Hobbiton Evening Banquet Tour

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==Due to high bookings , we have stopped selling this ticket until end of March 2023==

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Experience Hobbiton Movie Set at dusk with a guided tour of the Shire. Your guide escorts you through the twelve acre site recounting fascinating details of how the movie set was created. The tour concludes at The Green Dragon Inn with ample time to relax in front of the open fires enjoying a complimentary beverage from the exclusive Hobbit Southfarthing range. 

The guests will then be moved through into the Green Dragon dining room and treated to a banquet feast fit for a Hobbit. The tables will be full of traditional Hobbit fare and as is the tradition in The Shire, second helpings are encouraged.

To conclude this premium Hobbiton Movie Set experience, after dinner the guests will re-­join their guide to make their way back through the wandering paths of the Shire. The trails will be illuminated by pathlighting and each guest will receive an authentic handheld lantern to light the way. This stunning journey under moonlight will travel through the village breathtakingly lit up with Hobbit hole chimney’s smoking and lanterns glowing against the darkness.

Trip Plan

Tour Length: About 4 hours

Minimum Number: 1 person

Itinerary:

This tour begins at the Shires Rest Cafe normally at 4p to 6p depending on the season.  Please report to The Shires Rest ticketing centre no later than 15 minutes before your tour is due to depart.

16:15 - Start the tour
17:40 - Dinner at the Green Dragon Inn
20:00 - Leave the Green Dragon Inn
20:30 - Return to Shires Rest

** This ticket-only tour requires you to arrange your own transportation to the Hobbiton Movie Set in Matamata. We also run this tour including transport service returning to Auckland on request. Please ask us about the details. If you wish to add our transfer service from/to Auckland,
it costs about NZ$1,000 and 8 people can ride at maximum.

What to Bring:

For the most enjoyable experience, we recommend that you bring-

• A camera!
• Warm jacket

Dinner Menu

This menu is indicative only and subject to change with the seasons without notice.

Appetisers;

• Selection of housemade breads and condiments

Mains & meat dishes;

• Golden roast chicken
• House smoked salmon fillet
• Beef and ale casserole with herb and cheddar dumplings
• Slow cooked lamb shanks on bubble and squeak with gravy
• Cumberland sausages with tomato relish

Vegetable dishes;

• Selection of roast vegetables
• Garlic and thyme roasted potatoes
• Kumara mash
• Garlic and butter braised mushrooms
• Roast pumpkin stuffed with chargrilled succotash
• Fresh green salad

Sweets & desserts;

• Kiwi pavlova with fresh cream and strawberry coulis
• Bakewell tarts
• Seasonal fresh fruit slices
• Baked apple crumble
• Butterscotch sauce
• Honey and cinnamon yogurt
• Vanilla custard