United Kingdom - England
Berkshire
Windsor Castle, Berkshire, SL4 1NJ
Phone 020 7766 7304
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Bristol
Henbury Road, Bristol, BS10 7QS
Phone: 0117 903 9818
Of note: a collection of toys, including dolls' houses and furniture.
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Cheshire
Disley, Stockport, Cheshire, SK12 2NR
Phone 01663 762023
Of note: Edwardian toys (National Trust Property)
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Cornwall
Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 5AD
Phone 01208 265950
Of note: there is a G & J Lines No 21 dolls' house in the Day Nursery and a small homemade card dolls' house in the Schoolroom. (National Trust Property).
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Cumbria
Houghton Hall Garden Centre, Houghton, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA6 4JB
Phone 01228 400 388
Of note: room sets and individual furnishings created in 1/12th scale by over 200 skilled artisans and miniaturists, from the late 1980s to ca 2000.
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Cumbria
Hill Top, Near Sawrey, Hawkshead, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0LF
Phone 015394 36269
Of note: Beatrix Potter's dolls' house (National Trust Property).
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Derbyshire
Calke Abbey, Ticknall, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7LE
Phone 01332 863822
Of note: two dolls' houses, one large possibly 19th century, one smaller mid 19th century.
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Derbyshire
Sudbury Hall, Sudbury, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 5HT
Phone 01283 585305
Of note: Museum of Childhood: G & J Lines No 21 (National Trust Property)
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Devon
High Street, Honiton, Devon, EXC14 1PG
Phone 01404 44966
Of note: a mid-Victorian furnished dolls' house
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Devon
Castle Drogo, Drewsteignton, Near Exeter, Devon, EX6 6PB
Phone 01647 433306
Of note: two dolls’ houses, plus a Wendy house and miniature garden (National Trust Property)
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Devon
33 Saint Andrew Street, Plymouth PL1 2AX
Phone 01752 30477
Of note: dolls' house, possibly 19th century.
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Devon
Sharpitor, Salcombe, Devon, TQ8 8LW
Phone 01548 84289
Of note: two dolls' houses, one of unknown date decorated ca 1980s; one probably 19th century German. (National Trust Property)
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Devon
Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 1UH
Phone 01752 333500
Of note: "Whiteways", a dolls' house donated by Vivien Greene; check it is on view before visiting. (National Trust Property).
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Dorset
High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1XA
Phone 01305 262735
Of note: a dolls' house mentioned by a DHP&P member.
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Dorset
Church Lane, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3BP
Phone 01935 812252
Of note: dolls' houses, Ladies Guild dolls house furniture.
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Co. Durham
Barnard Castle, Co Durham DL12 8NP
Phone 01833 690606
Of note: small dolls' house or model house, made ca 1840 by William Dobson, colliery labourer of Barnard Castle. (Check if on display.)
As of mid 2016, the antique and vintage toy display has been greatly reduced, and now includes only one dolls' house.
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Essex
Off London Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4JF
Phone 01799 522842
Of note: Victorian dolls' house in the children's nursery. (English Heritage Property).
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Essex
Victoria Avenue, Southend on Sea, Essex, SS2 6EW
Phone 01702 212345
Of note: two dolls' houses on display, two in store (as at October 2014).
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Essex
Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, CM24 8SP
Phone 01279 81323
Of note: several dolls' houses.
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Gloucestershire
Snowshill, near Broadway, Gloucestershire, WR12 7JU
Phone 01386 852410
Of note: dolls' houses including furnished dolls' house from 1907 and one of Georgian style.
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Hampshire
High Street, Alton, Hampshire GU34 1BA
Phone 01420 82802
Of note: dolls' house in Gallery of Childhood.
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Hertfordshire
Wendy, Royston, Herts, SG8 0AB
Phone 01223 207025 or 01223 208937
Of note: display of roomboxes furnished in different periods, plus collections from the former dolls house museum at Petworth, Sussex; from Dawn Lockyer; and Patricia Labistour's exhibition of Music in Miniature.
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Isle of Wight
Brading, Isle of Wight. PO36 0DJ
Phone 01983 407231
Of note: some dolls' houses, as well as many many dolls.
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Kent
Hever, Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 7NG
Phone 01732 865224
Of note: Guthrie Collection of Miniature Model Houses by master miniaturist John J Hodgson. Illustrates the development of English country houses through the ages, from Tudor to Victorian times, in 1/12th scale.
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Kent
Civic Centre, Mount Pleasant, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1JN
Phone 01892 554171
Of note: The Rigg Dolls' House, 1840, and a ca 1890 dolls' house.
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Lancashire
Hoghton, Nr Preston, PR5 0SH
Phone 01254 852986
Of note: 27 dolls houses, including some from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Lancaster
Church Street, Lancaster, LA1 1YS
Phone 01524 32808
Of note: Toys, including several dolls houses, on the top floor.
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Lincolnshire
Burton Road, Lincoln, LN1 3LY
Phone 01522 782040
Of note: a Kits Coty House.
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London
Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 9PA
hello@vam.ac.uk
Phone 020 8983 5200
Of note: many Dolls’ Houses
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London
1 Scala Street, London W1T 2HL
info@pollockstoymuseum.com
Phone 020 7636 3452
Of note: Many dolls houses from the mid 1800s to the mid 20th century. Display may vary.
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London
150 London Wall, London, EC2Y 5HN
Phone 020 7001 9844
Of note: Blackett’s Baby House.
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Norfolk
4 Charing Cross, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 4AL
Phone 01603 667229 / 493625
Of note: Several dolls houses and dolls house furniture in reserve collection (not currently on public display; contact curator).
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Norfolk
Saturday Market Place, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 5DQ
Phone 01553 775839
Of note: Reputed to have the Lynn Baby House (check).
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Northumberland
Cambo, Near Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 4 AR
Phone 01670 77360
Of note: Hammond House & a room of Dolls Houses. (National Trust Property)
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Somerset
8 Cathedral Green, Wells, Somerset BA5 2UE
Phone: 01749 673477
Of note: Dolls house, probably 19th century; roombox decorated as model antique shop, with antique and vintage miniature glass, pottery, etc.
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Suffolk
Soane Street, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 2BE
Phone 01473 433554
Of note: Two Victorian dolls houses.
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Suffolk
The Rotunda, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29 5Q
Phone 01284 735270
Of note: Two dolls houses, one ca 1880 Silber & Fleming type boxback and the other from 1907 plus contents. Not currently on display. (National Trust property)
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Suffolk
9 -11 Victoria Street, Southwold, Suffolk IP18 6HZ
Phone 01502 726097
Of note: Victorian dolls house (reported in 1990s, may be the house seen in Browse the Exhibits under Scale Models?)
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Surrey
Ham Street, Ham, Richmond, Surrey, TW10 7RS
Phone 0208 8940 1950
Of note: Model of the State Bedroom, created 1975. Not currently on display. (National Trust Property)
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Surrey
Wilmer House, 38 West Street, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7DX
Phone 01252 715094
Of note: Manwaring Dolls House, ca 1790.
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Sussex, East
52-55 Trafalgar St, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 4E (beneath Brighton Railway Station)
Phone 01273 749494
Of note: Several dolls houses, dolls house furniture, antique French miniature schoolroom (check if on display).
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Sussex, East
The Green, Rottingdean, Brighton, E. Sussex BN2 7HA
Phone 01273 301004
Of note: collection of toys and dolls, including a large dolls house.
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Sussex, East
19 New Church Road, Hove, Sussex, BN3 4AB
Phone Brighton Museums 300 029 0900
Of note: Dolls House and Toys.
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Sussex, East
Upper Dicker, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 3QS
Phone 01323 844224
Of note: a large ca 1920s dolls house, may be in a Tudor Room.
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Sussex, East
89-90 High Street (Opposite Battle Abbey), Battle, East Sussex TN33 0AQ
Phone 01424 777 226
Of note: toys of the past, may include Victorian dolls house.
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Sussex, West
Leonardslee Gardens, Brighton Road, Lower Beeding, Horsham, RH13 6PP
info@leonardsleegardens.co.uk
+44 (0)871 87 333 89
"The famous dolls' house museum re-opened in 2019 after 9 years' closure - a magical worls awaits you at the remarkable 'Beyond the Dolls' House Exhibition'. With village life in 1/12th scale, with landscapes & characters acting out day-to-day activities."
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Sussex, West
Petworth, West Sussex, GU28 0AE
Phone 01798 342207
Of note: a large dolls house. (National Trust Property).
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Sussex, West
West Hoathly Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 4NE
Phone 01342 323029
Of note: probably Christian Hacker dolls house, not currently on display.
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Sussex, West
South Harting, Petersfield, West Sussex, GU31 5QR
Phone 01730 825 415
Of note: Sarah Featherstonhaugh House (18th Century) (National Trust Property)
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Sussex, West
Chapel Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1HP
Phone 01903 221448
Of note: Dolls Houses, Dolls, Teddies.
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Warwickshire
St John's House Museum, St John's Court, Warwick CV34 4NF
Phone 01926 412 132 or 01926 412 500 (may reach the other location, Market Hall Museum)
Of note: the Social History - Dolls & Toys Collection includes several dolls houses.
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Wiltshire
Longleat, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 7NW
Phone 01985 845420
Of note: Longleat Dolls’ House.
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Worcestershire
Hartlebury Castle, Hartlebury Nr Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 7XZ
Phone 01299 250416
Of note: Christian Hacker Fort.
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Yorkshire, North
6 The Square, Grassington, Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 5AQ
uwmsoc@gmail.com
Phone 01756 753287 (Chairman of the Museum Society)
Of note: Dolls house with contents described as 18th - 20th century.
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Yorkshire, North
Newby Hall, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 5AE
Phone 01423 322 583
Of note: 70 dolls houses from the Hamilton & Fiddick Collection.
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Yorkshire, North
Eye of York, York, YO1 9RY
enquiries@ymt.org.uk
Phone 01904 687687
Of note: Heslington Dolls’ House, Toys, Dolls.
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Yorkshire, West
Abbey Walk, Kirkstall, Leeds, LS5 3EH
Phone 0113 230 5492
Of note: Victorian Street with toys.
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Yorkshire, West
Whitton Croft Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 9HR
ilkleytoymuseum@outlook.com
Phone 01943 603855
Of note: a good number of dolls' houses from the 19th and 20th centuries, dolls, teddies, toys.
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Yorkshire, West
Doncaster Road, Nostell, Near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1QE
Phone 01924 863892
Of note: House reputed to be by Chippendale (National Trust Property)
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