List of independent LEGO stores in the America

I was talking to a fellow LEGO® fan the other day about how many “hidden gems” there were in the UK when it came to buying LEGO® sets. Long story short – here’s a list of independent LEGO® stores and retailers in the UK.

LEGO®’s brand stores are now much more prevalent these days – they have just opened their 17th branch in the UK in Southampton. I have fond memories of buying a lot of LEGO® sets from Geoff’s Toys in Loughborough, and Dominoes Toys in Leicester (sadly both now closed): but before then, there was Toys R Us (now defunct in the UK too) and smaller, family-run toy stores. It’s businesses in this last category I thought deserving of this list.

Criteria for our independent LEGO® stores list

A few criteria were in the back of my mind for this list of independent LEGO® stores:

  • The business must be privately owned (i.e., not owned by a large corporation)
  • The LEGO® shop must have a physical retail location – it cannot exist solely online
  • A reasonable selection of LEGO® sets must be available to buy, all year round. Other toys may be on sale at the same venue

Our list of independent LEGO® shops in the UK

Here’s our list of independent shops selling LEGO sets, parts or figures in the UK. If you know of an independent retailer who sells LEGO® sets and deserves to be on the list, let us know via playtime@bricksmcgee.com.

Shop name Website Description
Independent LEGO stores in London and the South of England including East Anglia
Benjamin Pollock’s Toyshop,
44 The Market,
Covent Garden,
London,
WC2E 8RF		 pollocks-covent­garden­.co.uk This small toy store is located in Covent Garden market – well worth a visit if you’re nearby. A good place for a quick LEGO® fix if you’re in central London and don’t fancy queuing at the Leicester Square store!
Bricktraders,
57 Catherine Street,
St Albans,
Hertfordshire,
AL3 5BN		 brick­traders.co.uk One I haven’t managed to visit in opening hours yet! This local LEGO store is famous in local AFOL circles.
Corsham Toyshop & Automattic Comics,
25 Pickwick Road,
Corsham,
Wiltshire,
SN13 9BQ		 Facebook page 150 new sets in stock and 200+ preloved LEGO sets.
Kiddie Kingdom,
44 High Street
Shanklin
Isle of Wight
PO37 6JN		 facebook.com/­isleofwightkiddiekingdom Independent toy store on the Isle of Wight
Spot On Bricks,
Unit 4, Direct Properties,
Shady Lane,
Chadwell-St-Mary,
Essex,
RM16 4lr		 spotonbricks.co.uk
Starlings of Holt,
12 High Street,
Holt,
Norfolk,
NR25 6BQ		 starlings­.co.uk Recommended by @AtomicPastry.
Wigwam Toys,
140 Preston Drove,
Brighton,
East Sussex,
BN1 6FJ		 wigwam­toys­.co.uk Recommended by @BrightonBricks.
Independent LEGO stores in the East and West Midlands
Big Top Toys,
7B Orme Court,
Granby Road,
Bakewell,
Derbyshire,
DE45 1ES		 Website The store has a nice selection of retired and modern Lego sets. (Recommended by Johnny H!)
Brickz Kingdom,
41 High Street,
Lincoln,
LN5 8AS		 Website Opened in July 2022, this store sells hard-to-find sets, pocket money toys, and has a “pick a brick” bin of parts to search for that missing part too.
Harold’s Toy Store,
9-11 East Bond St,
Leicester,
LE1 4SX		 Facebook page Regular LEGO stock added.
Leicester Vintage Toys,
1 Shrewsbury Road,
Church Stretton,
Shropshire,
SY6 6JA		 Website Vintage toy and collectibles shop with a small range of LEGO sets usually available.
Osborne’s Sports & Toys,
116 – 118A High Street,
Rushden,
Northamptonshire,
NN10 0PE		 toymaster.co.uk The first toy shop in the UK to stock LEGO – and it’s still going!
Toy Barnhaus,
7 branches in Sussex and the south of England		 Website A medium-sized toy chain based in South England. (Recommended by Johnny H)
Vintage Toys & Bricks,
18 Rother Street,
Stratford-upon-Avon,
Warwickshire,
CV37 6LU		 Website The store has a nice selection of retired and modern Lego sets. (Recommended by Johnny H)
Independent LEGO stores in the North of England (Yorkshire, Cumbria, North East England)
Bricks And Bits,
1 Dixon Road,
Sheffield,
South Yorkshire,
S6 4FYL		 bricks­and­bits­toy­shop.com Long-running LEGO retailer in the Sheffield area.
Brick Shack Yorkshire,
Dove House, Birds Royd Lane, Brighouse
West Yorkshire,
HD6 1JL		 Facebook page Local LEGO-only retailers in West Yorkshire.
JR Soulsby & Sons,
Front Street,
Rothbury,
Northumberland,
JR Soulsby & Sons		 Facebook page A brilliantly old-fashioned toy store, with a reasonable selection of current LEGO sets.
House & Home,
25 Market Place,
Bedale,
North Yorkshire,
DL8 1ED		 Facebook page Another strange one for Yorkshire – a hardware store with a brilliant toy department – including much LEGO! – upstairs.
Minifigures & Bricks,
Cliftongate Business Centre,
The Fold Yard,
Wigginton Road,
York,
YO32 2RH		 minifigs­and­bricks­.co.uk Long-established LEGO shop near York.
Star Wars Man,
Third Floor,
Afflecks, 52 Church St,
Manchester,
M4 1PWA		 Website The owner mainly sells action figures, collectibles, and Funko Pop, but does have a small selection of Lego sets and loose minifigures. (Recommended by Johnny H)
Towler’s,
66-68 Market Place,
Thirsk,
North Yorkshire,
YO7 1LW		 – This newsagent on Thirsk’s marketplace has a surprising range of LEGO sets available to buy.
United Bricks,
168 King St,
Castle Douglas,
Scotland,
DG7 1DA		 Website “A small independent LEGO shop in Castle Douglas, Scotland and sell all things LEGO. This includes new and used sets, parts, books and custom printed LEGO.”