2006-10-16 03:21:00 · 14 answers · asked by DAVID C 1 in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Other - United Kingdom
Well the nearest dolls museum in the UK would depend on where you are!
2006-10-16 03:25:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
ENGLAND
Antique Doll & Teddies Collection,
Golden Cross Inn, Wixford Rd, Arden's Grafton B50 4LG
01789 772420
South off the A46 eight miles west of Stratford upon Avon. Exhibition in 300-year old pub.
Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood,
Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 9PA
Telephone: 020 8983 5200
Fax: 020 8983 5225
A branch of the V&A, in the heart of London’s East End. The Museum of Childhood has the UK's national collection of toys, games and childhood objects. It offers a memorable day out for visitors of all ages, a lively programme of activities, an opportunity to reminisce, and provides a second-to-none teaching resource for primary schools. http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/nmc/index.html
Dunster Doll's House,
Memorial Hall, High St, Dunster, Minehead TA24 6SF
There are over 700 dolls in the collection from many nations and covering a vast time span. Also doll's houses and christening robes.
http://www.somerset.gov.uk/now/musex/dunster.html
Doll House Museum,
Station Rd, Petworth GU28 0BF
01798 344044, fax 343858
Twenty miles west of Crawley on the A272 or south of Guildford on the A3/A283 In excess of a hundred modern dolls' houses, all furnished and occupied.
SCOTLAND
Dolls House Museum,
29 Queen St, Newton Stewart DG8 6JR
phone/fax: 01671 403344
An exhibition of some fifty dolls houses complete with miniature furnishings and fittings of different periods
Little Treasures Dolls House Museum,
Petersfield, Kemnay AB51 5PR
01467 642332
Approx' 18 miles north west of Aberdeen, off the A96.
Here are a few, I put dolls museums in the Ask search engine and it came up with quite a few.
I lifted the above from the link below.
Hope this helps. :-)
2006-10-18 14:19:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Edinburgh has 2/3, as does London.
As for the nearest, well, it depends where you are.
2006-10-19 00:43:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bethnal Green museum of childhood.
2006-10-16 03:25:39 · answer #4 · answered by Dave 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I beleive there's one in edinburgh. Also try the museum of childhood
2006-10-16 05:44:24 · answer #5 · answered by MrsMac 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nearest to where? That could help us a bit.
2006-10-16 03:34:21 · answer #6 · answered by genghis41f 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends where you are Edinburgh has 3
2006-10-16 03:31:13 · answer #7 · answered by william c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The N.L.&.A.Benevolent Society MEMORABILIA & HERITAGE MUSEUM is supposed to have a nice doll collection and is supposedly in Northamptonshire, but I have yet to find it. But you can email to this ebay seller who works there and ask them where it is.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ALL-COLLECTORS-NEED-A-TEDDY-BEARS-OF-WITNEY-BOOK-YES_W0QQitemZ280037604723QQihZ018QQcategoryZ86825QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Let me know if you find anything out!
2006-10-17 18:49:34 · answer #8 · answered by cltd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nearist the UK will be France..
2006-10-16 03:23:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Posh and Becks house. - living exhibits.
2006-10-17 04:11:42 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋