Visit Taunton’s World of Bears, open since 2004, sells 18000+ soft toys. The shop became a popular destination.
A shop called World of Bears says it has that many hugs. They sell over 18,000 soft toys there. You can hold them and take them home.
Elaine owns World of Bears in Taunton. She has run it since 2004. A fox toy had a tiny party hat, celebrating the shop’s twentieth year. A worker liked the hats on the bears.
Someone thought the toys had birthdays. Elaine laughed and said they don’t.
World of Bears sells many kinds of stuffed animals. You find tigers, bears, dogs, and cats. They also have less common animals.
They sell cute rats and bats as plush toys. Also available: crocodiles, snakes, and even tarantulas. A cozy bat in a wheelbarrow looked nice.
Elaine watched kids grow up in her shop. Some came in 2004 with their parents. They still visit now as adults. She said time goes by fast.
Her shop comforted people during the 2020 lockdown. Her website got very busy then. People wanted a cuddly friend during isolation.
The shop has made Taunton famous. It is unique and ahead of other shops. People travel far to visit it. It’s a destination store now.
World of Bears has been running for the last twenty years. They watched locals grow up and drew tourists. The town would miss it so much.
World of Bears is open Monday to Saturday, from 10 AM to 5 PM. Elaine has another shop named Gorge Bear Co. That shop is in Cheddar and open weekends, 11 AM to 4 PM.