Ilkley Toy Museum

About

The museum displays dolls, dolls houses, teddy bears, tin plate toys, lead figures and a selection of games together with wooden and paper toys.

Story

The museum contains one of the finest private collections of toys in the North of England with a particularly fine display of early English wooden dolls.

The museum displays dolls, dolls houses, teddy bears, tin plate toys, lead figures and a selection of games together with wooden and paper toys. Dating from 350BC to the present day the exhibits also include a 1940's English working model fairground. Other exhibits include toys which date from the 1950's and 1960's, including popular television characters, "proper cars with rubber tyres", Cowboys and Indians and miniature toy soldiers.

Old or young there is certainly something for everyone at the Ilkley Toy Museum. The museum also offers a selection of unusual and traditional toys, games and jigsaw puzzles for sale, together with a range of Ilkley Toy Museum gifts and souvenirs.

OPENING HOURS

Saturdays and Sundays 12 - 4pm

School and groups by appointment on weekdays

SCHOOL HOLIDAY OPENING TIMES

During the school holidays we are also open Thursdays and Fridays 12-4pm (Thursday July 31st to Friday August 29th) as well as our normal Saturdays and Sundays.

ADMISSION

Adult £3.00, Child (5-16 years) £2.00, Under 5's free

Family ticket (2 Adults & up to 3 children) £8.00

Free for wheelchair users

Payment by cash or cheque only