I took so many photos, so it will be difficult to choose which ones to show here, and even at that, I'm sure it'll be too many.
There are a total of 44 Hobbit Holes within the shire, all done at various scales, depending on which scenes/actors they were being used for. I took photos of many of them (not all shown here) but saw them all! They are all facades, but the doors do open a bit. You'll see props through the windows, and plenty of props and plants outside.
Let the tour begin!
in the beginning of the first film, Gandolf and Frodo rode Gandalf's cart down this path
one of many hobbit holes
one of the gardens in the shire
Dick, looking even taller than usual
Trina and Dick sitting in front of a Hobbit Hole
I loved this scare crow in the garden.
posing in front of another hobbit hole
you can see the hobbit holes tucked into the hillsides
that large tree in the distance is the one that Bilbo's party was centered around in the first movie. It was the first thing that caught Peter Jackson's eye, and made him interested in this property as a filming location.
this is the opposite side of the tree, looking from the top of the Shire
coming up to Bagend - Bilbo and Frodo's hobbit hole. The tree above it is fake. They had to recreate the tree that was originally there for the original trilogy, but make it look younger, since the Hobbit series is set decades earlier
entrance to Bagend
this was Sam's bachelor hobbit hole at the beginning of the trilogy
the field where Bilbo's party was held
This is an important fence that Frodo(?) jumped over. (Miguel? Blane? You guys would know....)
close up of the giant tree
path towards Sam and his wife, Rosie's Hobbit Hole at the end of the third movie
Sam and Rosie's hobbit hole
here we are recreating the scene when Sam came home at the end of the third movie
So cool! If it weren't for that one guy in the one picture with Dick (and the fact that SOMEBODY had to be taking pictures of the two of you), it would be like you had the place to yourselves.
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