The wooden London bus they keep coming back to
or 4 payments of £10.74 with Klarna
🛡️ 30-day full refund, no questions. Fewer than 30 returns from 23,000+ orders.
- Ages 1-7
- 8 characters included
- No batteries
- Hand-finished wood
- Ships in 2-3 days
- Born in Britain 1795
- 30-day returns
- Klarna available
Delivery in 2-3 working days · 30-day returns · Est. 1795
as seen in
Real talk
The moment she stopped asking for the iPad
Lottie the London bus is built from solid wood and weighted like a real toy, not plastic. She comes with 8 named characters and a route: passengers board, the city unfolds, stories stick. Your 3-5 year old doesn't need a screen to see what happens next.
Parents tell us their child plays with it for 20 minutes, 30, sometimes longer. Then they ask for it again tomorrow. That's the shift we hear about.
Joe Jaques, Jaques of London
What's in the box
What arrives
Lottie comes ready to play. No assembly. No missing pieces.
Lottie the London Bus
Hand-finished solid wood construction. Weighted wheels roll smoothly on carpet and hard floors. Painted in classic London red with printed details. Size: 210mm long, 95mm tall.
- ✓ Solid wood, hand-finished
- ✓ Weighted wheels turn freely
- ✓ Safe for ages 12 months+
8 Wooden Passenger Characters
Hand-painted figures with different outfits and expressions. Named characters: each one becomes a story. Safe, splinter-free, finished to Jaques standards.
- ✓ 8 individual characters
- ✓ Hand-painted details
- ✓ Names and faces matter
Removable Roof, Real Play
Roof lifts off so characters board and travel. No hinges to break, no complexity. Your child learns cause and effect by doing, not watching.
- ✓ Roof slides off easily
- ✓ Characters fit inside
- ✓ Builds fine motor grip
Order by 2pm, arrives Tuesday. Delivery promise built in.
Was £61.99
Toy London Bus - Wooden Toy: £42.99
While they play
What quietly happens during play
Looks like play. Works like a lesson.
Storytelling independence
Your child decides who boards, where Lottie goes, what happens next. No script. Imagination runs the route.
Fine motor grip
Lifting the roof, turning the wheels, placing characters: each action builds hand strength and coordination without feeling like practice.
Social play
Siblings and friends become passengers. The bus becomes the stage for shared storytelling, not competing for screen space.
Emotional naming
Each character has a face and name. Children attach, invest, care. Play deepens when a character matters.
What families say about Jaques of London
Why parents keep it in rotation
"Excellent quality wood toys, so well made, no sharp edges, all lovely & smooth, very colourful & plenty of choice. Very reasonably priced & so beautifully wrapped you don't want to open them. Highly recommend this company."
"Fast delivery, excellent products, extremely good quality and long lasting. My granddaughter loves the toys from here. Good age ranges covered."
"These toys tick all the boxes, educational, colourful, fun, well made and great service. I just keep buying more and more."
"We love our toys from Jaques of London. The quality is excellent and they're the perfect size for little hands to hold and play with easily. Beautifully made, sturdy wooden toys that will last for years. Highly recommend!"
"Harrods grade gifting for a very reasonable price. Not the usual tat from China. Had several hand picked orders fron Jaques, nice to know its a UK business with old school quality."
"I am a real fan of this company. If only I had come across them years ago when my boys were little. It's my go to for beautiful, good quality toys for my granddaughter now and any gift I need to buy. They arrived quickly, prices are reasonable and the special touch is they are beautifully packaged too. I love the heritage of this business!"
Get ready for life
Why real play matters
Real brain growth comes from real play.
Perfect gift for any babies' 1st birthday
Catherine McCulloch, verified buyer. Solid wood at 12 months, grows with them to 7. Heirloom weight.
Worth every penny full price
Manda Monium, verified buyer. No plastic breaks, no cheap wheels fail. Played hard, played daily, still works.
Not the usual tat from China
John A, verified buyer. Toys that don't break after five minutes of play. Karen Pepper confirms: weight and finish tell the story.
Why this matters right now
We really are different
Why wood beats plastic (and why price matters)
| Jaques Toy London Bus - Wooden Toy | Cheap Alternatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Material durability | ✅ | ❌ Plastic yellows, cracks in 12-18 months |
| Wheel longevity | ✅ | ❌ Cheap wheels jam after heavy use |
| Weight and feel | ✅ | ❌ Lightweight plastic feels insubstantial |
| Hand-finishing detail | ✅ | ❌ Mass-moulded, no personality |
| Heirloom potential | ✅ | ❌ Landfill after one child |
| Screen-time replacement power | ✅ | ⚠️ Plastic novelty fades faster |
| Splinter-free finish | ✅ | ❌ Rough edges on discount toys |
- ✅ Solid wood
- ✅ Wheels last years
- ✅ Heavy in hand
- ✅ Hand-finished
- ✅ Passes down
- ✅ Holds attention
- ✅ Safe to touch
- ❌ Plastic cracks
- ❌ Cheap wheels jam
- ❌ Feels hollow
- ❌ Mass-moulded
- ❌ Becomes rubbish
- ⚠️ Fades fast
- ❌ Rough edges
Order by 2pm, arrives Tuesday. Delivery promise built in.
Was £61.99
Toy London Bus - Wooden Toy: £42.99
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee
Not right? Return it within 30 days. Full refund, no questions.
Questions & answers
The questions that matter
Is this the right toy for my child's age?
Lottie works from 12 months (pushing, exploring textures) through age 7 (storytelling, social play with siblings). The 8 characters grow the narrative as your child does. Buying for a 5th birthday? This is the one. For a 1st? Same toy, different play.
Why does wood cost more than plastic?
Solid wood doesn't snap, wheels don't jam after 3 months, and hand-finishing takes time. Lottie costs more upfront because she lasts 5-7 years of daily play, then moves to the next child. Cost-per-year? Pennies. Plastic replacement cost after breakage? More than you'd expect.
How do I know it won't arrive damaged?
We pack every Jaques toy in gift-wrap standard: protective layers, care card, proper box. Our 60-day returns run until 31 January 2027. If Lottie arrives with damage, we replace her or refund in full. Grandparents over-index on this question because they care about durability, and they're right to.
When will it arrive?
Order by 2pm, Lottie ships within 2-3 business days. Most arrive mid-week. If you're buying for a birthday and time matters, flag it at checkout. Gift-wrap is standard, which means it arrives camera-ready.
How much does it cost?
The Toy London Bus - Wooden Toy is £42.99 today (down from £61.99). Klarna is available at checkout if you prefer to spread the cost.
What's your returns policy?
30 days, full refund, no conditions. Return it for any reason and we refund in full. We've been standing behind what we make since 1795.
Order by 2pm, arrives Tuesday. Delivery promise built in.
Was £61.99
Toy London Bus - Wooden Toy: £42.99
Our story
Making toys worth keeping since 1795.
Jaques of London was founded in 1795. We invented croquet, table tennis, and the Staunton chess set. For 230 years, we've been making things that pull children away from passive entertainment and into active, curious, hands-on play.
Lottie is built the way Jaques has always built: solid wood, hand-finished, weighted for real play. We don't make toys for landfills. We make them for children to own, siblings to inherit, and parents to trust. Since 1795, that's meant saying no to plastic shortcuts, yes to splinter-free edges, and always yes to a 60-day returns window. When a parent tells us their 4-year-old forgot the iPad because Lottie's passengers needed her, that's the whole point.
Toys and games that leave something behind: a skill, a memory, a piece of play that gets passed on.
Joe, Jaques of London
Ready when you are
Ready to bring Lottie home
Zero screens, real storytelling
Was £61.99
£42.99 Save 30%
🛡️ 30-day money-back guarantee · 🚚 Delivery in 2-3 working days · 🏛️ Est. 1795
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