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Want to go to Middle Earth on holidays? Here's the next best thing...

A hobbit house, complete with Bilbo and Frodo as neighbours, has been built in Montana.

Aug 13th 2011, 2:49 PM 775 Views 0 Comments
Image: Steve Michaels

IF YOU LIKED the look of The Shire in Lord of the Rings, and would love to live like a hobbit, then this holiday destination could be perfect for you.

Steven Michaels has built a replica hobbit house in Montana in the US, and has opened it to guests. He told The New York Times that it’s not a money-making venture, having only had about 14 visitors since it opened last autumn.

A one night stay will set you back around $245, but for that you get the whole 20 acre site to yourself, complete with Frodo and Bilbo’s cottages, a waterfall and a deck.

Michaels, who is half Irish, has told TheJournal.ie that he’d love to have some Irish people come and visit…

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  • Hobbit House of Montana

    Bilbo Baggins' house , complete with 'No admittance except on party business sign'.

  • Hobbit House of Montana

    Fairies have moved into a nearby tree.

  • Hobbit House of Montana

    The troll house, which is "700 years old and has seen some action".

  • Hobbit House of Montana

    Gandalf statue, specially made for the hobbit house

  • Hobbit House of Montana

    A simple hobbit home

  • Hobbit House of Montana

    You can count elves among your neighbours

  • Hobbit House of Montana

    This is the elves' 'communications quarters'

  • Hobbit House of Montana

    Frodo's place

  • Hobbit House of Montana

    A bird's-eye view of the hobbit house

  • Hobbit House of Montana

    One of the many hobbit houses in the Shire

  • Hobbit House of Montana

    "This very old tree has been keeping all of the secrets of the Shire and sometimes on a windy day, he lets a few of these secrets out so listen carefully"

  • Hobbit House of Montana

    Steve with his wife Chris

  • Hobbit House of Montana

    The interior of the main hobbit house

  • Hobbit House of Montana

  • Bilbo Baggins' house , complete with 'No admittance except on party business sign'.
  • Fairies have moved into a nearby tree.
  • The troll house, which is
  • Gandalf statue, specially made for the hobbit house
  • A simple hobbit home
  • You can count elves among your neighbours
  • This is the elves' 'communications quarters'
  • Frodo's place
  • A bird's-eye view of the hobbit house
  • One of the many hobbit houses in the Shire
  • Steve with his wife Chris
  • The interior of the main hobbit house

All images: Steve Michaels

Read more about the hobbit house in the New York Times>

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