Hobbiton, near Matamata, North Island, New Zealand (© imageBROKER/Rex Features)

【September 22 2015】Happy Hobbit Day! Near the north coast of North Island, New Zealand, is the town called Matamata. Sitting under the inland shadow of the Kaimai mountain range, Matamata’s surrounded by farmland and when the filmmakers of the ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy needed a location for the Hobbits’ shire, this farm fit the bill. The sets were reused for the prequel films and and now comprise a tourist attraction called Hobbiton. Now you know where to go for Hobbit Day next year.Explore breathtaking Gallery from the HuluTrip homepage over the past 5 years..