Mountain Shire is a Tolkien-inspired tiny house village in Sevierville, Tennessee, created by an uncle-and-nephew duo over several years. The property features six hobbit-themed tiny homes, each with a distinct whimsical theme and custom decor. A cedar-slice wall separates the village from the outside world, completing the Middle Earth atmosphere. The mountainside setting offers vacation stays for those looking to escape into a fantasy-inspired retreat.
Hobbit Hole Tiny Home on Mountainside
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Bright Yellow Round Door
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Faux Greenery Rooftops
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Video Tour: Mountain Shire Hobbit Village
Village Details
- Name: Mountain Shire
- Location: Sevierville, Tennessee
- Type: Hobbit-themed tiny house vacation village
- Creators: Uncle-and-nephew duo
- Theme: Tolkien / Lord of the Rings / Hobbit-inspired
- Number of Homes: 6
- Home Styles: Each with different whimsical theme and custom decor
- Builder: Some homes by Incredible Tiny Homes
- Setting: Mountainside
- Exterior Features: Round colorful doors, faux greenery rooftops
- Privacy Feature: Cedar-slice wall surrounding the village
- Availability: Vacation rentals / weekend stays
- Region: Great Smoky Mountains area
Lessons from This Village
- Theme Consistency Creates Immersive Experiences: Building an entire village around the Hobbit aesthetic—not just individual homes—transforms a vacation stay into a complete escape from everyday surroundings
- Perimeter Design Reinforces the Fantasy: The cedar-slice wall blocking off the shire demonstrates how boundary treatments can enhance themed properties by creating a sense of entering another world
- Faux Materials Achieve Looks Without Maintenance: Using artificial greenery on roofs captures the grass-covered hobbit hole appearance without the irrigation, structural, and upkeep demands of living roofs
- Family Collaboration Enables Large Projects: The uncle-nephew partnership shows how relatives pooling skills and time can accomplish ambitious builds that would be difficult for individuals alone
- Location Amplifies Theme: Positioning the village on a Tennessee mountainside near the Smokies aligns with the rolling hills of the Shire, making the setting work with rather than against the fantasy theme
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Wow! I’m in love! What a lovely, magical, got-to-go-there place. Every home is amazing and the setting is so beautiful. I love the entry wall and the outdoor spaces. What a wonderful world!
Couldn’t see enough of it to know whether I would be interested. After about 30 seconds, an obnoxious, aggressive ad would cover the entire page and I couldn’t see the content. Advertising is fine, but this is obnoxious!
For some reason, I see hobbit homes as playhouses for children. Perfect for a family of gnomes though.
Lots of fun touches on these hobbit homes. I do not care for the fake greenery.
Concur exactly… makes them look tAcKy. My opinion nobody elses.
The Serenity is a perfect home for me. Would love to have one built for me.
It’s a bit harder to find a builder willing to take this kind of projects on these days, present economy has forced many builders to move away from full custom work. However, you can still find full custom builders, if it’s in your budget to do so, and you’ll just need one who can do custom metal/steel fabrication to make things like the hobbit door… Otherwise, this may need to be a DIY project…