Accommodation near Hobbiton
about an hour from the cottage · dogs welcome · sleeps 4
about an hour from Cosy Country Cottage
The Hobbiton Movie Set at Matamata is about an hour's drive from the cottage across the Waikato. It's one of New Zealand's most-visited attractions — the Shire, the Green Dragon Inn, and the rolling farm it's built on.
Tours book out, so people often plan the Shire day well ahead and want somewhere settled to stay either side of it. The cottage is a calm, private base for that — dogs welcome, your own space, and an easy run over to Matamata in the morning.
What's around Matamata & Hobbiton
Hobbiton Movie Set
Guided tours of the Shire and a drink at the Green Dragon — book ahead.
Matamata town
The i-SITE (in its own hobbit-hole), cafés and the racing town itself.
Wairere Falls
The North Island's highest falls, a rewarding walk beyond Matamata.
Make a loop of it
Hobbiton one day, Waitomo or Pirongia the next — the cottage sits between them.
Do the Shire without the scramble for a bed: a private, dog-friendly cottage an hour from Hobbiton with the whole place to yourselves.
The cottage
Your base — Cosy Country Cottage
A private, self-contained two-bedroom bach at the foot of Mt Pirongia. Sleeps four, dogs welcome, big rural views. See the cottage or the gallery.
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Book direct with the owner — no booking-site fees.
Or call or text 021 054 5018 — usually a reply within a day.