Charity shops worth visiting in London??

beth.stephenson2009

Going to London next week and since volunteering i've become a bit of a charity shop obsessive.

Any gems worth visiting in London? Really looking for jewellery and any shops that tend to have "larger" sized ladies clothes.

sarah1972

beth.stephenson2009 wrote: »

Going to London next week and since volunteering i've become a bit of a charity shop obsessive.

Any gems worth visiting in London? Really looking for jewellery and any shops that tend to have "larger" sized ladies clothes.

London is a very large city, you may want to narrow it down so people can tell you about there local shops

beth.stephenson2009

I'm just talking generally. I'll be over all the place so looking to see if theres an area somewhere with some decent shops for a browse.

samanthaknd

Don't know personally but I saw something on tv (bbc 3 maybe) that a top in primark £10 the exact same one but used in the london charity shop was on sale for £15.

jenniewb

It depends how far you're willing to travel.


Mary Portas did a revamp of the charity shops in Orpington though I'm not sure exactly which area she chose in Orpington which is on the outter stretch of London. If you are sticking to Central London, be aware that prices are pretty high and in many cases it can be cheaper to go to the shop where the item came from. Places around Kensington or other more central London areas are pretty highly priced and IMO are asking a bit much.


If you do find anywhere please post! I've been looking through the odd charity shop in London for the past decade or so and am yet to find anywhere which makes me think of returning; either they need a spring clean, revamp or to just lower their prices by about 75%!