The Forgotten Toy Shop

The Forgotten Toy Shop: traditional toys with a mission to bring back the classics

The Forgotten Toy Shop is an independent shop for traditional toys and games for all ages. Its catalogue is presented as a selection of quality items designed to stimulate imagination, learning and play without screens or batteries. The shop describes itself as a small business that chooses each product with a focus on child development, creativity and trust.

A catalogue organised by age and type of play

The range is structured into several categories covering everything from the early years to games for the whole family. Featured sections include:

• Pocket money toys: low-priced items, including wind-up figures and clip-on torches.
• Early years toys: Fisher Price classics, push/pull along toys, stacking and shape sorting toys, as well as wooden train sets and accessories.
• Educational toys: materials for pretend and creative play, arts and crafts, dress up, musical instruments and pretend play.
• Puzzles: jigsaw puzzles, wooden puzzles and large-piece puzzles.
• Dolls: brands such as Lottie Dolls, My Little Pony, rag dolls, Sylvanian Families and The Mouse Mansion.
• Games: board games, card games, classic playground games, dice games, educational learning games, escape room games, family games, marbles and marble games, retro games and travel and holiday games.
• Retro and novelty toys: wooden vehicles and the World's Smallest line.
• Outdoor play.
• Soft toys and puppets: soft toys from the Animigos World of Nature, Care Bears, Palm Pals and Wilberry collections, with sub-lines such as Wilberry Classics, Collectables, Dressed Animals, Eco Baby Comforters, Eco Cuddlies, Knitted and Mini's. Puppets include finger puppets, hand puppets, Hide away puppets, Eco Puppet Buddies, My First Christmas Puppet, My First Puppets, Sockettes and traditional story sets.
• Accessories and more: room decor, bags and pencil cases, and party supplies such as gift bags and wrap, partyware, party bag fillers and foil balloons.
• Book shop: activity books, board books, cloth books, fascinating facts books, lift the flap books and little libraries, as well as traditional stories.

The shop also has a sale section and a selection of new arrivals updated with items such as wind-up Halloween figures, clip-on torches, fidget toys, Christmas origami and tabletop entertainment games.

Featured brands and products

Among the brands the shop says it has available is The Toy Tribe, with products such as Catapult Champions, a game set in a world of dragons, princesses, knights and wizards. The catalogue also includes references from Fisher Price, Lottie Dolls, My Little Pony, Sylvanian Families, Care Bears, Palm Pals and Wilberry, among others.

Online shopping, in-store pickup and gift services

The shop allows online orders to be placed and collected in store. It offers free UK delivery on orders over £50, express delivery options and a gift wrapping service with direct shipping to the recipient. It also has gift vouchers and a 30-day returns policy. It accepts payments with American Express, Apple Pay, Diners Club, Discover, Google Pay, Klarna, Maestro, Mastercard, PayPal, Shop Pay, Union Pay and Visa, and states that Klarna and Clearpay are accepted. The shop operates in pounds sterling and shows currency options for Australia, Canada, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey and New Zealand.

Opening hours

The published opening hours are Monday to Friday 9:00 to 16:30 and Saturday 9:00 to 13:00.

Editorial content and community

The site includes a blog with articles on topics such as supporting small businesses, the beauty of Sudbury Hall, outdoor play, National Children's Day UK and the spring fair. The shop displays customer reviews on Trustpilot, with opinions highlighting the variety of traditional toys, value for money and fast delivery.

Location and contact

Phone: 07540 789238 · Email: shop@theforgottentoyshop.co.uk