This quirky museum of old playthings is housed in a pair of unrestored period town houses. The collection includes board games, marbles, money-boxes, puppets, wax dolls, toy theatres, dollshouses and wonderful, intricately-detailed model shops, the world's oldest surviving teddy and a 4,000 year-old mouse made from Nile clay.

(well according to male friends anyway). lady about town and country seeks like minded chap to share long country walks, nights by the fire and...