Not too far from our house is the set of "The Shire" or "Hobbiton" where they filled parts of "The Lord of the Rings" and now the new movie coming out soon, "The Hobbit". It was such a cute and magical little place full of so much color. This land is as incredible as all the landscape in NZ and I can see why Peter Jackson chose this site in and aerial search when looking for site for his movies.
The land is owned by some local sheep farmers and they were asked to use their land because it most resembles Middle-earth. The farm had already contained the "party tree" that was placed in front of the lake that was already there as well. The design crew had to do little to the area to create the hobbit holes in the hillside. Currently there stands on 42 hobbit holes that have been left by the movie crew for tours.
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| Party Tree |
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| The Green Dragon Pub |
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| Bilbo Baggins Home |
The kids loved walking around and pretending they lived there. The houses, benches, ladders, water wells and see-saws were just their size. Cordell and I on the other hand were the town giants. I was mesmerized more by all the small accessories outside the homes, in the window seals, in the garden, the tree swings and every thing around the grounds. The different colors of each home and doors were so bright and vibrant. If they replicated just one of those homes for a playhouse to set in a backyard they'd be on every child's (and mother's) wish list for Christmas I'm sure! Maybe even the guy who was on our tour! Do you think he already has one in his back yard?
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| Couple of hard workers |
I see a summer project at hand. Anyone have a hammer and a saw I can borrow?
And sadly that is where our journey has come to an end. See you all soon.
2 comments:
That looks like so much fun! When do you guys get back to Bako?
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