Everything you need to know before you buy LEGO Icons 10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire

Everything you need to know before you buy LEGO Icons 10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire

Here’s all you need to know about the new LEGO The Lord of the Rings set before 10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire launches soon.

We're just days away from the highly anticipated launch of 10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire, which joins a duo of Middle-earth models to make a trio of 18+ sets based on the iconic fantasy franchise.

Once you've picked up both 10316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell and 10333 The Lord of the Rings: Barad-dûr, or budgeted them into your future LEGO purchases, 10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire will be next on your list and there's plenty of reasons to pick it up next month as well as a lot you need to know about the set.

We’ve rounded up everything you need to know about 10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire in one place ahead of its release on April 2 for LEGO Insiders, or April 5 for everyone.

10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire price and details

Price: £229.99 / $269.99 / €269.99 Pieces: 2,017 Release date: April 2, 2025 Link: Head to LEGO.com

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10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire measures 45cm wide, 27cm deep and 20cm tall and is designed to be displayed as a standalone collection of builds. Alternatively, it can be displayed alongside the likes of 10316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell and 10333 The Lord of the Rings: Barad-dûr to represent the journey from the books and films.

Nine minifigures grace the set, including Bilbo Baggins, Frodo, Mrs. Proudfoot, Farmer Proudfoot, Merry, Pippin, Rosie Cotton, Samwise Gamgee, and Gandalf the Grey. Together, they can celebrate Bilbo's birthday party in one of the most peaceful and non-confrontational LEGO The Lord of the Rings sets to date.

Adding the third huge LEGO The Lord of the Rings set (of this modern era) to your collection will cost £229.99 / $269.99 / €269.99 for 2,017 pieces overall. Whether you have the other two recent LEGO The Lord of the Rings models or are starting fresh, the peaceful home of the hobbits will be an especially serene build to put together when it is released soon.

10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire gift-with-purchase

Those picking up 10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire as soon as possible can score a free 40761 The Lord of the Rings: Sméagol & Déagol gift-with-purchase too. Anyone purchasing the new The Lord of the Rings: The Shire set between April 2 to 8 will see the free set added to their order, representing a surprisingly tragic moment from the films captured in a multi-level creation.

Realistically, this set is likely to sell out soon after 10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire due to fan demand. Make sure you've got a LEGO Insiders account set up for that early access period and are ready to purchase the new model as soon as possible to maximise your chances of scoring the new gift-with-purchase.

What people are saying about 10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire

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Early reviews of 10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire, including Brick Fanatics' own, point out the set's high price compared to its contents, and especially those of the other recent flagship The Lord of the Rings models.

By direct comparison, 10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire doesn't offer as much value and fewer wow moments in its minifigures and builds overall. It also opts to split the focus of the set across one major model and multiple side builds, which impacts the quality of Bag End, consequently.

Despite these challenges, everyone praises the shaping of 10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire, though the trees are barer than expected, and again compared to other The Lord of the Rings flagship sets. For The Lord of the Rings enthusiasts, 10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire is still to be in high demand next month and that exclusive gift-with-purchase probably won't last long.

"Had Bag End and Gandalf's cart formed this whole set and cost perhaps £179.99, $199.99 or €199.99, I would have been happy. Unfortunately, a selection of superfluous items from Bilbo's party are also included and the set costs £229.99, $269.99 or €269.99, which is far too expensive."

Brickset

"I was left mostly satisfied with the set, but a little underwhelmed by the building experience which involved a lot of basic brick stacking and fewer wow moments than the previous LEGO Icons Lord of the Rings sets."

New Elementary

"If you love Bag End, then you probably want this set and the build is good enough that you’ll be quite happy with it. If you are just looking for one big ticket Lord of the Rings set, though, then Rivendell is a better value."

Brothers Brick
Pros of 10354 The Lord of the Rings: The ShireCons of 10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire
The most complete LEGO Bag End set so farHefty price tag
Recreates two classic The Lord of the Rings setsOverly simplistic building techniques
Appropriate side builds......that take up budget that would have otherwise gone towards the main model

Our verdict: A pricey but serene LEGO The Lord of the Rings entry with a surprisingly split focus from the other two sets.

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