After much wait and anticipation, the next LEGO Lord of the Rings D2C has been officially presented, and its release is coming in just over a week. This is the previously leaked 10354 The Lord Of The Rings: The Shire, which releases on the 2nd of April 2025, along with a brand new LOTR Gift With Purchase of 40761 The Lord of the Rings: Sméagol and Déagol. 10354 becomes our third LEGO Lord of the Rings Icons model in as many years, recreating Bilbo and Frodo Baggins' iconic Hobbit lair. Compared to the other two LEGO Icons LOTR models, 10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire is a lot smaller and much cheaper, including a total of 2,017 pieces retailing for $269.99 / €269.99 / £229.99.
With over 2,000 pieces included, it is no surprise that 10354 is an extremely detailed and beautiful brick-built version of The Shire. The Hobbit cave Bag End is the main build of the Shire, featuring the iconic round green door framed by some wooden details. These wooden details continue around several different-sized round windows, allowing light into the well-known Hobbit Hole.
A well-tended garden flourishes just outside the numerous windows and large round green door. We can see a range of colourful flowers and plants, including some vibrant sunflowers and a thick oak tree sitting atop of Bag End. A narrow, brick-built winding path lined with a white picket fence leads up to the door and a selection of colourful vegetation. The house itself is built seamlessly into the hill, with its grassy roof blending into the surrounding green landscape.
The interior of 10354 becomes less detailed and more play-heavy. Unfortunately, there is no back wall to the 18+ model, with the back part measuring only around 10 studs wide. With that said, however, the interior is fairly open, with plenty of play features included, such as the ability to transform a burning letter into The One Ringâ„¢ or make Bilbo vanish at the turn of a dial.
Once you walk through the brick-built round door, the Minifigures included with 10354 will be immediately welcomed to a warm, inviting and impeccably cosy cave. The walls and ceilings are mainly curved to reflect the natural contours of the hill, with the few rooms included having large, welcoming rugs and carpets and plenty of detail and Middle-earth-themed Easter eggs.
The main hallway is the larger of the few rooms included with a large red carpet and rug along with a clothes rack and a chest stuffed full of Middle Earth-inspired accessories. The sitting room has a couple of armchairs and shelves, along with a crackling fireplace, which is one of the main play features included in the $270 build. A small study contains a chair and a large desk next to a much smaller fireplace.
With a relatively lacklustre interior, LEGO has thankfully given us a few side builds to expand this brick-built version of The Shire. These elements mainly centre around Bilbo's 111th birthday party. There's a small tent, a table with a decorated cake and a podium with an exclusive 'Happy Birthday Bilbo Baggins' sign, which, like the tent, uses a new fabric piece.
There are further side builds for Gandalf's horse-drawn carriage, which he uses to arrive in the Shire and transport his fireworks, along with a red and yellow firework dragon. The horse-drawn carriage includes the usual horse piece in brown whilst the dragon is a very simple build made up of just a handful of pieces.
With such a harsh price-to-piece ratio compared to the previous two LEGO Icons Lord Of The Rings models, 10354 thankfully includes a total of nine Minifigures. These include Frodo Baggins, "Sam" Samwise Gamgee, "Merry" Meriadoc Brandybuck, "Pippin" Peregrin Took, Bilbo Baggins, Rosie Cotton, Everard Proudfoot, Aurora Proudfoot and Gandalf. Furthermore, the Gandalf figure includes both his hat and his long grey hair along with the ability for him to sit down on the seats included in Bag End's interior.
10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire
Set Name - The Lord of the Rings: The Shire
Set Number - 10354
Age Range - 18+
Piece Count - 2,017
Price - $269.99 / €269.99 / £229.99
Release Date - 2nd April 2025
10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire releases on the 2nd of April 2025, but what do you think? Will you be purchasing 10354 in a weeks time? Is there anything missing from this brick-built version of The Shire? Would you have preferred an expanded interior to Bag End? And what other LEGO Icons LOTR sets are you hoping for in 2026 and beyond? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments below.
