Cosy dreamworld: Gandalf arrives to visit the hobbits of the Shire in the Lord of the Rings. Photograph: AP/Pierre Vinet Those who yearn with gooey-eyed nostalgia for platonic golden ages (Greek, ...

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“We’re trying to give you a sense of it still being a movie set, but also make you feel like you’re totally encompassed in the world of The Shire,” says Paul. “It’s different to other movies, where ...

That hole was in Hobbiton, and for the very first time ever, fans are being offered the chance to live (for two nights, at least) there, too. It’s been more than 20 years since the Lord of the Rings ...

The lush emerald pastures and roly-poly hills surrounding Matamata are happily home to Hobbiton, the ultimate cinematic shrine for set-jetters in New Zealand. Like a third of all visitors, I have ...