Our children's leather bags are made by hand in Liverpool, in the same workshop where the Hanshaw family has made school satchels since 1966. This collection brings together the sizes best suited to younger children: the Festival satchel, the 11-inch and 12.5-inch classic satchels, the Mini Windsor and Small Portrait backpacks, and the Mini Music Bag, a favourite for music lessons and sheet music.

A children's leather satchel or backpack is a bag that grows with them. It is strong enough for the school run, the playground and the bottom of a cloakroom, and it only looks better as it softens and wears in. Choose a bright colour such as Pillarbox Red, Racing Green, Loch Blue or Candy Floss, or a classic tan or brown that will suit them for years to come. Hidden magnetic fasteners or push locks can be added to many styles to make opening and closing easier for small hands.

Every children's bag is made to order and can be personalised with a hand-pressed name or initials, which makes it easy to recognise and lovely to keep. Each one is cut and stitched by our own craftsmen and carries our maker's mark discreetly on the back. Every bag is backed by our five-year guarantee, and after that our workshop will repair it for as long as you want to keep it, so a satchel bought for a first day at school can be carried right through to the last day and passed on.