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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.
36 km · about 40 min drive
OceaniaNew ZealandWaikato Region
Hamilton
Waikato Region, New Zealand · Oceania
About Hamilton
Hamilton sits on the route: 10 minutes from Queenwood, 55km from Waitomo Glowworm Caves.
Hamilton is in Waikato Region, New Zealand, with about 190,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Queenwood, about 4 km away.
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What is there to see near Hamilton?
Within an hour or so of Hamilton: Hobbiton Movie Set (36 km), Hobbiton Movie Set, Matamata (36 km), Hampton Downs Motorsport Park (51 km), Waitomo Glowworm Caves (55 km).
Where is Hamilton?
Hamilton is in Waikato Region, New Zealand, about 4 km from Queenwood.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 192,100
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Waikato Region
- Timezone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates
- -37.7833, 175.2833
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Worth the detour from Hamilton
4 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.
36 km · about 40 min drive
racetrack
Hampton Downs Motorsport Park
Motor racing circuit in north Waikato beside the Waikato Expressway, hosting national series and open track days.
51 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
Waitomo Glowworm Caves
Underground caves illuminated by thousands of bioluminescent glowworms creating a starry-sky effect on the cave ceiling.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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