Trends · data through July 2026

Art Craft Hobby Stores in the United Kingdom

Iceflower tracks 345 stores from 178 art craft hobby stores chains in the United Kingdom. Franklins Group grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Warhammer and Hobbycraft.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
178
Tracked stores
345
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked art craft hobby stores chains

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Franklins Group and Warhammer sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 F Franklins Group ▲1 +5.8%
2 W Warhammer logo Warhammer - +4.6%
3 H Hobbycraft - -4.4%
4 J Jak's ▼1 -44.9%
  • Hobbycraft
  • Warhammer
  • Nasseri Fabrics Ltd
  • Harlequin
  • Rails of Sheffield
  • Discount DIY
  • Fanaticswear
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

345 tracked store locations in the United Kingdom. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Hobbycraft (126)
  • Warhammer (15)
  • Nasseri Fabrics Ltd (1)
  • Harlequin (2)
  • Rails of Sheffield (1)
  • Discount DIY (2)
  • Fanaticswear (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 H Hobbycraft 126
  • 2 W Warhammer logo Warhammer 15
  • 3 B Bevans 9
  • 4 A Abakhan 5
  • 5 C CASS ART 4
  • 6 J Jak's 3
  • 7 F Franklins Group 3
  • 8 T Tabletop Republic 2
  • 9 F Fabric Land 2
  • 10 P Patriot Games 2
  • 11 H House of Minalima 2
  • 12 D Dark Sphere 2
  • 13 P Punjab Textiles 2
  • 14 H Harlequin 2
  • 15 D Discount DIY 2
  • 16 A Abakhan Fabrics, Hobby and Home 2
  • 17 T The Wool Factory 1
  • 18 B Bulkington D.I.Y 1
  • 19 T The Pen & Paper Stationery Co 1
  • 20 A All About Bows 1
  • 21 J Jenice Leather International 1
  • 22 T The Textile Centre 1
  • 23 B Beddgelert Woodcraft 1
  • 24 C Cowling & Wilcox 1
  • 25 T The Wool Shop Ltd 1
  • 26 B B&M Fabrics 1
  • 27 T The Joke Shop 1
  • 28 P Peak Dale Products 1
  • 29 F Fabrications 1
  • 30 S Shoprc 1
  • 31 T Toyland toyshop Huddersfield 1
  • 32 B Blue Eye International 1
  • 33 W Whispering Smith 1
  • 34 F FK BAG Office 1
  • 35 B Broad Canvas 1
  • 36 J John Parnham Funfairs 1
  • 37 M Mask Junction 1
  • 38 F Frame of Mind 1
  • 39 I Inex Mica Hardware 1
  • 40 G Grains and Tan 1
  • 41 S Southgate Handicrafts 1
  • 42 P Paraffle Embroidery 1
  • 43 Z Zombie Games Cafe and Bar 1
  • 44 A A Fistful of Dice 1
  • 45 U Ultimate Craft 1
  • 46 T The Hobby Shop 1
  • 47 C Card-Io 1
  • 48 S Spinning Jenny 1
  • 49 I Imperial Games Limited 1
  • 50 H Hobbycraft Bagshot 1

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