Otaki Gorge Road, in Otaki Totara Forest in the Manuwatu Region, about 45 miles north of Wellington, was used for the ‘Outer Shire’ woods and roads surrounding ‘Hobbiton’. Whakapapa Ski Field, on the slopes of Ruapehu, supplied Middle Earth’s snowy slopes and the opening battlefield on the slopes of ‘Mount Doom’, where an alliance of men and elves defeats the armies of ‘Mordor’, and the ring is taken from Sauron.Ī quick detour to the South Island: the Southern Alps and the extensive glaciers of South Island became the ‘Misty Mountains’, in which the wretched Gollum hid away in his cave for 500 years with the ring.īack to the North Island. Tongariro National Park, home to three volcanoes: Mount Ruapehu (which is still active), Mt Tongariro and Mt Ngauruhoe proved ideal as the dark rand savage realm of ‘Mordor’ and ‘Mount Doom’, where the ring is forged. And the really good news is that, following the success of the films, and the making of The Hobbit, the set has been restored and extended to become a permanent attraction, where you can not only peer at the Hobbit dwellings but also wine and dine in The Green Dragon Inn and The Shires Rest at Hobbiton Movie Set Tours, 501 Buckland Road, Hinuera. Matamata, which now proudly advertises itself as Hobbiton, has a Tourist Information Centre at 45 Broadway. In order for ‘Hobbiton ’to blend naturally into the landscape, the extensive set was planted with crops and flowers a year before the cameras rolled. The private Alexander Farm, near Matamata, toward Karapiro in the Waikato area, represented the rolling, bucolic greenery of the Shire, home of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring location: Welcome to Hobbiton: Matamata, North Island, New Zealand
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