Those of you who have been with our channel for a while know that I'm an absolute fantasy nerd, so when I say that getting to film this tour was a dream come true, you know I''m not kidding around! We feel so privileged to have been granted such special access to the new hobbit holes at Hobbiton and we are so excited to be able to share this with you. We hope. you enjoy the tour! With Love, Bryce & Rasa

@mowattlavern62

4 ай бұрын

Totally fascinating, thank you for sharing 🙏

@kathleensanderson3082

4 ай бұрын

So cool! I love hobbit houses! For your next adventure, when you are in the US again, how about visiting the Ark Encounter? It's an equally amazing project -- I think you'd really enjoy the living quarters they designed for Noah and his family on the top deck.

@glowinthadark

4 ай бұрын

That's crazy I've been watching you for years congratulations on your success

@cindyk4349

4 ай бұрын

What an incredible experience!!!! Such impressive work & stunning details! 😍❤️

@sebeckley

4 ай бұрын

MAKING MY DREAMS COME TRUE!!!

funny thing is that the hobbit house turned out to be the BIGGEST house out of all the house reviews that were on this channel)

@livingbig

4 ай бұрын

You’re right! I thought that was quite funny too. 😂

@puppycat58

4 ай бұрын

Your right

@thepainterlady

4 ай бұрын

There were some great examples of storage in a small space! Plus, it shows me the earthy elements that make it feel so warm and inviting! Like home!@@livingbig

@TangerineTulip

3 ай бұрын

Yes 🙌🏻

@lidiapacak

3 ай бұрын

... because it was A Tiny Palace

This episode made me feel homesick. It is like the home you never had but always searching for. It's quite a magical, sentimental feeling.

@07laines07

3 ай бұрын

Exactly where I am at this moment. You described it perfectly ❤

@Ithirahad

3 ай бұрын

Lord of the Rings is good at that - both the books and the cinema production.

@AW-uv3cb

3 ай бұрын

The Welsh apparently have a word that is somewhat close to the feeling that you describe (and what I and a lot of people feel too): hiraeth, a blend of homesickness, nostalgia and longing for something.

@Ithirahad

3 ай бұрын

Aye, and the word "Hiraeth" sounds delightfully Tolkienian to boot.@@AW-uv3cb

@littlewingmyoho

3 ай бұрын

Yes yes it is ❤

The fact that the owners asked the production team to build something permanent and immersive for people to enjoy genuinely brought a tear to my eye. The love for Tolkien's world is obvious and I'm so grateful that anyone can experience this!

@pdq5465

3 ай бұрын

I agree. How wonderful of them.❤️

@kellymartell1292

3 ай бұрын

No, it's called business, so he can monetize the movie off the fans. Earning back his assets from his investment in the land.

@alpeggio

3 ай бұрын

​@@kellymartell1292yeaaah .. of course it is business, but theres worse ways to make money. This is something i would love to see some day.

@DavidCruickshank

Ай бұрын

@@kellymartell1292 It can be both. Stop having to be so cynical about everything and just enjoy the magic for once.

I visited Hobbiton with my husband on the 21st of December 2023 and it was the most magical day of my life. It felt like being back home. I was so happy walking around the shire and inside the hole (we went through the one with the red door, which by the way is beside Sam’s hole!) Hobbits, like Hufflepuffs, will save the world.

@ness4019

3 ай бұрын

How magical…love your comment!

@mousegurl210

3 ай бұрын

We visited in September 2023, and they were still finishing construction of the walk-in holes. We'll just have to go visit again!

@SuperCoolSunglasses

3 ай бұрын

@user-oj5bw7sl8p

3 ай бұрын

My sentiments exactly!

What I enjoyed more than this charming house is Bryce's "kid in a candy store" grin all the way through. I can tell he thoroughly enjoyed himself 😁

@Sujowi

3 ай бұрын

Or like an elf in a hobbit hole!!

@papajeff5486

3 ай бұрын

Bryce is sooo tickled to do this tour. He’s so pleased. Thank you for sharing, from East Tennessee.

@brodriguez11000

3 ай бұрын

Museum tours are like that.

@pphedup

2 ай бұрын

​​@@Sujowi Make that Faramir, raised by Hobbit parents.

I'm a 70 year old who was paralyzed by a spinal cord injury when I was 12. I use a wheelchair, so I can't get into most old buildings. I also read the first LOTR book when I was 17, and fell in love with the story. I still can't get into most historic buildings. I never considered going to see the movie site because I assumed it would not be accessible to me. What this episode has given to me--so many views of so many rooms-is priceless. Thank you.

This video is a fantastic gift to all Tokien/Jackson's LOTR fans. Thank you so much , Bryce and Rasa !

@seedsoflove7684

3 ай бұрын

Too bad u cant actually stay there overnight. Hang out with Frodo & friends!

@livingbig

3 ай бұрын

You're so welcome! Thank-you for your lovely comment!

@pdq5465

3 ай бұрын

I so agree. What a tremendous treat.

As a woodcarver, the movies were a feast for my eyes. The carved accents in this hobbit home are just so perfectly placed. Thank you for this magical tour!

I started reading the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings back in 1972 at age 12. I read the books once a year till the movies came out. Tolkien's mythology shaped who I became as a man. I have fantasized about a trip to New Zealand to visit Hobbiton. Maybe one day. Thank you for this visit to my childhood fantasy. Cheers!

@pphedup

2 ай бұрын

1964 at 15, and many times since. I wrote my sister at college a short note in Elvish runes.

@mickylawless1941

2 ай бұрын

@@pphedup very cool! I never threw myself into learning Elvish. I wish that I had. Cheers!

@rzella8022

2 ай бұрын

I sure hope it happens for you. Only in the 90's I read LOTR trilogy and Hobbit to my boys in homeschooling, and then the movies came out.

This is the video I never expected to see. A dream come true ❤

@livingbig

4 ай бұрын

I hope you enjoy it!

@islandgirl9479

2 ай бұрын

​@@livingbig I just found your KZread channel and subscribed with the quickness 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️‍➡️😂

Thank you for this tour. That blue in the bedroom, the bathroom sink surround, heating water for a bath, the beams, the cozy chairs in front of the fireplace are my favorites. There are things people could adapt to their own tiny homes and for some of us, we will never be able to go see Hobbiton, so thank you for this amazing tour.

@brodriguez11000

3 ай бұрын

Video, and video games would be the closest (and affordable).

How INCREDIBLY LEGIT that this team got John Howe and Alan Lee!!! Wowowowow. What an awesome place and so cool you got to tour it (and show it to us).

@Sujowi

3 ай бұрын

It’s all part of the same business really.

Bryce, being as tall as you are, I have to say I'm extremely disappointed that you didn't recreate the scene where Gandalf bangs his head on the ceiling ahahaha Shane even reminded you of it! That being said, I have never been happier of a KZread channel releasing an "off topic" video. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. You brought joy to my life, even more than you usually do with your videos :)

@rzella8022

2 ай бұрын

Haha, yes that was a real missed opportunity. Was a great scene detail.

Wonderful, magical episode. Credit to Rasa for the brilliant camera work - she captured the essence of the Hobbit house beautifully 👏

@sandyobrien5686

3 ай бұрын

Yay, Rasa!

We cracked up when we heard the more majestic than usual intro music! This was fantastic and so charming. I'd love to visit someday.

This is so, so... I'm going to cry. Huge thank you to everyone who contributed to creating this masterpiece.

The only "non-authentic" part of the home is the lighting, but it's amazingly well done to make the entire ambiance exactly the way it should make you feel when you are talking it all in. What an excellent, well-thought-out use of lighting. So many touches and deep levels of detail. Wonderful.

@TrangDB9

3 ай бұрын

True, thou with candles only it'd be a little dark or it would consume a big amount of candles. The ventilation must be good enough anyway.

@brodriguez11000

3 ай бұрын

@@TrangDB9 With magic one can do a lot.

I’m crying! To live in a hobbit hole is my dream, even if it is only for a day.

@livingbig

4 ай бұрын

I totally understand. I would LOVE to do a hobbit hole project one day.

@Sujowi

4 ай бұрын

I’m surprised no one in Matamata has set up a hobbit hotel that you could stay in. It might come now we’ve seen how it’s done.

@PeyaLuna

3 ай бұрын

my thoughts exactly! heck, i´d pay to stay in such a cosy place, whether its in Matamata or not, just to spend a few nights in a hobbit-style place would be enough.@@Sujowi

This is amazing to see. We heard this was coming when we visited early in 2022 and it’s a bigger home than I expected. A beautiful spot in a beautiful part of New Zealand. As for Shane Forrest…a genuine Hobbit name for a guide.

Ufff... Lost my heart to this house in amazing green❤

I've never seen anything so earthy and gorgeous! Gives you a feeling of being truly a part of nature. Love all those branches. Imagine if one had cats, they'd have a real field day running thru that home. Thanks for investigating and sharing with us. A real Piece of Art!

I don't have enough words to express my gratitude towards your effort in showing this house to Hobbit fans! Thank you Bryce!

I paid a visit to Hobbiton one summer several years ago. Upon walking into the set ,I found myself in the movie, it was an amazing feeling. Having also been to Disneyland in California, Hobbiton was by far the greater experience for me; of feeling like I was in another world. It was one of the most amazing two to three hours I have ever had. But it didn't have a Hobbit house, like you have just shown us. I am thrilled to know that one can now experience the home of a hobbit family. Kai ora: Kiwi from VIrginia USA.

Beyond amazing, as Bryce said. Every single detail, utterly charming. Plus, the end music is reborn as a gentle symphony! Wow. ❤

@livingbig

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@kericue2065

3 ай бұрын

​@@livingbigwhat did the place smell like. I know you said earthy, but did the kitchen smell like cinnamon and baked bread? And the bathroom like soap? I would imagine the living room like a fireplace?

Not a tiny house, but a house for tiny people. 🥰Nothing to say against your other videos, I love them all, but this is the very best of all. Thank you for showing us this beautiful home!

Absolutely LOVE this! I've always wanted to go to New Zealand, for so many reasons, but seeing Hobbiton is at the top of the list. Love the movies and watch them about once a year. Love the coziness of the hobbit home and all the quirky-ness as well. Thank you so much, Bryce & Rasa, for sharing this tour with us. ♥♥♥

Hobbit homes make me happy! I can’t wait to see this one❣️ and I love the updated music 🎶❤…. Now that I have watched this episode, the hobbit home is precious❣️

@livingbig

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! It's a version of our theme song that I created for our Tiny Homes of the Ancient World series. I think it fit this episode a little better!

@HareDeLune

4 ай бұрын

"Precious", Ha-ha! I see what you did there! 😉

I've never seen Bryce smile so big and genuinely. He looks truly delighted.

I'm absolutely gobsmacked. That is just fantastic.

I like that you gave your theme music a dramatic middle earth sound.

Big fan of the LOTR....Ill go put the kettle on!! Cheers Rasa and Bryce for all your work putting these together 👍

@livingbig

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely! I've been obsessed with LOTR since I was a teenager. It was so cool getting to film this tour! I hope you enjoy Andy!

@cannavaras

4 ай бұрын

@@livingbig Wow! I know this is not your usual tiny home tour but its one of my favourites. I didnt realise how much of an attraction Hobbiton has become. Thank you for showing this, Im going to go and watch it all over again. Brilliant guys.

@karengossett1475

4 ай бұрын

Put the Kettle on and I will come for tea! 🙏💞

Oh, WOW!! Visiting Hobbiton has been on my Bucket List for a while, but now I’ve GOT to go! The movies are, hands down, my favorites of all time. I live in Georgia, USA, but have been to England 5 times. Spent a week in Oxford, and in a walking tour saw the House where Tolkien lived when he wrote the books, and the Eagle and Child Pub where he, CS Lewis, and the other Inklings met. I think the coziness is due to all the warm wood colors aged by the stone and softened by the textiles. THANKS for the tour! Pardon, my “nerd” is showing, LOL!

@Sujowi

4 ай бұрын

As a Tolkien nerd, you’d love this place….it is magical!. I visited on a wet day and it really felt like the hobbits were there but just staying indoors!! And you’d enjoy the Green Dragon. I felt we were moved through too quickly…I could spend an afternoon in the pub. I think there there are times when they have events where you could stay longer so try to coincide with those. It’s your kind of watering hole! It’s a long way for you to come but there’s lots to see. I’d like them to reconstruct some of the elven set just north of Wellington as that spot is very beautiful too.

@meredithc2755

3 ай бұрын

@@SujowiThat would be very cool!

Thanks so much for sharing Hobbiton with us from across the pond. Many of us won’t make it in person. Thanks again, Bryce for all you present!!

Haha love the bathtub Bryce ! Your face glows with happiness through the whole video . Great on Rasa. 😊

I believe Tolkien would be pleased. I know I am! 💕

It’s wonderful that such a place can feel like home to so many of us even having never been there.

15:58I love the wall around the wash basin, so pretty!

@ness4019

3 ай бұрын

Me too….

@finnmccool2851

3 ай бұрын

I took a screenshot to duplicate it! (probably never happen) 🙄

I would love to see it in person, like a life sized doll house, the artwork and creativity they put together to create this beautiful masterpiece.

OMG....❤❤❤❤ I think I've died and gone to Bagshot Row!!❤❤❤ Bryce the look on your face is priceless throughout this video!😊

I visited Hobbiton several years ago. I am a LOTR nerd but my boyfriend wasn't. On our flight to NZ from the states, he watched all the movies and became a fan. Now I will have to go back to see the tiny home(s) in person. Love it!

I watch every single video of this channel start to finish. I rarely comment, tho I always click like. Just had to say that as truly EPIC as the Proudfoot Home is, the exterior views that were shown of this incredible SET is way beyond stunning. I sure hope we get to see more of this wonderous place inside & out via video. I'm so happy that many get to go see it in person!! And I bet this video has folks adding it the Bucket List. As always thank you for all you do

I would love to go there! It's funny how nostalgic it makes me feel, makes me want to settle in and live there. I fully appreciate all the thought and effort that went into building this. I would love to see more Hobbiton builds.

I soooooo want to go there!...Big fan of Lord of the Rings....Thank you Bryce and Rasa for taking us all there...The attention to detail, is so mind blowing...Very impressive!...Bryce trying to sit in the Hobbit's bath...HILARIOUS because you looked very uncomfortable...Love it! 🤣🤣🤣

Hobbiton was already an amazing place to visit when I travelled to NZ this time 9 years ago. You could not walk into any of the Hobbit holes then, but nonetheless the level of detail they had taken with recreating the houses on the outside, was staggering. But this new indoor experience blows it out of the water. Makes me want to go back to NZ again. Thanks for taking us there, Bryce!

Well, looks like I'm going on another adventure to Hobbiton!

OMG I'm in absolute awe of this incredible little Hobbit home. It's magnificent! 💛

I toured the Hobbitan Movie set on a 2019 trip to NZ. I look forward to going back and seeing this latest magic.

My husband and I visited Hobbiton about 3 years ago when the borders were closed due to Covid, there were only 8 of us on the tour and it was absolutely amazing! My favourite part then was the Green Dragon Inn, it was utterly enchanting, so now I need to go back and see the Hobbit homes as well. Thanks for taking us to see them. 😊❤️

the view at 9:22 just stole my heart❤❤❤ love from India👌🏻 do visit India one day for tiny houses🙏🏻

@livingbig

4 ай бұрын

We would love to!

@ashmeetarora25

4 ай бұрын

@@livingbig please do let me know when you plan to visit... It will be an honor for me to host you. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

What a master class in lighting a living space.

I don’t know about everyone else but I am ready to move in!! This is a dream come true 🙏💕. Thank You and Rasa for bringing this to us! 💞

I am visiting there next month! I am so excited as I am a HUGE Lord of the Rings fan.

Time for another visit. Was blown away when I visited even as someone who is not a LOTR fan.

We read the books aloud with our children before the movies were made. First came a cute animated film, then the epic trilogy. I so enjoyed your magical tour.

Thank you for this. I felt as if it was my birthday and this was a gift for me. What a great start of 2024 for me. So far, this is the best ever as, I'll be watching this over and over.

You guys are amazing. Thank you for the work you do.

@livingbig

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and supporting our show! I hope you enjoy this episode!

I imagine the family who owns this property love this village, especially their children. Imagine the fun times they created while immersed in fantasy. 😊❤

This house is more beautiful than a fairy tale. Thank you for taking everyone to visit this wonderful house.

What a fantastic episode. I wonder if Bryce has stopped grinning from ear to ear yet! I haven't! As Bryce said, the detail is just incredible. If I ever get to New Zealand (I'd love to, I hear it's absolutely beautiful), Hobbiton would definitely be on my list of 'must sees'.

I've been obsessed with lotr since i was 11! And I was there only a month ago! I've never been so excited to see one of your videos!

I was just here five days ago! Visiting your beautiful country from Canada. This was an absolute highlight, and I was so delighted to see this post so soon after our visit. Thank you!

Thank you for profiling this place Bryce. I think has got to be my absolute favourite episode so far. I'd get on a plane for the 14 hour + trip from Canada just to go to New Zealand to visit this magical place.

The bathroom!!!!! The copper tub and the wall behind the sink…what a beautiful perfect hobbit home! Thanks Bryce, I just loved this!

I was just in Hobbiton this December and we were lucky enough to go inside these recreations of Hobbit homes. Really wonderful to see in person. Don't forget to get your beer from the bar!

If I would be allowed to, I'd live there year round! So peaceful, cozy and beautiful! Thank you so much for showing this to us!

Brice is so genuinely delighted. I love it. Hobbiton is truly magical, and now I have to go back!

I’ve e been to Hobbiton three times now. It’s the most amazing place. I definitely need to come for another visit soon. Can’t wait to have a walk through this amazing hobbit home.

It’s my dream to spend a month in NZ, see all the film sites, camping + hiking, cooking outside, and turning into an even bigger LOTR Hobbit nerd !!❤

Wow - I always wanted to see inside a real hobbit house (and then live in it)! I've been playing this over and over again - hosted by the worlds tallest Hobbit!

That has GOT to be the SMARTEST bathroom I have ever seen!!

Made our day Bryce. The design and skills of those people who built and furnished the hobbit home were absolutely wonderful. We are big fans of the Lord of the Rings books and those superb movies by Peter Jackson. Thank you so much for the tour of the hobbit hole.

Thank you for this!! We just visited Hobbiton today but on the tour you are not given enough time to see and enjoy all those wonderful little details you have captured on film, so this is the most perfect complement to our memories of the day! Also all these insights you were given into the processes and thinking behind the hobbit family living there were so special too. What a place hey 🤩

You have just shared my dream with me. Thank you. I was shaking because I could feel your excitement. Thank you so much.

@livingbig

4 ай бұрын

You’re so very welcome! I hope you enjoy the tour! ❤️

Was looking at New Zealand trip & the movie set, pre-Covid. This is just..........a destination. Absolutely fabulous.

This is a fantastic video. I like that people will be able to view the set property. Next step? A separate area where visitors could experience a few days and nights in a Hobbit home!

You look sooooo happy Bryce, throughout the whole tour 😊

Another challenge would be to make a Hobbit Home out of an old shipping container with a composting toilet.

@livingbig

4 ай бұрын

That’s a cool idea!

As much as I love seeing peoples' homes each week, this definitely has to be the coolest episode ever. As a massive fan of Tolkien's books, and a great lover of the films as well, saying it would be a dream come true to go there would be an understatement. I absolutely loved this, huge kudos to everybody who was involved in creating the Hobbit hole, very well done.

This is amazing! Shane looks great and I can't wait to bring our production team back to The Hobbiton Movie Set!

The font chosen to introduce this week's tiny is as lovely as the house...What a dreamy episode!

This is a wonderful collaboration video! Thank you for bringing your insight and love of homes to the Shire!

Honeymooned in New Zealand in 2005 because of our intense love of all things Tolkien. Our main base was in Rotorua, though we traveled around a big portion of the north island. There was of course, nothing related to the movie in Matamata at that time and I can't even describe my sadness over that. We always talked about going back for our 25th anniversary, sure hope we do, because the stuff they have there now would be an absolute dream come true to walk through.

To think this was originally going to be torn down. I'm glad someone had the foresight to keep it all and even expand the interiors.

Never clicked a video so fast. lol I really love all the beautifully handcarved wooden furniture, that and the round windows are probably my favorite features of Hobbit homes. (Well, besides the gardens and all the food. lol) Also very interesting on their bathroom, I have wondered myself what the elves would use since they aren't shown in the movies and I too arrived at composting toilets, or some fancy elven version of it. I've been a fan of Middle Earth since the first movies came out all those years ago, so things like this are an absolute treat to watch.

Must be the biggest TINY you've ever reviewed! What an experience. I had similar going to visit the Harry Potter studios outside London. We arrived at opening time & got thrown out at closing time. SO much to see. A day wasn't enough. The attention to detail there was equally mind boggling. I'm absolutely in love with this kitchen. My oh my. You were positively beaming throughout this tour, Bryce! Dreams do come true....

0:13 my fiancé proposed to me at that hobbiton house and it was one of the best and special moments yet of our lives. One day we'll be return to hobbiton to see these cute houses inside.

Lovley! I visitet Hobbiton 10 years ago, i belive it´s time to go back!

Wow!! I Absolutely Love this Place!!!!😍😍 Would love to stay in as Airbnb!!❤❤

@livingbig

4 ай бұрын

They did open a BnB at Hobbiton in the Mill House, but it was only available for a few nights so only a handful of lucky people got to stay there. It would have been such a cool experience though!

@hummingbirdinSoCal

4 ай бұрын

@@livingbig oh what a dream come true that would be!! Maybe sometime soon they can make it a reality for more people to stay a night or two!! Looking at the comments you can tell it would be a HUGE hit!! 😃

Wonderful! Everything is beautiful! 💖

The land escaping and the structure, it makes your eyes wide open.😮

I love The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. In fact they are some of my absolute favorite movies ❤ And thanks to especially The Lord of the Rings I have a dream of visiting New Zealand and experience the breathtaking nature. And if I should choose to move to another country, then New Zealand would also be my first choice 😁

Thank You Bryce and Team members for such an amazing Put together. Very much looking forward to the tour. Thank You. ❤ From Ontario.

❤❤I also love fantasy, how wonderful

I'm in love with the visual storytelling that went into the set design. You really get an idea of who the characters are, just based on their surroundings.

The Hobbit home is amazing and realistic based on the books/movie. All the details are fantastic and cozy yet appropriate to story. Oh and it's definitely the biggest of all the tiny homes. I love it.

WOW, what an amazing and beautiful space.❤

New music! Those rooms are really amazing! Thanks for sharing!

That kitchen is to die for! Really, the whole house is amazing. I wanna be a Hobbit! 😃

This video has brought me more joy than I can verbally express. Thank you for making this