The world’s smallest Lego shop
What’s small, multi-coloured, and filled with infinite possibilities? A box of Lego – and the very same could be said of Minifigs & Bricks.
Described as “the world’s smallest Lego shop,” Minifigs & Bricks packs a lot into its small home in a business park on the outskirts of York. Anyone who remembers the childhood joy of clicking those bricks together to make everything from a spaceship to a tree house will get itchy fingers as soon as they walk in.
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Address Cliftongate Business Centre, The Fold Yard, Wigginton Road, York YO32 2RH, +44 (0)1904 690527, www.minifigsandbricks.co.uk, york@minifigsandbricks.co.uk | Public Transport On Wigginton Road 2.5 miles north of city centre, just past the ring road (A1237). Bus 20 or 40 to Wigginton Road | Hours Mon–Fri 2pm–5pm, Sat 10am–5pm, Sun 11am–5pm| Tip If you are taking your kids along, treat them to a visit to the neighbouring Web Adventure Park, with its indoor play area, outdoor high ropes, and animal zone.
As you would expect, there are plenty of sets, large and small. But these aren’t restricted to the modern stock, as the shop carries a range of vintage sets as well. And for freestylers: you can buy bricks by the kilogram, and trade in your old sets.
Unusually, the mini figures are sold separately. There are shelves filled with neat crowds of them. Displayed chronologically, they are arranged with Series 1 figures (including a spaceman and a superhero) at the back, and more recent additions at the front. Prominence is given to some eccentric “minifigs” – Lego disco dancers, mad scientists, and zombie cheerleaders.
Who knew there were such things? David Kirkham, the owner of Minifigs & Bricks, that’s who. A Lego fanatic, he gambled on there being enough people of a similar persuasion out there to make the business profitable. And the risk has paid off. Turns out we can’t get enough of the Danish building blocks (well, it has been voted “the greatest toy ever” more than once).
Of course, it is not just children who love a bit of Lego. And when the kids are in bed you can go along to the shop’s adult build night for all those AFOLs (that’s Adult Fans of Lego). David also runs speed-building competitions and co-organises the annual YorBrix Lego Show, which attracts thousands of enthusiasts to gape in awe at various dioramas, including 2015’s awesome Lego stadium, complete with 3,000 minifigs.
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