Live your peaceful life as a Hobbit

​Create your own Hobbit as you set forth in Bywater. Though not yet established as an official village in Hobbiton, you play a big part in helping the quaint town flourish. Begin by creating your unique Hobbit, choosing from a variety of Hobbit features to express yourself, including foot-hair styles and personality ‘moods’ that bring your character to life. Perhaps your Hobbit is a friendly soul with fiery red hair, a cute button nose and bright green eyes. Or maybe your Hobbit is more of a Sackville curmudgeon, with a broad nose and balding hair. The choice is yours.

Fulfil your own dream of living in Tolkien’s world by decorating your own Hobbit home and transforming the cosy space with grid-free placement to position furniture home décor to your liking. Discover the wonders each new day brings to Bywater as you settle into your homestead for much needed rest.

Fish, forage, and grow your garden

​​Beyond the rounded opening of your Hobbit home, a short venture reveals a bounty — your very own garden. This fully customisable area allows you to place multiple plots. Want to place a daybed in your garden? Perhaps you'd like to create a summer table setting? The space is yours to create! Here you can grow a variety of fruits, vegetables, spices and other harvestable ingredients. Just be sure to take proper care by watering them daily.   

Fish in various streams and bubbling brooks, and forage to stock up the pantry with the fruits of your labour. Butterflies often flutter by and when closely followed can guide you to new discoveries, as you wander through fields and forests to find seasonal items.

Cook food to your heart’s content

​No Hobbit’s day is complete without food. Enjoy the warmth of the kitchen and show off your culinary skills with recipes for mealtimes. Much like in real life, cooking requires proper preparation, careful attention and a “dash of this or that” for the perfect feast. Chop up home-grown vegetables, sauté foraged mushrooms, perhaps add a tart pickle or a dollop of sweet jam to balance the dish.  

Partake in a second breakfast or host a dinner party with fellow Hobbits. This small, growing community is home to a delightful cast of residents, who will request your aid in placing Bywater on the Shire’s map as an official village. To accomplish this goal, you will grow and nurture relationships with other characters. For most Hobbits, the best way to build bonds with others is through the comforts of a warm meal. 

Explore Bywater

​Discover secret glades and lost treasures of the Shire. Experience the ever-changing weather that affects daily routines and seasonal surprises based on the time of year. Obtain rewards through your story progression. 

Meet iconic characters and familiar Hobbit families to trade for upgrades to skills, clothes, home and more. The shops of Bywater are bustling with many vendors who are willing to sell you all kinds of ingredients, as well as decorative items for your Hobbit home. There are many other Hobbits awaiting you in Bywater, so be sure to meet and invite them over for a second breakfast. 

Join club missions to complete daily activities and help gain official village status in Bywater.

Uncover the many Tales of the Shire

​​Your arrival in Bywater marks the start of your story, unfolding quietly between the great epics of Middle-earth. Each Tale you complete is at your own pace, as you help your neighbours and enjoy the simple pleasures of food, friends and fellowship. 

Complete all the Tales or explore and thrive in the haven that is Bywater. You’re welcome to stay and continue to enjoy your cosy Hobbit life for as long as you like.