Museums & Galleries · Cambridge
House on the Hill Museum
📍 CM24 8SP
Photo: Matt Brown from London, England (CC BY 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Over 80,000 toys on display from Roman times to the 1980s
- WWI & WWII Blitz and Battle of Britain display
- Hands-on puppet theatre, Lego and Brio tables, quoits
- Try on WWI & WWII helmets and masks
- Haunted Manor with chilling chambers, extra fee applies
House on the Hill Museum in Stansted Mountfitchet is a toy museum built up by collectors Alan and Jeremy Goldsmith since 1991, now holding over 80,000 toys ranging from Roman times to the 1980s. You can explore Victorian toys, trains, Meccano, Action Man and Sindy, plus a WWI & WWII Blitz display, a Showbiz Collection and a Rock 'n' Roll exhibition, with hands-on extras like a puppet theatre and Lego tables. For an extra fee, brave visitors can wander the Haunted Manor's chilling chambers, while outside there are animatronic dinosaurs and fossil hunting. It suits nostalgic families and collectors alike. The museum sits right by Stansted Mountfitchet station, just 0.1 miles away, with 15 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays for those wanting to extend their visit.
Practical details
- Booking
- Donation form or phone line available for selling/donating items
- Best for
- Visitors nostalgic for toys from Thunderbirds to My Little Pony
From the attraction's own website on 24 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
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🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to House on the Hill Museum into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Stansted Mountfitchet 0.1 miles
- Elsenham 1.6 miles
- Stansted Airport 2.8 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page