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Published: 20th August 2026
UK's first official Brandywine hobbit festival heads to Tolkien's homeland
The UK’s first official hobbit festival will arrive in Shropshire later this year – bringing J.R.R. Tolkien’s fictional ‘Shire’ to life in the very land that is said to have inspired it. Weston Park confirmed it is set to play host to the five-day Brandywine Festival this September using…
Published: 20th August 2026
Young fan's plea sparks sale of day tickets for Hobbit-themed Brandywine Festival
The organisers of a major new Tolkien-inspired festival in the UK are to release up to 1,200 day tickets – after a heartfelt plea from a ten-year-old girl. The youngster, from Dudley, wrote to the organisers of the five-day Brandywine Festival at Weston Park, telling them of her love for the world…
