@mattcolville ...supposedly every year (although it's been a few years since the last one). The whole area of parks and stuff is called the Shire Country Park 2/2
@mattcolville Local legend has it that the two towers are based on 2 real towers, Edgbaston Waterworks and Perret's Folly, while the ents are based on the trees of nearby Moseley Bog. Nearby Sarehole Mill inspired the mill in Hobbiton and hosts a Tolkien/Middle Earth festival... 1/2