i finally got round to visiting the wooden toy shop near where i live today, nearly every item in there is hand made by rob and he has been at this game for years, tomorrow i pickup my mini wooden kitchen as one of Lucy's xmas presents along with a couple of wooden trains that spell Lucy and Jack (for her cousin)
so if you want something made to last, made in England and made by hand i suggest taking a look on this website, don't drag your heels he is very busy and pulling certain products due to the amount of orders he has backing up!.
http://www.robroy-woodentoys.co.uk/index.htm