WELCOME TO THE BEAR GARDEN [Est. 1992]

Welcome to our website!  As one of the Portugal's leading collectable teddy bear and soft toy specialists, we stock a comprehensive range of Steiff, Charlie Bears, Merrythought, Teddy Hermann, Kosen, Jellycat, Hermann Spielwarenartist bears and much more!  We hope that you enjoy our website.  Thank you very much for visiting!

The shop is open:
Monday to Friday: 10am - 5pm

Saturday: 10am - 4pm (in November & December)

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We opened in GUIMARÃES town centre all the way back in 1992. As you can see, we are a real bricks and mortar business. So do feel free to visit us in person!
For those unable to drop in, we offer the facility to order either over the phone or online.  In fact, we were the first Portugal teddy bear business to open an online shop in 1999.
You can order from us with confidence.  We are proud of our award-winning customer service. We won Experience GUIMARÃES's Customer Service Awards in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 and (after a pandemic break) again in 2022! In 2023, a change of rules meant that, as reigning champions, we could not enter, but instead presented the trophy at the awards ceremony!

News

Steiff black keyring briefly back in production!

July 24, 2024

Steiff recently found some more black mohair fabric that was used for a now discontinued keyring, so were able to put a small amount of them back into production! 😁 They arrived back in stock with us today and you can see details here.

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Merrythought launch Prince William and Princess Catherine teddy bears

June 21, 2024

Merrythought's royal bears
Merrythought have just launched Prince William and Princess Catherine limited edition teddy bears! 😍👑

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Meet Percy the new limited edition panda from Merrythought

June 14, 2024

Percy Panda by Merrythought
Love our new limited edition panda from Merrythought.  His name is Percy and he is limited to only 200 pieces worldwide.

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Steiff's 90th Anniversary Donald Duck Limited Edition

May 21, 2024

Please welcome Steiff's limited edition version of one of Disney's most famous characters, Donald Duck, which celebrates 90 years of the duck with the fiery temper!
Steiff will be launching their Autumn/Winter range on the 1st July, but we are allowed to launch Donald now! His official birthday is the 9th June and we will have him in stock in time to celebrate!

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Merrythought launch wonderful new Paddington Bear!

May 17, 2024

Merrythought have just launched this wonderful new Paddington Bear!
This classic Paddington is truly timeless and is bursting with character, as you would expect!

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Prince William & Princess Catherine arrive from Steiff

April 12, 2024

Please be upstanding for our two latest arrivals. We welcome their ursine Royal Highnesses, Prince William and Princess Catherine; two wonderful new Steiff limited editions!

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