Harburn Hobbies

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

4.1

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7 reviews

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Telephone:
+44 131 556 3233
Website:
www.harburnhobbies.co.uk
Address:
67 Elm Row, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, EH7 4AQ
Leith
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
510 ftLeith Walk
580 ftShrubhill
590 ftShrub Place
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Accepts Credit Cards
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Today

Today 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Open now
Local time (Edinburgh) 15:21 Thursday, 22 May 2025

Business hours

Monday 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Tuesday 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Wednesday 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Thursday 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Friday 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday –

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7 reviews of Harburn Hobbies

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Place rating: 4
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Trains, Airplanes and Cars,
They can find you anything,
A kid at heart… Weeeee!
Place rating: 4
North Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
This place is a treasure trove for those of us with hobbies involving toys and models, but sadly, I collect neither. However, I quite liked the idea of the place and thought that maybe it was time I had a hobby, so I went in and had a wee look around.
Like Lynsey, I was greeted with a sort of curious stare, which told me these guys weren’t used to the likes of me with my pink flower in my hair tottering in to peruse the model cars. I felt incredibly uncomfortable, and rightly so, because if anyone would have asked me any questions or approached me in any way I would have had no idea what to say, so I stayed for an acceptable amount of browsing time and left. Not for me.
Great if you like this kind of thing, and certainly the best, if not only shop in the area specialising in this sort of stuff.
Place rating: 4
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
This place looks friendly and fun from the outside and, surprisingly, isn’t full of middle aged virgins. The guys inside are enthusiastic about their hobbies which include model railways and scaled buildings. I find the doll’s houses with the miniature furniture a bit creepy and perplexing, but there must be people out there who are into it. They also sell model planes and cars in all their intricate parts along with glue, paints and DIY intstructions.
None of this is really up my street, but I can understand the attraction to creating something detailed and impressive from scratch. It’s all quite expensive, but you’re paying the quality and the realism of the products. I doubt I’ll be back here, but if you’re into this stuff then it’ll be a great place to meet like-​minded people.
Place rating: 4
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
«If you don’t have a beard, you’re not getting in»
If they could legally put that on the door I’m positive they would.
EVERYONE in the shop had one, including two of the women. I don’t know if it’s a requirement for collecting scale models but it was pretty strange.
The shop itself fulfils (almost) every Godzilla fantasy I ever had, it was great being the tallest thing in the shop. I literally had to stop myself from throwing a nice Victorian house into a church and shooting lasers out my eyes.
If you’re into this kind of thing, this is the place for you. They not only sell the kit, but they sell the tools to help you make it (something I’m told not alot of shops do).
I had to the urge to buy something, so I picked up a packed of mini scale sheep and brought them to the counter.
«Sorry we don’t have any Aberdonians to go with them»
Place rating: 4
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Whilst my face isn’t quite bushy enough to be accepted into the inner circle at stores like Harburn Hobbies, my high degree of social ineptitude plus my general love for geekery ensures I don’t feel entirely out of place.
I wasn’t really all that into modelling and train sets and stuff even as a kid, except Scalextric and toy cars, so as fascinating as I find most of the wares on sale, I’m not all that likely to actually make a purchase. I do think though, that shops like this provide a wonderful snippet of how the world was in a more gentle bygone era, and so I hope they keep on going for years.
Place rating: 4
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
I went in here with a rather eccentric uncle once a long time ago — as it’s one of those kind of places. I then went again more recently to find a model of my boyfriend’s 1984 Mercedes 200 123. Which they didn’t have, but it gave me the opportunity to browse the range of tiny little models that opened my eyes to a world of craftsmanship I didn’t even know existed. Trains, cars, boats, planes, all perfectly scaled down. Wonderful.
They do have an online shop, but where’s the fun of that? The internet certainly doesn’t take me back to my childhood, but tiny figurines do, also falling out of trees takes me back but that’s nothing to do with anything.
Place rating: 5
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Harburn Hobbies is a real gem of a shop, a toy shop with old fashioned charm. It is a specialist shop with models and toy trains being the main items. The owners are unbelievably friendly and knowledgable and the shop is a huge hit with small children, I see dozens each week staring in the windows absolutely enthralled.