Museum
Pollocks Toy Museum
20 locals recommend,
Why locals recommend it
We were all children once, and Pollock’s houses a huge collection of the sort of toys most of us would’ve been overjoyed to receive from Father Christmas before we gave up believing in him and just wanted something electronic. These are proper toys, mostly Victorian, and the place feels Dickensian with more than a whiff of Harry Potter. Don’t miss the bizarre 4,000-year-old Egyptian toy mouse made of clay, with a wagging tail and wooden tongue that moves. There’s an area dedicated to toy theatres, with amazing paper puppets you move about on sticks. This is a place for adults and children—it’s not Hamleys!
David
January 24, 2017
Tips from locals
Giuliano
May 16, 2022
This quirky museum of old playthings is housed in a pair of wonderfully creaky, unrestored Georgian townhouses. A £9 ticket allows you to shimmy your way through six tiny rooms packed with board games, marbles, money boxes, puppets, wax dolls, toy theatres, doll’s houses and wonderful, intricately detailed model shops, as well as the world’s oldest surviving teddy and a 4,000-year-old mouse made from Nile clay. By turns beguiling and creepy, it’s fascinating for adults who want a hit of nostalgia. www.pollockstoymuseum.co.uk
This quirky museum of old playthings is housed in a pair of wonderfully creaky, unrestored Georgian townhouses. A £9 ticket allows you to shimmy your way through six tiny rooms packed with board games, marbles, money boxes, puppets, wax dolls, toy theatres, doll’s houses and wonderful, intricately d…
Deepesh & Deborah
September 7, 2014
Pollock's Toy Museum is a small museum in London, England. It was started in 1956 in a single attic room at 44 Monmouth Street, near Covent Garden, where Pollock's Toy Theatres were also sold.
Nicholas
October 14, 2017
Cute and quirky toy museum
Cheene
May 11, 2017
Located in London’s Fitzrovia, Pollock’s Toy Museum boasts a hugely impressive collection of toys, most of which date back to Victorian times. It’s a real treat to venture round this historic spot and take in sights such as teddy bears, puppets, toy soldiers, dolls and every other toy you could think of.
Kay
September 12, 2018
Pollock's Toy Museum is a museum and small toy shop housed in two atmospheric historic buildings in London's Fitzrovia.
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Location
1 Scala St
London, England