Any fans of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit here? Then you'll probably know that you can visit 'real' hobbit houses in New Zealand as part of the Hobbiton Movie Set Tour. The place even has a name: Hobbiton.
The Hobbiton Movie Set Tour starts with a drive through a picturesque sheep farm with spectacular views across the Kaimai ranges. You can then visit the hobbit houses, the Green Dragon Inn, the mill, and the party tree.
When visiting the Shire Hobbiton, make sure to be on the lookout for Pickles. He's the calico cat that lives in and around the hobbit houses.
More info and pictures of Hobbiton and the Hobbiton Movie Set Tour are available at TripAdvisor.

If you want to stay a while, you can check into one of these nearby hotels or inns.

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What a wonderful place for that pretty cat to live.
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This must be one of the most wonderful cat-photography(!) I've ever seen!!
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Hugs and kisses!
Hello, I love the cute kitties and the neat hobbit houses. Adorable post. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Have a happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteexactly what I wanted to say ... a cat near a hobbit's house makes a wonderful picture
DeleteI saw your post on Saturday Sharefest and OMG I love this! So cute!
ReplyDeleteI really didn't know they were for real!! Amazing!!
ReplyDeleteOh! What fun! Hobbiton with a cat. Perfect. I'm betting Pickles likes the attention, too!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post! Love all the photos, and I had no idea about this place...but thanks to you, now I do! Gorgeous cat! :)
ReplyDeleteLoved the Hobbit books!
ReplyDeleteThe cat is perfect for the setting
What a great place to live.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful ladycat in a beautiful place!
ReplyDeleteElle a choisi un endroit parfois cette demoiselle chat. La Comté est un bon endroit pour un chat.
ReplyDeleteLa photo où elle est sur le banc, est magnifique. J'aime la luxuriance de la végétation.
Bon week end
Nat à Chat
I love The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit town. Pickles looks well fed and seems to be quite at home in his surroundings. Very cute cat and post ...
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Lucky Pickles! I'd love to visit Hobbiton some day.
ReplyDeleteSo many things I love in one place!
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ReplyDeleteI would love to meet Pickels, but it is a bit far for me !
ReplyDeleteNot a fan of Lord of the Rings, but I've seen this village on a TV program. Pickles is a beautiful cat living a beautiful place.
ReplyDeleteYay for Hobbiton and Pickles! GREAT photos, thank you for sharing -- it put a smile on my face :)
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful backgrounds for the adorable cats.
ReplyDeleteGawjus kitties as always.
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Dezi and Lexi
So lovely,xx Rachel
ReplyDeletenice spot you got there Pickles!
ReplyDeleteThese are so cool!
ReplyDeleteA magical place with its own kitty! Your photos are marvelous and really set the scene.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful What a lovely cat. He seems very well looked after and comfortable in Hobbiton.
ReplyDeletePickles is one lucky kitty :)
ReplyDeleteThat would be a pawsome place to visit!
Purrs, Georgia and Julie,
Treasure and JJ
Lovely cat!
ReplyDeleteCute cat and The Hobbit - what more can anyone want?! These are great photographs, and this is definitely a place I'd love to visit.
ReplyDeleteMy son loves Lord of the Rings and cats. I am sending this on to him. :-)
ReplyDeleteHe’s cutesr than a Hobbitt!
ReplyDeleteWhat a happy place, congrats to the kittehs!
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That is too cool! I love it and the kitty.
ReplyDeleteMy husband likes Lord of the Rings. I do recognize those pretty houses from the movie! Pickles is a very cute kitty :-)
ReplyDeleteYep, we are fans! What gorgeous photos, love them!
ReplyDeleteRecently I was in NZ for writers conferences. On my next visit I'll go visit the Hobbiton. Looks so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWow! I am a fan, and didn't realize there was a place to visit. Great photos!
ReplyDeleteHobbiton looks like a place I could enjoy living in......seriously!......Pickles is lucky to be inhabiting such a magical place.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Sammy and Pam
We would love to visit that Hobbit house!
ReplyDeleteThese photos are seriously some of the most CHARMING I have EVER, EVER SEEN! I am smitten with them!
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Such a pretty kitty and how rare to have a male calico.
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely and special photos. Pickles is beautiful, and how neat that he lives at Hobbinton!
ReplyDeleteThis is the cutest :) I want to live there. Together with the cat, of course!
ReplyDeleteThis is beyond cool - I love it!
ReplyDeleteI want to peer in the doors and join Bilbo & Frodo & Sam & Pippin for a smoke, and I don't even smoke!
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Well, I think Hobbiton is just about the most perfect place ever for a cat to live. Beautiful pictures!
ReplyDeleteHobbit kitties! How precious.
ReplyDeleteMy wife used to live in NZ and didn't know that she lived within a small driving from this. I SOOOOOo want to visit NZ for LOTR tours and to Visit the South Islands.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
John
Cute kitties, very fine images!
ReplyDeleteSomehow I expected 'Puss-in-boots' rather then Pickles. I think I like Pickles better :o)
ReplyDeleteThis is so absolutely cool, I had no idea this place existed
ReplyDeleteMollyxxx
Very cool shots. I had no idea they left the sets up after shooting.
ReplyDeleteI would love to live in a house like that. The cat has the right idea!
ReplyDeleteWow! Those are cool photos! My Picture Perfect Party Linky has a cat from the Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden today at http://abooksandmore.blogspot.co.za/2015/09/fun-at-karoo-botanical-garden.html
ReplyDeleteAww! this is so cute heheh!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun array of photos, I have enjoyed each of them.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing on the #OMHGWW this week!
Karren
What a great place to photograph. The world is littered with abandoned movie sets, but this is a great place and someone has had the foresight maintain it's charm and turn it into a tourist attraction.
ReplyDeleteLove these pictures!!!!!!
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So cute!
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ReplyDeleteI would love to visit those hobbit houses!
ReplyDeleteAmazing photos! And Pickles is so cute. :)
ReplyDeleteCan I live there too?
ReplyDeleteActually, Calico's aren't "he's" they're "she's".
ReplyDeleteWhat stunning photos! You've done such a beautiful job of capturing these! Thank you for joining us for Photo Friday - I appreciate the support ;)
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I hope to visit Hobbiton sometime... I'm probably going to NZ next year (my family is from there) but I don't think I'll be anywhere near Hobbiton this time around.
ReplyDeleteThe cat is so beautiful, and she has been a part of the scene and art!
ReplyDeletegreat place to play...
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