Location from The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
A village of round doors and smoke rings in the heart of the Shire — where the most important journey in history began with a knock on a hobbit-hole door.
Hobbiton is the distilled essence of the Shire — small, comfortable, and deeply suspicious of anything interesting. The village revolves around three institutions: The Green Dragon inn (for gossip and ale), the Party Field (for celebrations), and the Mill (for flour and more gossip). The smell of baking bread competes with pipe-weed smoke for dominance of the air, and both lose to the flowers in spring. The social hierarchy is measured in pantry depth and garden quality. The Bagginses of Bag End sit at the top of the Hill in every sense — literally and socially — though their reputation has been somewhat tarnished by Bilbo's 'adventuring.' Conversations happen over hedges, through open windows, and across pub tables. Everyone knows everyone's business, meals are served six times daily, and the greatest local controversy in living memory was Bilbo's disappearance at his birthday party. This is either paradise or prison, depending on your temperament.
Hobbit-holes dotting the hillside of Hobbiton Hill, each with a round painted door and a garden plot. The Mill by the Water, the stone bridge, and the row of party trees along the road. The Green Dragon inn sitting at the base of the hill with its lanterns and benches outside. Bag End crowning the top of the Hill like a jewel in a green setting. Smoke curling from dozens of chimneys at all hours.
Also known as: Hobbiton, Hobbiton-across-the-Water