Hobbiton

The Shire, Westfarthing, Bag End, 3 Bagshot Row, Hobbiton
Now, where to begin. . . 

Welcome to the Shire, home of the Hobbiton Movie Set where The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Trilogies were filmed. 

When locations scouts found the Alexanders' spectacular 1250 acre sheep and beef farm just outside of Matamata, it was clear this would be the perfect setting for Sir Peter Jackson's adaptation of these classic works by J.R.R. Tolkien.

The bucolic setting for The Shire, home of the Hobbits, including Bag End, was right there, and just waiting for his magical director's touch.

(Quoted from the Hobbiton brochure)

Elder Thatcher and I were lucky enough to visit Hobbiton last Thursday with our dear friends Clara Jean and Merv Weeks.  It didn't disappoint. 

A misty morning at the Shire

Clara Jean and I loved the word 'Bucolic' from the brochure it is the perfect word for the life of  Hobbits

I wanted to stay, maybe move right in

Bucolic Blue Hobbit Door

Each Hobbiton Residence has its own bucolic charm

The gardens were lovely as were the fences the gates the chimneys . . .

the welcoming stepping stones. . .

bucolic /bju:kalik/ adjective
relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life

Hobbits love their dear neighbors. . .

Zinnias add a bucolic touch, don't you think?

This Hobbit hole is lovely for its bucolic setting.

Some lucky Hobbit's bedroom window

The garden gate

pink pops in this bucolic scene

Gorgeous gourds

We happened to visit on wash day for the Hobbits

We loved our leisurely stroll through the wandering paths of Hobbiton

We look like we belong don't we?

Clara Jean watching for Gandalf

don't you think we need a Hobbit Hole to go with the Fairy House?
After all Paradise is a bucolic place too

Your outlook effects your vision and your mood

Do you recognize Bag End?

Gandalf's pipe

Bilbo had plans, he also recorded his adventures. We can learn much from Bilbo.

Hobbiton is such a friendly place

bucolic: rustic, country, rural, pastoral, idyllic, Hobbit-like. . .

J.R.R. Tolkien would have loved this tree

Could you use some berries?

Merv was not only interested in the Hobbit holes but in every green and living thing in the Shire
He would have been best friends with Samwise

Every Hobbit Hole has a chimney. . .

and a quaint bucolic letter box

I think my grandma Amacher had steps like these that cross a fence into the lush
pastures of the Shire

Oh, the stories these Hobbit Holes could tell

When you step our your door theres no telling where you may be swept off to. . .

The Party field

Bucolic bridge

The Green Dragon Inn

A complimentary exclusive Southfarthing beverage concludes your Middle-earth adventure

Enjoying a short rest before the fire. A bucolic life is the life for me.

Our lovely guide and her friends

Tracting in Hobbiton

Thatch for the roofs of The Green Dragon Inn were cut from rushes around the Alexander farm.

Fall in love with the Shire and feel the peace of the lovely bucolic setting

I thought we needed to see Hobbiton before our mission ended. After all, we are only about  2 hours away from this lovely place.  I am so grateful for the chance to see it, but now. . .  I want to go again.