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The Toy Shop is a magical place - a traditional toy shop with something for everyone! You'll find us in the seaside town of Helensburgh on Scotland's West Coast and just a short hop from Glasgow. And now we're here online - somewhere up in the clouds where you can find some magical toys, gifts and games for us to deliver to you.

We do our very best to provide ethically-sourced and eco-friendly products from the UK and Europe and beyond. You will find brands such as Djeco and Vilac from France, Hape from Germany, Green Toys from the USA, Eugy from New Zealand, BiOBUDDi from the Netherlands and so much more! If you can't find what you're looking for, please drop us a message or give us a call and we will see what we can find for you!
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The Toy Shop in Helensburgh is a traditional, independent toy shop bursting full of original and inspiring toys, gifts and games. You can find us on the seafront of the Victorian-built town of Helensburgh in Argyll, on Scotland's west coast - just a short hop from Glasgow city centre by rail or car and only 5 minutes from Loch Lomond.
Experiments, tools and toys that encourage scientific-thinking - suitable for boys and girls who love to invent and explore the world around them. Build your own 3D models with this unique collectable that kids (and adults!) will collect and treasure. Collect them all! Beautifully-detailed, yet si.
We have sourced the very best toys for your little ones - toys that are made from natural BPA-free, non-toxic and lead-free products. Browse our range of sensory, tactile toys for babies and newborns and find the perfect present for baby girls and baby boys to help their development in fun and stimulating ways.
Building and making helps to spark the imagination while developing motor-skills and logical thinking. Plus the creator is rewarded with something that they've actually made themselves! From bigger, colourful blocks and colourful click-together shapes for little hands to smaller, more intricate shapes and magnetic pieces for older, more adventurous builders, we have something for every child.
Come and explore our range of safe, BPA-free toys to nurture the curious mind and encourage creativity. Follow Marinia's complete story within 35 sketch pages with 80+ stencils, 3 rub-on patterns, 250+ stickers, 5 double-ended colouring pencils, 8 drawin. Petulia's complete story set within a35 page creative sketchbook offers an impressive number of activities and the highest-quality content.
Reviews (17)
Joy Scott
Joy Scott
Jan 01, 2022
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Wonderful and very thoughtful service by this shop. Shortly before Christmas I did an on line order for a Green Toy ferry (so not a huge order) to be sent to my grandson and the shop noticed that delivery and billing address were different and phoned me up to ask if I would like the toy wrapped in Christmas paper. I (and everyone I have told about this) feel this is a fantastic service. Do look at what toys they offer - I certainly will!
Gail Donbavand
Gail Donbavand
Nov 18, 2021
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Val and her team gave wonderful customer service when a particular colour was unexpectedly out of stock. Communication was great, especially when things are outside of their control, keeping me as informed as possible along the way. This is a shop that really cares about its customers, thank you very much!
Mary Bell
Mary Bell
Oct 27, 2021
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Very helpful, looking for ideas for Christmas gifts for my toddler group. They have a wrapping and delivery service which saves a lot of time very much appreciated.
Richard Butcher
Richard Butcher
Oct 26, 2021
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Brilliant online experience from a lovely small business. Don't confused these lovely people with another large conglomerate who isn't anywhere near Val and her brilliant shop. Makes me want to drive to Helensburgh to go see the actual shop, and say thank you for the first class service!
Jen Lewis
Jen Lewis
May 31, 2021
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Amazing toys shop, my kids loved our visit today. lovely lady there too will be back again soon xx
Julie Rebecca Welsh
Julie Rebecca Welsh
May 11, 2021
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I would 100% recommend the toy shop! She provides amazing stock of toys and a great service of dropping stuff off! Thank you Val! X
Melanie Andrews
Melanie Andrews
Nov 03, 2020
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An amazingly generous donation to a local community project has just been donated by val from the towns Toy shop. Very generous and particularly in this covid19 year . Very much appreciated Melanie at Craigard
Angela Logan
Angela Logan
Oct 11, 2020
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What a fab toy shop bought a wooden rocking horse for my son and will definitely be back for some more stuff for my sons birthday. Lady in shop was lovely and welcoming such a great help aswell. Thank u my little boy loves his new rocking horse x
Mandy Pairman
Mandy Pairman
Oct 01, 2020
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We love the toy shop ❤️ Val is always very welcoming and we are delighted with our purchases today.
Gayle Laban
Gayle Laban
Sep 16, 2020
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I went in whilst on holiday looking for a wooden baby walker,the lady showed me 1 in store and others that she could order,i picked 1 to be ordered and delivered as i lived in falkirk,it was very fast service,the lovely lady contacted me to say she had missed the delivery for that day and would drop the item off that evening,it was so so kind of… the lady to drive from helensburgh to falkirk to make sure my little girl got her baby walker,this lady goes out of her way to make ur shopping experience and i will definitely be a returning customer,thanks again for being so kind 😀
Valerie Coutts
Valerie Coutts
Jul 06, 2020
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Fantastic service. Bought some Windmills. Dropped off less than half an hour later. Lovely lady. Many thanks :)
Morna Macgregor- McPartland
Morna Macgregor- McPartland
Jul 05, 2020
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Fantastic service as always. Would highly recommend. Home delivery service was very quick and free. Amazing 😊
Kerry Prow
Kerry Prow
Jan 06, 2020
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This has got to be my favourite shop in the world! I was panicking about what to get my 9 year old daughter. I needn't have worried. 1 was a one stop shop and got everything and more than I could have hoped for. ALL beautifully wrapped saving me a great deal of time. Thank you so much!
William Higgins
William Higgins
Sep 07, 2019
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Went today with my wife and girls after my daughter had won a competition. There is a big choice of toys for all budgets. The lady who runs the shop is lovely and very welcoming. Worth a visit if looking for a different unique present for a kid.
Kathleen Cooper
Kathleen Cooper
Oct 22, 2018
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An absolute treasure trove of goodies for children. A fantasticly helpful assistant who gave me pointers as to what to buy and a bonus offered with the wrapping. A very enjoyable experience. Just wish all my shopping was so pleasant and easy. Thank you!😄
Lynne Dow
Lynne Dow
Nov 16, 2017
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A beautiful toy shop in Helensburgh with a huge selection of toys, gifts & games stacked high. Warm, friendly & knowledgeable staff. 5*
Anne Quickfall
Anne Quickfall
Sep 05, 2017
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What a lovely shop, so much choice and the staff are really helpful. I went in for three presents and didn’t know what I wanted, the two ladies made lots of brilliant suggestions and I left with my three gifts - all with wrapping paper and all for less than I had imagined I would have to pay. Thank you Toy Shop - keep up the good work! So good to be able to shop local :-)