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peregrination :: cousin’s 70th birthday in New Zealand – February 2016

Thursday, 25 February

Hobbiton

This day, we drove from Taupo to Auckland, via Matamata.

Importantly, we visited the Hobbiton Movie Set outside Matamata.

The Hobbiton ticket office in Matamata
The Hobbiton ticket office in Matamata

After buying our entry tickets, we drove out to Hobbiton.

Importantly, we visited the Hobbiton Movie Set outside Matamata.

Entry to Hobbiton
Entry to Hobbiton – it was quite busy that day
The initial view across the whole complex
The initial view across the whole complex

Hobbit Holes

Perhaps the Sackville hobbit hole
Perhaps the Sackville hobbit hole
A hobbit hole
A hobbit hole
A hobbit hole facade
A hobbit hole facade
More hobbit hole facades
More hobbit hole facades
The beginning of the road up to Bag End
The beginning of the road up to Bag End
An operational hobbit hole with me and Aunty Cath for scale
An operational hobbit hole with me and Aunty Cath for scale
Another hobbit hole on Bagshot Row
Another hobbit hole on Bagshot Row

The gardens, orchards, and landscape of Hobbiton.

Hobbit market gardens
Hobbit market gardens
Hobbit market gardens
Hobbit market gardens
Hobbit gardens with a hobbit hole hidden under the tree
Hobbit gardens with a hobbit hole hidden under the tree
Looking back across 'The Shire'
Looking back across ‘The Shire’
Looking back across 'The Shire'
Looking back across ‘The Shire’
A panorama across the Shire
A panorama across the Shire
Looking down to the Party Tree and The Water
Looking down to the Party Tree and The Water

The climax of Hobbiton, Bag End.

The tree marks Bag End at the end of the road
The tree marks Bag End at the end of the road
Bag End on approach
Bag End on approach
The tree over Bag End
The tree over Bag End
A panorama of Bag End
A panorama of Bag End

The rest of Hobbiton ending at The Green Dragon.

The Party Tree
The Party Tree
The Watermill on approach
The Watermill on approach
The bridge across The Water to the Green Dragon
The bridge across The Water to the Green Dragon
The Watermill from the bridge
The Watermill from the bridge
The Green Dragon from the bridge
The Green Dragon from the bridge
The front entrance of the Green Dragon
The front entrance of the Green Dragon
The interior of the Green Dragon
The interior of the Green Dragon
The interior of the Green Dragon
The interior of the Green Dragon
Looking across The Water from the Green Dragon past the Party Tree to Bag End
Looking across The Water from the Green Dragon past the Party Tree to Bag End
Looking across The Water from the entry at the Green Dragon, the bridge, and The Watermill
Looking across The Water from the entry at the Green Dragon, the bridge, and The Watermill