ABOUT US & LOCATION.
AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST & MOST AWARDED
SPECIALTY TEDDY BEAR HAVEN
OVER 15,000 TEDDY BEARS & PLUSH ANIMALS IN STOCK
21 Great Western Highway Brooklands Village Blaxland N.S.W. AUSTRALIA
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Approx 1 hour drive from Sydney CBD
With plenty of on site parking at the door for cars & mini buses,
there is a Bus Stop at the door for larger tour coaches
TRADING HOURS
Monday: 9am to 5pm
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 9am to 5pm
Friday: 9am to 5pm
Saturday: 9am to 5pm
Sunday: 9am to 5pm
Public Holidays 10am to 4pm
Closed – Christmas Day – Boxing Day & New Years Day
Tour Groups – Mini Buses & Coaches are most welcome
Bookings are essential
We will gladly organise short “teddy talks” and special surprises for organised tour groups or clubs if you book ahead.
Please phone or email to book ahead to ensure we have enough staff on hand to give your group excellent and expedient service.
We do not charge any entry fees and are happy to discuss ways to make your visit into a fundraising event for charities or community groups
For bookings please call 0247 390677 or Email
bears@teddys.com.au
DIRECTIONS TO EASILY FIND NANA’S TEDDIES
We are on the border of Blaxland and Glenbrook right next door to the
Brooklands Village shopping centre.
UBD street directory ref. map 161. H13.
Gregory’s street directory map 233. H12
Directions to Nanas Teddies & ToysIf you use a GPS Satellite Navigation System
our GPS co-ordinates are 33° 45.4166′ S & 150° 36.7337′ E
Most GPS mapping brands have us as a point of interest and will guide you to the
door if you type in Nana’s Teddies or our actual address.
BY CAR – FROM SYDNEY
Approximately 1 hour from Sydney CBD and just 6 minutes from Penrith.
Travel west along the M4 freeway to the Blue Mountains, as you leave the freeway continue up the Great Western Hwy to the 1st set of traffic lights at Glenbrook.
Continue through the lights approx 1klm and take the 1st turn right, you will see a big blue and white tourism sign in the centre Island of the highway that says “Kidman St – Brooklands Village Shops”.
Immediately turn left from this intersection into the service road that runs parallel to the highway, travel 50 metres where you will find Nana’s Teddies & Toys private customer car park on the right.
BY CAR – FROM KATOOMBA
Travel east along the Great Western Hwy to the traffic lights at Blaxland {McDonalds}.
Continue approx 2klms, and take the 1st turn left after you see a big blue and white tourism sign in the centre Island of the highway that says “Kidman St – Brooklands Village Shops”, immediately turn hard left again {left U turn} into
the service road that runs parrallel to the highway, travel 50 metres to where you will
find Nana’s Teddies & Toys private customer car park on the right.
WARNING this is an extremely tight turn with possible oncoming traffic and requires caution.
BY TRAIN
Take a train on the Blue Mountains Line to Blaxland Station, when you alight go to
the right side exit from the platform where you can catch a bus to our door or a local taxi cab.
Just tell the driver you want to visit Nana’s Teddies, they all know where we are located.
If you feel like walking we are approx a 20 minute easy walk east from the station.
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CONSTRUCTION OF OUR HUGE PURPOSE BUILT TEDDY BEAR MEGA STORE
WAS COMPLETED AND OPENED IN JULY 2003
It is beautiful, the whole concept of Australia’s only purpose built cottage for the display and marketing of Teddy Bears and plush toys has come together so well that it has even exceeded the high expectations of its designers.
From the moment you drive into the large off street parking area and see Nana’s Teddies new sandstone block façaded cottage you will know you are in for an unique experience, cross the cobbled porch under the federation style bull nosed verandah and enter 310 square metres of luxurious air conditioned show room.
Just standing in the entry and being greeted by more than 15,000 Teddy Bears and their cuddly friends will take you back to the memories your childhood.
Beautifully displayed in large wide aisles you will find the largest range of Collectable Limited Edition Bears in the Southern Hemisphere, plus a huge selection of plush Cute & Cuddly Teddies, Dogs, Cats, Farmyard Friends, Wild Jungle Beasts, Fantasy Creatures,
Collectable Dolls, Quality Rag Dolls and Golliwogs ever offered in one place.
Old favourites like Paddington Bear, Beatrix Potter Characters, Winnie the Pooh, Peter Rabbit, Disney Characters and Sesame Street are just some of the great characters just waiting to greet you at Nana’s Teddies.
Australian hand made Artist Bears are stocked from some of the very best bear artists our country has to offer, many one off originals plus several very exclusive limited edition series commisioned by us are displayed along side the worlds most famous and collectable bears from world renowned makes including STEIFF, HERMANN COBURG & TEDDY HERMAN from Germany plus CHARLIE BEARS and DEANS of England.
Add to this a selected range of teddy bear & doll furniture and accessories, rocking horses and ponies, collectable figurines from Disney and Warner Bros and much more…..
Australia’s largest range of Cherished Teddies are presented in a huge glass display area, one entire 18 metre long wall has been fitted out with glass display units just to showcase almost the entire range of Cherished Teddies available, along with two new ranges from Enesco, Pooh and Friends porcelain miniatures and the Beatrix Potter and Paddington Bear porcelain minitures collection.
We have also added the very collectable World of Miniature Bears to the range which features 100’s of fascinating tiny hand made jointed bears in their own individual perspex display cases.
There is far too much to list here so we highly recommend a visit to our mega store full of fantasy and dreams and then you too might just recapture some of your most treasured childhood moments.
NANA’S TEDDIES & TOYS
VIDEO
SHOWROOM
TOUR
A short 4 minute panoramic tour our huge mega store designed to give you an insight into how big Nana’s Teddies really is and a quick peek at some of the amazing teddy bears, animals and collectables we have in store.
OUR HUGE TEDDY BEAR & ANIMAL RANGES
Features some of the worlds most famous and collectable brands including
Deans, Charlie Bears and Me to You Tatty Teddies from England.
Steiff, Hermann Coburg (Green label) Teddy Hermann (Red label), Clemens from Germany.
Gund, Boyds, Bearington, Ganz Heritage & Cottage Collectables from America.
Plus leading Australian suppliers including
Russ – Korimco – Cherished Teddies – Paddington – Tomfoolery – Nici – Classic Pooh and many more.
Hand made Artist Bears
from leading
Australasian Bear Artists
Our currently featured Bear Artists include
Fiona Selwyn – Selwyn Bears – NSW
Lexie Haworth – Bears of Haworth Cottage – NSW
Jenny Round – Round-A-Bout Bears – NSW
Alaine Ferreira – Bearflair – WA
Wendy Walker – M.E. Bears – QLD
New Artists and their works are being added to our selection on a regular basis. If you are an experienced or budding new teddy bear artist with unusual bears we may be interested in representing you – email us with pictures of your current designs or call in and show us your wonderful designs and you too could be showcased at Australia’s leading Specialist Teddy Bear Haven.
Although we are about 95% Teddy Bears with over 15000 now in stock we also carry a vast selection of other plush animals in a big assortment of sizes including Dogs – Cats – Farmyard Animals – Jungle Creatures – Australian Bush Beasties – Florence Porcelain & Vinyl Dolls – Rag Dolls – Gollywogs and much more.
If its made as plush toy animal then the chances are good that we have it in stock.
We also carry an extensive range of Rocking Horses, teddy bear and doll furniture and accessories including beds, cots, cradles, park benches, sofas, lounge chairs, chaise lounges, mini tables and chairs and accessories.
Pooh & Friends collectable porcelain minitures and the bright and colourful Romero Britto ranges
If you want something very special, inexpensive, and have limited space then this range makes a totally fantastic choice to start a new collecting hobby with. If something more than Pooh Bear and his pals is wanted take a look at our Beatrix Potter porcelain collectables, Peter Rabbit and the gang will take you back to your childhood and again the attention to detail plus the very affordable pricing on this range will amaze and delight you.
GANZ COTTAGE COLLECTABLES
Going…Going… Soon to be gone
Ganz are no longer making this very popular collectable range.
We have huge stock of existing designs from Ganz Collectables.
If a design is still available from Ganz then we probably have it in stock.
Ganz released an exciting new collection for 2003 but nothing new since then with many fully jointed collectable bears and other cute cuddly creatures at very affordable prices.
We now have the entire cottage collectable range that is still available as well as the Ganz Heritage Bear collection.
This years Heritage Collection releases include some exceptional bears all beautifully made in the traditional Ganz quality at their normal very reasonable prices.
What better excuse do you need to add to your teddy bear or animal collection?
We now carry the entire range of Ganz Cottage Collectable animals which include some of the most adorable dogs, cats, mice, frogs, cows, horses, pigs, jungle and farmyard creatures and much more.
COLLECTABLE
PORCELAIN & RESIN
FIGURINES
Bright colourful & exquisite figurines have always been much sought after collectable items and Nana’s Teddies carry an extensive range of collectable figurines that are something extra special.
All your old favourites are featured including Winnie the Pooh & his friends including Tigger, Eeyore and more.
Disney favourites like Mickey & Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and many more in wonderful collections of both Classic Disney and the very traditional Heartwood Creek range by Jim Shore.
The Disney by Britto is a fantastically bright & colourful range of characters that includes all your favourites plus a few unusual designs of Pooh & his Friends, Tinkerbell, The Muppets plus a whole range of Disney Princesses and other characters from the movies and stories from Disney.
The famous BEATRIX POTTER porcelain collection has now been added to our huge range, Peter Rabbit and the entire family are now available in beautifully crafted porcelain figures with prices starting from under $20.
Check them all out now in store or on our online catalogue pages under 9 separate categories for Collectable Figurines.
If you are a collector or just need an unusual fun gift for some one special, then these modern fun high quality figurines these bright and fun collectables are just fantastic.
ROCKING HORSES
AND MORE…..
Rocking Horses that the kids or your bears can enjoy.
We even have designs that are large enough for adults to ride.
Teddy bear display accessories including a selection of chairs & benches, old style trave trunks and suitcases, chaise lounges, crates, miniature horses and trikes plus a ever changing range depending on what is topical for the season
PORCELAIN DOLLSdolls CLEARANCE SALE
Due to issues with the importation of dolls and the desperate need for more shel space for our teddy bears we have decided to no longer carry the Porcelain and Vinyl collectable dolls We will continue to stock a range off Rag dolls and Golliwogs.
So we are having a huge Clearance Sale and are offering 40% off all Porcelain and Vinyl Collectable Dolls whilst stocks last, be quick as designs are running out daily.
40% off all Porcelain & Vinyl Dolls
Beautiful porcelain dolls from around the world are a part of our collectable offerings. Magnificent mermaids, baby dolls on rocking horses, elegant ladies of fashion, arabian nights princes and princesses, clowns, ballerinas, angels, beautiul sleeping baby dolls and many more starting at surprisingly low prices.
Quality collectable dolls from some of the worlds leading makers including Florence Collection, Farrington Collection, Kewpie Dolls, Artista Adora Toddler Dolls and the Dolls of the World ranges from the USA and many more.
We have over 100 designs on show and offer the best value available.
See our entire current range in the Dolls section of our on-line catalogue.
We offer a specialised mail order service with all dolls boxed and packaged securely with fully registered & insured delivery. With over 3000 dolls shipped in the past 14 years we are proud to claim only 3 dolls ever being damaged in transit, both covered by our transit insurance.
Hand made Artist Rag Dolls and Golliwogs for all ages in a huge variety of styles and colours are in stock and waiting to come home and delight the heart of your little prince or princess.
SPECIAL GIFTS FOR ALL OCCASSIONS
Come see us for the best range of Birthday – Graduation bears and Animals Anniversary Bears, Mothers Day, Fathers Day, Christmas & Easter presents to suit all ages.
We have message bears for almost any occassion from only $4.95 right up to exclusive imported limited editions from leading Teddy Bear makers around the world as well as Artist bears from many of Australia’s leading bear designers.
Our range is huge so you should be able to find the perfect gift in our massive catalogue.
We even have a good selection of Gift Bags and Greeting cards starting at only $1
Other gift ideas include many new bears and accessories with new designs arriving weekly.
Lots of new releases from Hermann and Steiff from Germany – Deans and Charlie Bears from England plus Australia’s largest range of Tatty Teddys, a great range of Special Occassion Bears from many leading manufacturers.
Teddy Bears make wonderful presents for all ages or why not consider a beautiful rocking horse or pony that “talks” from our “riding school”.
CHERISHED TEDDIES
The Bad News
No more Cherished Teddies for Australia
Whitehill & Co the Australian Distributors along with the UK distributors have announced this week that due to falling demand bought on by the Global Financial Crisis that it was no longer viable for them to continue importing the Cherished Teddies ranges from Enesco, this decision means the end of Cherished Teddies in Australia and will have major ramifications on the future production of these collectables.
The need to produce these figurines in high quantities to keep the prices reasonable, the high cost of shipping such heavy items, warehousing costs and the dedicated staff required to administer sales are all factors in the distributors decision to no longer support the range.
Many retailers in Australia stopped carrying them in the past few years which has also effected the sales potential and viability of these and many other product lines.
The Good News
We are having a Massive Clearance Sale
They were going at
50% off all Cherished Teddies Final Clearance – All Designs Now $10
We have done a deal with the distributors to clear the last of their stock holdings at heavily discounted prices.
That combined with our already huge range means that we have over 9000 Cherished Teddies being cleared at half their regular prices.
The choices are vast as we have hundreds of designs available, some are recent releases and some are hard to find retired designs but all are amazing value.
The clearance sale is being held both On-line and In-store, for our internet customers just add all the designs you would like to the Enquiry Cart and use the Promotional Code CT SALE we will then check stock availability and get back to you promptly with your discounted price.
In store we have set up a couple of huge trestle tables laden with bargains, as well as what is listed in our on-line catalogue we have a big selection of designs that are “last ones” that are not viable for us to spend the time putting them on line, the costs involved in photographing, processing and creating on line entries for these “last ones” is greater than what we sell them for.
So if you want a great bargain make a trip to the shop as soon as you can for the best selection, the Sale starts Saturday morning at 9am and will run until we clear all stocks with ALL designs now offered at only $10 each regardless of original price.
The sale is open to the general public as well so if you know any Cherished Teddies collectors who are not members of our club do them and us a favor and let them know about this massive clearance.
If you are not a CT Collector you may still wish to take advantage of this sale as Cherished Teddies make fantastic Christmas Presents and stocking fillers and at these prices you can’t go wrong.
SO WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR COLLECTORS
There will always be a strong after market for these cute little teddy bears and like most collectable things this market has it’s ups and downs and goes through cyclic trends spanning several years at a time.
At present the trend is at the low point particularly as collectors are being a bit restrained in their buying at the moment.
This will bounce back and collectors will again enjoy the chase trying to track down particular designs and will as they have always done pay higher prices for hard to get desirable items.
There has been a lot of people selling their collections off due to economic hard times and many have sold entire collections quite cheaply, this has also driven prices down in the interim, Stores having clearance sales have also had an impact on the market so smart collectors are buying now and waiting for the market to cycle.
Not all collectors buy with a future investment in mind, many like Jan and I collect for the love of teddies and we buy because we like a design not what it could be worth in the future.
This is advice that I give all new collectors, buy it if you like it and if it does go up a lot in value then that is a bonus.
We personally have an enormous collection of Cherished Teddies, Jan just loves the little guys and would never part with any of her treasures no matter what the after sales markets are doing, she gets a lot of enjoyment from them and loves the thrill of coming across a hard to find design that she needs to finish a set, to me that is the essence of collecting, do it for the enjoyment and you will always be happy with your treasures.
So what ever your reason for buying Cherished Teddies NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY, prices have never been lower than we are offering in this clearance sale and the value can only increase as the years go by.
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