WELCOME TO THE BEAR GARDEN [Est. 1992]

Welcome to our website!  As one of the UK's leading collectable teddy bear and soft toy specialists, we stock a comprehensive range of Steiff, Charlie Bears, Merrythought, Teddy Hermann, Kosen, Jellycat, Hermann Spielwarenartist bears and much more!  We hope that you enjoy our website.  Thank you very much for visiting!

The shop is open:
Monday to Friday: 10am - 5pm

Saturday: 10am - 4pm (in November & December)

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We opened in Guildford town centre all the way back in 1992. As you can see, we are a real bricks and mortar business. So do feel free to visit us in person!
For those unable to drop in, we offer the facility to order either over the phone or online.  In fact, we were the first UK teddy bear business to open an online shop in 1999.
You can order from us with confidence.  We are proud of our award-winning customer service. We won Experience Guildford's Customer Service Awards in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 and (after a pandemic break) again in 2022! In 2023, a change of rules meant that, as reigning champions, we could not enter, but instead presented the trophy at the awards ceremony!

News

Steiff's British Collectors Bear 2024 - number 2 of the edition. Charity auction!

February 17, 2024

Steiff's British Collectors Bear 2024 - number 2
In our continued effort to raise funds for our chosen charity War Child, who work to protect children from the effects of conflict, we are auctioning this limited edition Steiff British Collectors Bear 2024.
When Steiff create limited editions, they keep number 1 for their archives, so number 2 is the lowest number you will ever find, making this bear very special!
100% of the proceeds are going to War Child.
Please click here for more details on the Ebay auction.

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Steiff's British Collectors Teddy Bear for 2024 arrives!

February 16, 2024

Steiff's British Collectors Teddy Bear 2024

Steiff's limited edition British Collectors Teddy Bear for 2024 has just arrived!

A special limited edition teddy bear produced exclusively for the UK since 1989, this year's classic bear for 2024 is crafted from the finest honey blonde coloured mohair enhanced with delicate white tipping and is limited to only 2,000 pieces.

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Gisela - a new limited edition from Clemens

January 12, 2024

Just in from Clemens is this wonderful new limited edition teddy bear called Gisela!

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Steiff's limited edition Snoopy arrives!

January 04, 2024

Snoopy celebrates his 50th birthday in 2024 and Steiff's Snoopy Beagle Scout was the first new limited edition to arrive with us this year!

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Happy New Year!

December 31, 2023

A Beary Happy New Year to all our bear friends around the world! Thank you for your support over the last twelve months. We hope that we have helped to spread a little bit of joy during 2023!

All the beary best for 2024. 🐻

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31 years of The Bear Garden

November 02, 2023

The Bear Garden is 31 years old today, having opened on 2nd November in 1992!
Thank you to all our wonderful collectors for your support over the years! Wow. Where did the years go? 😀

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