I hadn't seen the movies and wondered if I was wasting my time by visiting the Hobbiton Movie Set. Even without seeing LOTR, I thought it was a New Zealand attraction that's not to be missed.

The post LOTR Stamps Celebrate FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING’s 20th Anniversary appeared first on Nerdist. NZ Post has released a brand new set of commemorative Lord of the Rings stamps.

Visiting The Shire doesn’t have to be a one-stop journey from Auckland—here's where to stay and spa in the New Zealand towns nearby.

You can stay at the OG Hobbiton movie set featured in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit flicks in New Zealand for $10/night via Airbnb. Praying Aragorn makes a special appearance.

A visit to Hobbiton is on most Lord of the Rings fans' bucket lists, but the picturesque set used in the film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's books has only been open for day visits. That is ...

The LOTR franchise is partially responsible for a tourism windfall in this island nation 9,000 air miles from New York. Global visitor numbers are up 40% since 2000.

So if I annoyed him by bragging about having visited Hobbiton, he paid me back by muttering through the entire film – pointing out how closely Jackson was following Tolkien’s book. Or, more ...

Two three-night stays for up to four guests are now available – with booking opening on December 14 at 4pm ET – for 10 New Zealand dollars (£5.22) per night.

With his stout heart and love of an ale or two, Ed Sheeran fit right in when he played an impromptu gig at Hobbiton. The English singer and songwriter made a detour from his current tour of New ...

If you’re feeling nostalgic and want to take a trip to a Middle-Earth lot to Hobbiton, you can go to a small neighborhood lot in south Austin that has Lord of the Rings-themed street names.