With a grass roof, circular door and stained-glass windows it could be the perfect spot for a hobbit but this real-life hobbit house, which would make the perfect pad for Bilbo Baggins, is available to rent by the week at Golden Hill Farm on the North Yorkshire Moors.
The cottage, Potts Corner, would be fit for any self-respecting hobbit, complete with a free standing bath and luxurious mattresses, and is just the place to return to after a day spent wandering around the Shire.
The cottage is available to rent by the week at Golden Hill Farm on the North Yorkshire Moors for £650 for three nights or £850 for seven nights for up to six people.
The cosy retreat is the first of seven Tolkien-inspired hideaways to be built by Carol Hopkinson and her partner Karl Wragg as they create an entire village of fantasy houses.
Carol, 35, said: 'We hope that this will be a way for people to step out of the busy reality of their everyday lives and the rat race and into a fantasy world.
'Karl and I love the hobbit house, and have tried to make it as authentic as possible, matching up all the features and fittings with those shown in the films.
'There is nothing better than sitting in the lounge with the round door wide open, watching the sun go down. It really is like being in another world.
'We opened a few months ago and have already had some avid Tolkien fans to stay. That was nerve-wrecking because we knew these people would be the most likely to find fault. But thankfully we have had no complaints just yet.'
Carol and Karl, 30, now have plans to create a whole Shire and build six more hobbit homes on their land where they also rent out a camping site and gypsy caravans.
The pair, who have five children, spent around £100,000 building the hobbit hideaway and received a £15,000 of tourism-related funding from the North York Moors National Park Authority and Redcar and Cleveland Council, plus a start-up loan of £25,000 from Teesside charity Five Lamps.
Plans are in place for a replica of the hobbit watering hole the Green Dragon Inn.
... So, who's up for it?
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