Green Links=Open to all kingdoms
Brown Links=Generally Hobbits Only

Feature Activities

Plants of Middle Earth - A Shire Walkabout - This task for the Undying Lands forum is open to all Hobbits and visitors wanting to have a fun time touring the Shire or to help advance through the UL rank system.

Informational Threads

Mayors' Office - Visit Sam and Pippin should you have questions or need any help.
Great Tree Center - A help thread for new hobbits and visitors to the Shire to aid them in finding their way around.
Halfast Gamgee Hall - Have an idea for a Shire activity or RPG? Submit it here.
Bywater Bulletins - Have a foreign announcement from another kingdom? Please post all announcements in this thread!
Hobbit Unemployment Office - (Currently OPEN) Here you'll find vacancies in positions and thread leaderships around the Shire available for you to apply.

Contests/Games

Riddles in the Dark - See if you can guess the answer.
Shire Caption Contest - Post a funny caption to a photo from one of the LOTR films.
A Middle Earth Game: Who Am I? - See if you can guess which Middle Earth related person it is by a few clues.

Shire Teams (Hobbits Only)

Shire Debate Team - If you enjoy a spirited argument and Middle Earth lore join the talented members in debate.
Shire Lore Drill Team - Compete against other Kingdoms' drill teams in Middle Earth trivia.
Junior Shire Lore Drill Team - An easy starter version of the drill team. You'll learn how to compete against other Kingdoms' drill teams in Middle Earth trivia, but it's made for newbies!
Coney Racing - Race your coney rabbit against the animals of other kingdoms.
Shire Scribblers - The Shire's very own poetry team.

Role Play Games
Read the guidelines in each post before you participate!

Hobbit Hole Homes - Role play your daily life as a hobbit.
The Cat Dragged Inn - Visit the pub for tantalizing food, jokes, merrymaking, and scintillating conversation.
The Newbie Pub - (Currently Closed) A place for new members of the Shire (And other kingdoms) to come and learn about role playing in a relaxing atmosphere.
The International Shire and Pipeweed Association - A place for all Hobbits and Foreigners that enjoy pipeweed. Purchase pipeweed, learn how to cultivate pipweed, or even how to blow a few smoke rins!
Ye Olde Village Shoppes - The finest market in the Shire. Buy food, clothing, hardware, plants, books and much more!
Shire Knitting Circle - Have a talent with twine? Give the Knitting Circle a try!
Strawberrystar Brewery - The Shire is known for its ale. This famous brewery is known for its customised ale, wine and fruit drinks. Learn how to brew ale or place an order for finely made ales, wines, and juices!
Blue Barley Fields Farm - Come relax at the Blue Barley Fields Farm. Here you can wander through the woods, sit in a tree in the orchard, or expierience working on a farm.
Periannath Walking Club - Frodo and Bilbo loved to walk and so will you. The Walking Club travels all over the Shire and beyond.
The Shire Watch - The Shire Watch is a group of hobbits that help to keep the Shire safe and sound for everyone else. If you have a problem or want to sign up...come on down!
The Library at Undertowers - The Shire has its own library so you can check out books, joing a reading club, or just chat with fellow book lovers.
The Shire Crafters and Corders Guild - Have a talent for making crafts, weaving baskets, putting things together? Then come to the Crafters and Corders Guild in the Shire to put your talent to work!

Art, Writing, and Poetry

Tuckborough Tribune - The finest paper in Middle Earth! Sign up to write an article or take a peek at the latest edition.
Shire Art Guild - Display your original artwork here.
Shire Quick Post Office - Send a letter, bill, card, or package TO a hobbit.
Bywater Bulletins - A place to post general announcements - upcoming weddings, parties, games, contests etc.

Defending the Shire

Hobbit Defense Squad Sign-Up Hall - Defend the Shire from external threats. You can be a spy/scout, messenger, swordsmen or archer. Non-hobbits are allowed to join the Troops Abroad Regiment. ONLY hobbits may join the Defense Troops Regiment of the HDS.
HDS RPG - These threads are various role play games (RPG) that the members of the Hobbit Defense Squad (HDS) participate in!

Your Hobbit Character (Hobbits Only)

Hobbit Character Biographies - Tell us about your hobbit family. Is it a large one? Do you have uncles who went off on adventures? Or, is your family a small one that preferred not to mingle with foreigners?
Hobbit Addresses - Every Hobbit has to live somewhere! Submit the address for your Hobbit hole here!
There and Back Again Office - If you plan to be away from the Shire for more than a few days please leave a message at There and Back Again for your friends, employers, and Mayors.

The Person Behind the Hobbit Character (Hobbits Only)

Hobbits Revealed - We know hobbits are some of the most attractive people on the Plaza. Show us your photo - MUST be at least 15 years old to post your pic.
Shire Birthday Sign-Ups - If you are a hobbit Rank 5 or above please post your birthday here.