House Of Marbles

I spotted the words «House of Marbles» on a warehouse type building as we drove by it. Intrigued I immediately inquired about it. A plan was hatched and we were going to stop off on the way to the airport before we returned home… if there was time.
And there was time, hooray! A fascinating business that sold lots of different wares, including of course marbles and lots of them. A child’s heaven and not just for the marbles. There was loads of other toys for sale too, and all appeared to be traditional and old fashioned. What fun.
There was also a museum, which we did not visit because I was so entranced with the marble display whatchamacallits, where marbles went round and round an obstacle course. There was a HUGE on one end wall. I’m sure the noise of said whatchamacallits drives the staff scatty. But it entertained me hugely.
We had some cake and coffee also in the café, which was nice. I also purchased a House of Marbles keyring (I know, big spender eh?).
Ah the House of Marbles. What fun. I would recommend to everyone, especially if you are gift buying for a child.

The house of marbles is a great place to visit and it’s totally free. You can watch the glass making process and its amazing seeing how they do it. There’s a lovely little outdoor courtyard where you can play giant chess amongst other games and there’s a wonderful marble water fountain. There is of course a great gift shop selling wonderful glassware including marbles of course.