Welcome to the Lake Town and Shire Garden Railroad

HOBBITON

Entering Hobbiton

Hobbiton is built inside a return loop on a raised platform.

Produce company and grain elevator

Farmer Maggot, mentioned in The Lord of the Rings, started a produce company in Hobbiton. He built a warehouse, then added an ice house to store ice for the refrigerated cars that carry fruits and vegetables from farms in the Shire to all the other towns on the Lake Town & Shire. The Hobbits of the Shire also built a grain elevator and began shipping their surplus grain to other towns.

Hobbiton station

Hobbiton has a passenger depot, a freight depot, and a loading platform beside its team track.

Hobbiton town center

Hobbiton is thriving with a large number of businesses and shops.

Hobbiton hole

Many hobbits still live in holes like this one at Bag End.