Middle-earth News is fortunate to have Jack Machiela as our intrepid reporter! He and his wife visited the Hobbiton set in Matamata in January. They took plenty of photos, but were unable to share them due to the Non-Disclosure agreement they signed.
Luckily for us, The Hobbiton movie set recently posted on their Facebook page that they are now allowing visitors to show their tour photos. I suppose after the in-depth look we got in Peter Jackson’s fifth Video Production Diary, there aren’t many secrets left!
For your viewing pleasure, I present a selection of Jack’s photos that are destined to be decorating many a desktop background in the near future. Please visit his website for the full collection.
- Photo by Jack Machiela













Awesome! Yeah, this really helps the feeling of despair at not being able to go the trip.
Is choking the usual reaction to something that makes one as insanely happy as these pictures make me? …Never mind, don’t answer that.
Very nice indeed!
I am so building one in my backyard once I get a house. … Gotta remember to get one with a couple acres. XD
Beautiful pics!
Brilliant would love to see it for real.
Where I want most to be right now!
So excited for the Long Expected Journey!!!
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Excellent and colorful pics! We need to start a hobbit home improvement idea group …. it would be nice if someone from the movies could give us some tips!