Hamleys

Hamleys is one of the world's largest toy shops. It is currently located at 188-196 Regent Street in London.

History

Hamleys is named after William Hamley, who founded a toy shop in London in 1760. The business has survived in various forms to the present day, and at one time was the largest toy shop in the world. Hamleys moved to its current Regent Street premises in 1981. The store is considered one of London's major tourist attractions, and receives about five million visitors a year.

Description

Hamleys has six floors, all devoted to playthings, with different categories of toy on each floor. The ground floor is traditionally for soft toys, and decked out with a remarkably diverse array of stuffed animals, from regular teddy bears to more exotic plushes such as turtles or dolphins, even to enormous life-sized giraffes or elephants.

Floor guide

  • 5th floor: Boys - Action figures, vehicles, etc.
  • 4th floor: Models - Model kits, remote-controlled vehicles, model railways, Scalextric, etc.
  • 3rd floor: Girls - Dolls, art materials, fancy dress, etc.
  • 2nd floor: Preschool - Toys for young children
  • 1st floor: Games - Board games, jigsaws, science - also the Bear Factory and Sweet Machine.
  • Ground floor: Soft toys - a wide variety of stuffed animals, and also a Marvin's Magic section.
  • Basement: - novelties, gadgets, Lego, computer games, and an arcade.

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