Hi Ya Folks

The UK's home of the Walt Disney Classics Collection....

DISNEY DAVE'S "Castle China" will be temprarily located in Halesowen, only 8 miles from England's second city Birmingham. The area is know as the "Black Country" bought around from the days of the Industrial Revolution.

There are many places to visit: Dudley Zoo & Castle, The Black Country Museum, Merryhil Shopping Centre, Severn Valley Steam Railway

It is a owned by David and Carole Dark.

David is an avid Walt Disney Classics Collection,collector, named by the customers as "Disney Dave".

There are 5 cabinets, full of Walt Disney Classics Collection figurines, including new release, current stock, past retired figures and also Walt Disney Convention sculptures, plus many more Disney related items throughout the shop.

David who has travelled to the USA on several occasions, taking ideas from the Walt Disney Conventions / Events he has attended and bringing them back to the UK, sharing his experiences with his own customers by way of Castle China's own Events.

David and Carole, with the help of their customers and friends, hosts Disney events throughout the year.

In the past Castle China has played host to Disney Sculptors such as Bruce Lau, Dusty Horner, Patrick Romandy-Simmons and Disney's Director of Art David Pacheco, combined with Disney Competitions, Sketching / Modelling Workshops, Talks from Special Guests, Slide Shows and Disney Presentations, Castle China find themselves the forerunner of the Walt Disney Classics Collection.

Castle China also attend different venues around the country, such as the Sports & Memorabilia, National Exhibition Centre - (Birmingham) and the Milton Keynes Collectormania in the Milton Keynes Shopping Centre & the G-MEX Collectormania - Manchester taking with them a selection of items from the shop.

If nostalgia is your interest, then come and browse around our shop and relive childhood memories with Bagpuss, Clangers, The Snowman, Popeye, Winnie the Pooh, Thunderbirds, and much, much more.

If ever you are passing near Warwick, please call in and see us, the kettle is always on, and we would love to show you around the shop, and who knows you might get to meet our barmy Beagle, TANSEY.

Photograph below taken at Kent Melton - Premiere Signing Event - 19th November 2005 - Carole & Disney Dave