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Corfe Castle viewed
from the Ginger Pop shop
Lashings of ginger beer
(We give you 10p back on your glass bottle)
If you need Party Bag
fillers, we will give you a smart black and gold bag for every £2 you spend. Blyton books are from just £2.50. Give your guests one each and they can swap them amongst themselves!
(click here for postal service)
Noddy toys
(Ginger Pop regrets that there are no Enid Blyton Noddy books currently in
print.)
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The
Ginger Pop shop
The
Town House, The Square, Corfe Castle, Dorset, BH20 5EZ (01929)
477214
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The Ginger Pop Shop will be open from March 24 to end of October from 11.30 - 5pm, but may be closed on Fridays out of Dorset school holidays.
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The Ginger Pop Shop is a shop about childhood, and is not just a
children’s shop! It is
next door to the Post Office in Corfe Castle village square. From the window there is a splendid view of the castle,
immortalised as Kirrin Castle in the Famous Five series, and
usually with the jackdaws flying around the towers!
The shop has an Enid Blyton Appreciation Book for customers to
sign, and some of the best comments from 2005 are being flashed across
this web site.
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In
the Ginger Pop Shop you will find:
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Over
150 Enid Blyton titles, books and tapes.
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Gadgets to help you read in comfort under the bedclothes
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The fridge has lashings of Ginger Beer in many varieties, and other traditional
style drinks.
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Ginger Beer kits
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Ingenious toys without batteries
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Tin Toys for adult collectors
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Books about childhood in the 1940s and 1950s
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Music and gifts redolent of the mid twentieth century
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A
free five minute talk
Schools and groups are offered a free five minute talk in the Ginger Pop
shop comparing Enid Blyton with Jacqueline Wilson provided they then
give their group five minutes to browse in the shop afterwards!
Please book ahead. Click here for
details.
Book
Reviews
| The
Secret of Spiggy Holes was my very
favourite book – I read it and read it until it fell apart! |
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Lin
(Wimborne)
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| The
Five Find Outers are the best books.
I like Fatty when he is rude to Mr Goon. |
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Alexander
(age 8)
Solihull
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| I
really like The
Faraway Tree – Enid Blyton is my favourite author. |
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Charlotte
(age 8)
Woking
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| The
Secret Seven was my favourite.
Never read any better than Enid Blyton as a child.
Great stuff! |
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V.
(age 51)
Malaysia
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| I
especially enjoy The
Naughtiest
Girl books, because they are enjoyable to read. |
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Karl
(age 11)
Dorset
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| I
mostly like The
Secret
Seven, Mr Meddle and The Wishing Chair.
Lovely shop. |
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Charlotte
(age 7)
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What
to read and when
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Pre-school
Amelia Jane
Bimbo and Topsy
Binkle and Flip
Mr Meddle
Mr Pinkwhistle
Mr Twiddle
Noddy Books (out of print)
First
School
The Enchanted Wood
The Secret Seven
The Wishing Chair
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Saddest
quote of the year
"
My mum read me the Famous Five books when I was about 4.
I know I enjoyed them at the time, but I don’t remember
anything about the stories."
Boy
age 9, who now thought the Famous Five were too babyish for him. |
Junior
School
Children of Green Meadows
The Famous Five
The Five Find Outers
Malory
Towers
The Naughtiest Girl
The Secret Series.
(Secret
Island etc.)
St Clares
Middle
School
Barney Books (R series)
Family at Red Roofs
Six Bad Boys
Adventure Series
(Valley
of
Adventure etc)
Click Here to order
books by post
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