landmark
Hobbiton Movie Set
The real-life Shire from the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films, with 44 hobbit holes set in rolling green Waikato farmland.
21 km · about 25 min drive
OceaniaNew ZealandWaikato Region
Cambridge
Waikato Region, New Zealand · Oceania
About Cambridge
Cambridge is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Hamilton East, 52km from Waitomo Glowworm Caves.
Cambridge is in Waikato Region, New Zealand, with about 15,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Hamilton East, about 17 km away.
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What is there to see near Cambridge?
Within an hour or so of Cambridge: Hobbiton Movie Set (21 km), Hobbiton Movie Set, Matamata (21 km), Waitomo Glowworm Caves (52 km).
How long does it take to drive to Cambridge?
London to Cambridge is about 1 hr 31 min (94 km).
Where is Cambridge?
Cambridge is in Waikato Region, New Zealand, about 17 km from Hamilton East.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 15,192
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Waikato Region
- Timezone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates
- -37.8782, 175.4402
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Many rural bridges are single-lane. Give way as signed.
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Worth the detour from Cambridge
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
film location
Hobbiton Movie Set, Matamata
The permanent Shire set with 44 hobbit holes, the Party Tree and the Green Dragon Inn, built for The Lord of the Rings and rebuilt for The Hobbit.
21 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Waitomo Glowworm Caves
Underground caves illuminated by thousands of bioluminescent glowworms creating a starry-sky effect on the cave ceiling.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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