Please be aware that there is some maintenance taking place on the Movie Set over your selected dates. This work will continue from 1 June – 30 September 2025. During this time, the main tour route will be unaffected however some contractors, maintenance and construction equipment will be working on site in the gardens and rear of the Party Field during your experience. Bag End, Bagshot Row and The Green Dragon Inn will not be affected.
SPECIAL EVENT
Your journey will begin with a fully guided tour before arriving at The Marketplace, a bustling and vibrant festival atmosphere with interactive games, entertainment and delicious Hobbit fare served from the market stalls and Party Marquee.
Your tour guide will escort you around the twelve-acre site and through the inside of a Hobbit Hole™ on Bagshot Row™ recounting fascinating details of how the movie set was created. To complete the tour, you will arrive into the masterfully recreated Green Dragon™ Inn where you can relax and indulge in a few beverages from our Hobbit™ Southfarthing™ range.
With a drink in hand, sample the delicious Hobbit delights on offer that includes all things that keeps a Hobbits cheeks plump and as is the tradition in the Shire™ - second helpings are encouraged!
Outside the Inn, immerse yourself in the sights, smells, sounds and tastes of the bustling Marketplace. Sample some tasty morsels from the individually themed stalls bursting with traditional Hobbit fare. Freshly baked artisan breads, fresh produce from the Hobbiton gardens, a Hobbit themed BBQ and harvest stalls with Shire-grown vegetables will be on offer.
For those with a Hobbit-sized appetite, visit the fully themed Party Marquee where you can sit back and enjoy a seated buffet meal at your leisure. The Marquee is a replica of the tent seen at Bilbo’s eleventy first birthday party. The exterior is beautifully created from yellow painted canvas and the interior is fully themed with colourful bunting and lanterns creating a festival-like atmosphere.
At the end of the evening, you will re-join your guide for a walk through the Movie Set, the trails will be illuminated to help light the way for this stunning journey under moonlight.
Tickets are limited.
View our booking terms and conditions and cancellation policy here.
Summer Harvest Festival Includes:
Check in at least 30 minutes before your tour departure time
For Matamata Departures, check in at Matamata isite.
For The Shire's Rest Departures, check in at The Shire's Rest.
Please have your booking reference number on hand and our team will print your bus tickets.
Board our bus and journey to the movie set
A short 10-minute bus ride through the picturesque Alexander family farm.
Guided walking tour through the 12-acre movie set
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Arrive at The Green Dragon Inn
Welcome to the home of the brave and true! Enjoy a beverage from our Hobbit Southfarthing range and explore the masterfully created interiors of the cosy Inn.
Themed dinner and dessert served from the Marketplace and inside the Party Marquee
Enjoy entertainment from our live band and interactive games
Follow your guide on a moonlit journey back through the Movie Set
Board our coach and return to your departure location
Journey back through the Alexander family farm to conclude your adventure.
For Matamata Departures, your experience includes transport back to Matamata isite.
For Shire's Rest Departures, your experience includes transport back to The Shire's Rest only.
