobbiton! He is a great story teller! And the whole set is just marvellous, watching this video bring back so many lovely memories. Definitly going back to visit this place again!

[@KAStudios1000]

Epic!! Excited to see the Wētā workshop tours too 🎉

[@dandelan]

I loved how your cheeks were glowing with excitement like a little kid at the end of the tour. Loved all the details that these people put in.

[@n2darkness]

I've been following Luke on Instagram for awhile now and so cool to see a guided tour with him. What an amazing experience!

[@andrewgwitherspoon]

What is his IG I’d love to follow him after seeing this!

[@n2darkness]

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[@MrScientist90]

I hope this is what heaven looks like, absolutely gorgeous lovely place

[@BenDurr-pi2fz]

This is my bucket list! I love that you got to experience this 🔥🔥

[@andreweveritt3829]

It's excellent, been there with my brother. Did the four AND had an all you could eat buffer after included in our price. One of our best days touring down under.

[@magnificus8581]

This is far more enjoyable than Rings of Power. I'll rewatch this again and again

[@AndresLopez-lf3cq]

That’s the kind of life most of us wish we could live. Absolutely beautiful!!!!! Thanks so much for sharing this beautiful tour with those of us who love and care for the world that JRR Tolkien created for generations to come

[@thechief9209]

3:20 "Proudfeet!!"

[@johnconstantine2754]

This is really cool. Their attention to detail is incredible.

[@kojinaoftheinvertedeye810]

A little observation about LotR is that while we call it medieval fantasy, the hobbits seem more 1800s fantasy, their dress sense, tools, buildings and systems remind me of an idealistic Victorian era, they have a mail service, they smoke pipes like the sort popularised by Sherlock Holmes, they have waist coats and button-ups. I absolutely love the Shire, as a kid I was bored by it but now I yearn for a place like that, a happy little neighborhood where everyone knows everyone and they're (mostly) all friends.

[@paulfletcher-yi2ji]

My friend and I visited Hobiton twice, it is the MOST Beautiful Excellent and a Amazing place, l,d die, to live there, ever after..😊❤❤❤

[@jacobsquare4812]

Lmao "I'M GOING ON AN ADVENTURE!!!" You certainly did! How beautiful

[@joened4613]

OMG! This was so refreshing! Just imagine how cool it would be to work there daily! I wish I could relocate to Hobbiton for the rest of my life!

[@RawhideRohirrimAndRanger3777]

New Zealand is awesome

[@kevinfelix2543]

My first trip abroad was to new zealand, I was so gigty aka excited while on this tour, our tour person gifted me with a replica leaf from the tree of bag end.

[@DougYeager-i8b]

I think that it is great that the film set has been preserved. Of course the film makers add that extra movie magic to bring the story alive but the real thing is so magical!

[@ldgarius]

Lotr scene builders: lets put this flower that Tolkien mentions that no one will even realize is here. Amazon on rings of power: the greatest blacksmith since Fëanor doesn't know about alloys.

[@laceyh]

I was so lucky to take a magical two week trip to New Zealand with my husband in April, and the afternoon we spent in Hobbiton was so magical beyond belief. We're massive fans, and knew we'd love it no matter what, but weren't sure if it would feel cheesy or like a tourist trap! It is the most lovingly done, immersive place. We were also lucky enough to have gorgeous blue skies and sunshine when we went, and it was a massive highlight on our trip. I think we went not too long after you did, and it was so fun seeing your trip unfold on Instagram as we were preparing for our own!