
A list of independent LEGO® stores in the UK
There are plenty of independent shops hidden around the UK which sell LEGO sets – here’s our list of them for your perusal.
There are plenty of independent shops hidden around the UK which sell LEGO sets – here’s our list of them for your perusal.
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.
A few criteria were in the back of my mind for this list of independent LEGO® stores:
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 |
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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.” |
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