We are delighted with our new collection for 2012.... our older child doll Emilia, an entirely new toddler Gertie and our new little cloth bodied Bonnie Baby...we hope you like them too! click here to meet Our Latest Collection, all are available now.

Olivia for Autumn a new edition of just ten pieces. She has a really gorgeous knit coat with flower motifs. The outfit is available as a new item in the Dolls' Boutique First Range. Click here to see Olivia Autumn or click here to visit the Dolls' Boutique.

The first Bath Spring Doll show
Organised by Lynne Roche and Heather Bond, this show was a great success, here are a few glimpses .. look out for news on the 2012 event.

The saturday night dinner

Barbara and Lynne enjoy a joke

Lynne and Michael

Sue Ralph and Sylvia Owen

left Marie Tarnowska showed some beautiful early woodens

The sales room....

David Barington and his stand

Memories of winter fun are brought to life in this special edition of just 12 pieces. Gertie, a new little toddler in the range, is 11” and stands very nicely with her cloth body jointed at the hips and shoulders. As you can see in the News Page header above she comes with her own beautifully painted winter scene, complete with free-standing snowy trees.

The Winter Fun edition is completed by a lovely artist bear and a little wooden sleigh. To view more images of this Special Christmas edition for 2011 click here.

PS. We still have a few of our 2010 Christmas Edition in stock (see below)

The Amazing Christmas Folding Room

Our Christmas edition 2010 was inspired by the lovely room settings and especially folding rooms of the 19th century. Click below to see more.

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Collectors Club Edition 2011... Newsletter 19 from May 2011 (shown above) introduced our yearly special for members, the first of two new soft bodied small dolls. Bonnie Baby, who is just 9“ tall and has a completely newly designed, slightly weighted baby body which sits very nicely.

Click here to view the Special Club Edition.

NB (Bonnie Baby is only available to Club members)

Two New Ranges join the Dolls' Boutique!

Lynne and Michael have introduced an exciting Second Range to the Dolls' Boutique, comprising of 2 new outfits fitting the 10 to 11 1/2 inch wood bodied dolls (see Rose pictured above with Little Friend Ivy).

A Third Range just for the Little Friends is also available now. Kitty, Rose and Ivy can be seen modeling the special outfits.

Don't forget the existing extensive range of items for the larger 16 to 18 inch dolls in the Dolls' Boutique.

Click here to visit The Dolls' Boutique

Why not visit the world heritage city of Bath, so often the inspiration behind our dolls.

There are so many museums to visit.....At The Fashion Museum, see the catsuit that Olympic gold medalist Amy Williams wore in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, The 'Sport and Fashion' exhibition showcases some fantastic examples of historic sportswear. Celebrating the romance evening wear 'Glamour' presents some glittering examples of razzle dazzle from the last 100 years. Both exhibitions run from 4th February 2012 until the year end.

The Jane Austen Centre offers a snapshot of life in Bath during Regency times, with 'Live Guides' to the museum and a wonderful Regency tea room.

Dont forget The 2012 Games held in London and across the UK from July to September. We think Bath is the ideal retreat from the bustle of London and only just over an hour by train.

If you are planning a visit and need a place to stay we can recommend Laura's apartments and townhouses for luxury self-catering that can be booked on a per night basis.

To view Laura's website click here. To view the official tourism website for Bath click here.

Doll News Magazine

Roche Dolls are featured the Winter 2011 edition of Doll News from the UFDC (www.ufdc.org) in a lovely 8 page article by Janet Gula.