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the shire's rest cafe sits inside the actual hobbiton movie set outside Matamata, New Zealand, meaning you order your tea and scones in a working film location rather than a themed room built to suggest one. the round doors and hobbit-hole architecture are original production infrastructure, not reproductions. the pastoral Waikato farmland surrounding it is the same farmland peter jackson chose.
curated by gautam khorana, editor · updated
listing facts
The Shire's Rest Cafe is listed as an independent specialty coffee shop in Matamata, New Zealand. its published address is 501 Buckland Road, Matamata 3472. on nas, it has a 4.5/5 google rating from 1,475 reviews and a 69/100 natural ranking index. the profile includes its published address, map location, and live directory scores. use these live facts to compare it with other independent coffee businesses in Matamata.
what these three numbers mean
nri is our 0-100 quality index (review consistency, volume, web presence, specialty signals). buzz is social momentum right now. local cred is the share of reviewers who live nearby rather than visit. how the nri score works
hours
not supplied yet, check the website before you go
social pulse
newly on the matamata radar. the shire's rest cafe is building social momentum at buzz 0/100.
google reviews
1,475
avg rating
4.5
local cred
n/a
google figures as of . the editorial copy above may predate them.
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