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House on the Hill Toy Museum (Essex)

Description: Address: Stansted Mountfitchet /Essex / England

Newest Review: ... hall. Here you find all kinds of toys and knick-knacks to buy, like old fashioned paper dolls to cut out, jack-in-the-box, colouring in sheets, etc. To be fair, the only other toy museum I had ever seen before is the museum in Nuremberg, which is by no means a private collection but features toys dating back to ancient times, high and brightly lit rooms, all exhibits neatly behind glass and ... more

... in orderly fashion and with play areas scattered over the exhibition halls. The experience in the House on the Hill is something totally different. The House on the Hill is no purpose built museum and the rooms are not overly large, in the lower exhi...more

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House on the Hill Toy Museum (Essex): Toys, toys and even more toys (1018 words)
by Fritzthecat - written on 05/06/08 (Very useful, 86 readings)
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The House on the Hill Toy Museum is located in Stansted Mountfitched, directly next to Mountfitched Castle. It is home to the largest privately-owned toy collection in Europe and features more than 80.000 exhibits. Originally we had planned to visit Mountfitched Castle and I didn't even know that there was a toy museum right next to it - both attractions can be visited with a combined ticket. The day we went we found the castle closed and our two daughters, who had been looking forward to see the animals in the castle, made very disappointed faces. As there was a sign pointing towards the museum we decided to change our plans and try our luck at the museum. ...

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