The Ivy Bush

The Ivy Bush
Region:	The Shire
Area:	Hobbiton-Bywater
Settlement:	Hobbiton
Location:	[31.3S, 71.1W]

The Ivy Bush is the tavern and inn for Hobbiton. ^{[31.3S, 71.1W]}

This famous inn is centrally located in Hobbiton, where the Bywater Road crosses the Hill Road. The Ivy Bush has a stage in the corner of the tavern where dancers and musicians can perform for the patrons and visitors.

Lore

This inn was favoured by Sam's father Hamfast Gamgee and his neighbour Daddy Twofoot, as well as many other Hobbits of the Hobbiton area. The Ivy Bush was a centre of gossip and story-telling, and it was here that the Hobbiton residents gathered to exchange fantastical tales of Elves, dragons and treasure-hunting, as well as (rather more usually) the latest doings in the Shire. — lorebook

"The history and character of Mr. Bilbo Baggins became once again the chief topic of conversation; and the older folk suddenly found their reminiscences in welcome demand. No one had a more attentive audience than old Ham Gamgee, commonly known as the Gaffer. He held forth at the The Ivy Bush, a small inn on the Bywater road..." — The Fellowship of the Ring, by Tolkien

NPCs

NPC	Function
Hereward Loamsdown	Tavern Keep
Shirriff Robin Smallburrow	Quest
Moonlight Sandheaver	Inn League Member - Festival
Child
Storyteller
Townsperson

Quests

[8] Needlehole Watch
[10] Untangled Webs
[...] Inn League -- Ivy Bush Trial - Festival
[...] Inn League Initiation -- Bird and Baby - Festival
[...] Baggins' Birthday - A Child's Story - Baggins' Birthday
[...] Baggins' Birthday - Hereward Loamsdown's Story - Baggins' Birthday
[...] Baggins' Birthday - Robin Smallburrow's Story - Baggins' Birthday
[...] Baggins' Birthday - Storyteller's Story - Baggins' Birthday

Involving

[1] Crafting: Artisan Farmer - Farmer
[9] By Hook or by Crook
[10] Finding the Nest
[10] Free the Tree
[20] Quite a Pickle - Festival
[...] Inn League Initiation -- Ivy Bush - Festival
[...] Troves and Trickery -- The Shire - Festival

Gallery

External References

lorebook
tuckborough.net

Taverns of Middle-earth

Eriador: The Bird and Baby Inn • The Boat and Basket • The Brimful Quiver • The Comb and Wattle Inn • Crossway House • The Elbow's Bend • The Floating Log Inn • The Forsaken Inn • The Fox and Fiddle • The Golden Perch • The Green Dragon • The Ivy Bush • The Mad Badger Inn • The Plough and Stars • The Prancing Pony • The Roaring Bull • The Stony Leap • Thorin's Hall Inn

Gondor: The Brick and Mortar • The Cresting Wave • The Eagle and Sickle • Ethring Tavern • Forlong's Hall • The Hammer and Tongs • The Haven • The Laughing Halfling • The Lone Beacon • Lothgobel Tavern • The Merry Swan • The Mûmak and Keep • Scholar's Tavern • The Splintered Shield • The Thirsty Seer • The Wainrider's Head • The Wheel and Cask

Haradwaith: The Black Anchor Tavern • The Bloody Eagle Tavern • The Bower Inn • The Broken Pillar Tavern • The Cat's Grin Tavern • The Crab and Cutlass Tavern • The Dampstone Inn • The Din of Arms • The Drowned Prince • The Dusty Cloak Tavern • The Fleet-watch Tavern • The Full Belly • The House of Twisted Vines Inn • The Hungry Deep Tavern • The Leeward House Tavern • The Old Bastion Inn • The Pot and Quill • The Raven and Albatross • The Teeming Net Tavern • The Vagabond's Rest Inn • The Whelk and Cockle Tavern

Mordor: The Eagle and Star • The Haven

Rhovanion: Burnwater House • The Dragonbone Inn • The Haunted Inn • The Jolly Bell • The Quenching Trough

Rohan: Aldburg Tavern • Beaconwatch Tavern • Edoras Tavern • Elthengels Inn • The Great Tavern • Harwick Tavern • The Mud • Snowbourn Tavern • Stangard Tavern • Stoke Inn • Tavern of Floodwend • Woodhurst Tavern

Settlements, Areas and Landmarks of The Shire
Areas:	Bindbole Wood • Bridgefields • The Delving Fields • Green Hill Country • Greenfields • The Hill • Hobbiton-Bywater • The Marish • North Bridgefields • Rushock Bog • Shire Homesteads • Tookland • The Yondershire* * Requires Quest Pack: Yondershire	Areas:
Settlements:	Brockenborings • Budgeford • Bywater • Frogmorton • Hobbiton • Little Delving • Michel Delving • Needlehole • Overhill • Scary • Stock • Tuckborough • Waymeet • Woodhall	Settlements:
Landmarks:	Abandoned Elf-camp • Appledores • Bag End • Bamfurlong • Bear Dens • Bolestones • Brandywine Bridge • Bridgefields Wall • Bucklebury Ferry • Bullroarer • Bywater Bridge • Bywater Pool • Dora Brownlock's Farm • Downs Gate • The Frogmoors • Golfimbul's Hole • The Grange • The Great Willow • Lob's Grove • Longo Burrow's Farm • The Mathom House • Methel-stage • Michel Delving's Craft-fair • Narrowcleeve • Old Odo's Leaf-farm • Overhill Yards • The Party Tree • Pinglade • Puddifoot's Fields • The Quarry • The Rushock Gate • Sandson's Farm • Sandyman's Mill • The Scrag-dells • The Shire Race-track • Skirmish Camp • South Fields • Southfarthing Gate • Stocktower • Three Farthing Stone • Tom Cotton's Farm • Troll's Knoll • The Water • Wellbridge • Wolf Den • The Yale-height Baranduin • Shirebourn	Landmarks:
Interiors:	Bag End • The Bird and Baby Inn • Boffin Manor • Brockenborings Watch Office • Cook's Guild Hall • Esilia's House • The Floating Log Inn • The Golden Perch • Great Smials • The Green Dragon • The Ivy Bush • The Mathom House • The Michel Delving Training Hall • The Michel Delving Vendor Hall • The Plough and Stars • The Quick Post • The Shire Auction Hall	Interiors:
Dungeons:	Gerebert Took's Home • Scary Quarry	Dungeons:
Instances:	Skirmish: The Perfect Picnic • Trouble in Tuckborough / Quest: Greenfields Warren	Instances: