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In Search of Hobbits: A Small Adventure
By Annette Gisby


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I`ve had some memorable experiences in Blackpool over the years and when I was a young buck it would be a favourite party venue where I, along with a group of my mates, would enjoy the non-stop action. When you arrive in Blackpool you are greeted by the familiar seaside attractions that UK coastal resorts tend to offer and you are spoilt for choice for places to stay as there are countless guest houses and Blackpool Hotels to pick and choose from. I`ve actually lost count of the amount of Blackpool Hotels that I`ve stayed in both in the luxury and budget categories. In actual fact it`s perfectly possible to find a cracking bed and breakfast establishment that proves to be warm, welcoming and not too hard-hitting on the wallet. Many groups head to the Lancashire resort for hen or stag weekends and it`s easy to see why wwhen you take in the local nightlife and all of the fun activities that can be taken part in during the day. If you like kiss-me-quick hats, fish and chips, seafood and rock, bustling Blackpool should be one location that you put on your ?places to visit` list. The list of Blackpool Hotels that you can stay in is simply massive and they cater for everyone`s taste.

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Spectacular scenery, beautiful beaches, delightful countryside and a warm welcome in quaint towns and villages, are just some of the many experiences that the UK has to offer the many visitors to its shores each year. There are theme parks and national parks, museums and countless places of interests that all need to be explored. Steeped in history you can visit a castle one day and then take in the delights of Buckingham Palace the next. Along the coast there are some charming little seaside towns and delightfful fishing harbours. To fully explore the country a recreation vehicle will be needed and Rv Hire Uk is readily available. Families or couples can hire an rv and they`ll be free to head off to where they like. The vehicles provided by the Rv Hire Uk firm are all modern examples of luxury motor homes. Inside they are packed with creature comforts to make life on the road a breeze. You can head from one location to the next in your Rv Hire Uk and be free to sample the many charms that Great Britain has to offer. Whether you want to hit the beaches in Newquay or sample country life in Yorkshire you`ll receive a warm welcome wherever you go.

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We couldn`t very well visit New Zealand without seeing some of the Lord of the Rings locations and our first stop was the small town of Matamata on the North Island, which became famous as Hobbiton was filmed around there.

All either of us knew was that it was filmed somewhere on a sheep farm near there, but that was about it. My husband John was driving and I was navigating with a map we`d just bought a few days before in Auckland. The map had Lord of the Rings locations marked on it, but places still seemed to take a little bit of finding.

"What does the map say?" asked John.

"It just says `Matamata` for `Hobbiton`," I replied, which wasn`t much help to us as we both knew that the film location was not in the town but somewhere outside of it. We decided to go into Matamata and see if they had a tourist information centre who would know where the location was.

As we drove into town, there was an information centre sign three hundred metres ahead. Three hundred metres ahead of us was a car park and a small building that looked as if it was in the process of being built or being demolished. There was no information sign anywhere and we wondered if we`d taken a wrong turn somewhere.

We parked the car and decided to have a look around the town, which took about ten minutes. Coming back to the car from a slightly different direction, we finally came across the information centre, which was at the other side of the dilapidated building we saw. And in big golden letters plastered across the window was `Hobbiton Tours`.

At last! You could only go on a guided tour as the land was privately owned, we just made it in time for the second to last tour of the day. There were about 15-20 people in our tour, although the bus could probably seat about forty.

It was about a twenty minute drive outside of Matamata to get to the Alexander sheep farm, where the movie was filmed. Of course, most of it has returned to its natural state of rolling hills and lots of sheep, but there are a few Hobbit holes left, including Bag End, Frodo and Bilbo`s house in the Shire.

The day we went, it drizzled constantly, but it didn`t seem to dampen anyone`s spirit, everyone was smiling and excited that they actually got to see the Shire. John and I decided that yes, we could quite happily live there. There was just something so peaceful about the area, you could see why they decided to film the Shire there.

Our guide Theresa pointed out the various places where some of the structures had been which were no longer there. There weren`t meant to be any structures left at all, but before all of them could be taken down, there was a very bad rainstorm and it was deemed to dangerous to remove the rest, so there are about eighteen Hobbit holes left altogether.

You really do feel that you are walking through the village of Hobbiton, not a film set, despite the Hobbit holes just having a wooden facade now, not gardens and brightly painted doors like in the films. It`s just the sense of the place. I

Once we arrived at the steps to Bag End the guide mentioned that she had a tour once where a girl kissed the top step because Elijah Wood had once stood on there!

"I wouldn`t recommend it," she said. "There`ve been a lot of sheep walking around here since then!"

Despite her warning, there were a few people who seemed to be considering it!

Of course as you may know, Hobbits are very shy of the Big Folk, so don`t expect to see any on your trip, but if you look closely and are very quiet, you might just get lucky.

For more information, you can visit the Hobbiton Tours website: http://www.hobbitontours.com/

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