The Hobbit · Filming location
Paradise (Glenorchy)
In the story · The Desolation of Smaug (Beorn's house)
On a hill here stood Beorn's house, the home of a man who can turn into a bear and who shelters the dwarves. The house is gone and the hill is private, but the valley looks the same from the road.
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Where to stand for the photo
Stop along the road and frame the open fields with the mountains behind them.
Getting there
- Address: Glenorchy-Paradise Road, Paradise
- Transport
- By car, about 1 hour from Queenstown.
- Access
- Public gravel road; the hill is private land and cannot be visited.
Public sources (1)
Sources found on October 21, 2026.
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We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
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Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story