Antiques abound in Oxfordshire and all around England. Walk through any college in Oxford and you'll see their halls filled with antiquities. If collecting or looking for antiques is your interest, Oxfordshire is a great place to visit. It is filled with antiques shops and barns, auctions houses, and even whole towns filled with antique stores. No matter what your interest or budget may be, there are places near Oxford worth a visit if you are in search of something old and interesting.
I've just barely scratched the surface in the realm of antique hunting here -- there are just so many outlets, one could spend years on the "hunt". I have thoroughly enjoyed what I have see so far and look forward to adding to this list soon. Let me know of your favorites and I'll add them too.
For the Posh Collector. Lovely Cafe. They have monthly auctions too.
High Street Tetsworth,
Oxfordshire, OX9 7AB
85 High Street, Oxford, OX1 4BG Tel. 01865 251075
Vintage clothes, costume jewellery, bags, accessories and even vintage Japanese kimonos. No bargains here.
The Old Flight House
Northampton Road, Bicester, OX25 3TJ
A large selection of quality antiques and vintage interior items plus a delightful Cafe
Wallingford, Oxfordshire
A town just south of Oxford that has a dozen antique stores.
Lechlade
A lovely town with several antique and collectable stores.
Lechlade-on-Thames, Gloucestershire
Fannie's Attic
A combination of antiques, vintage, and giftware.
1 Lynmouth Road
Reading RG18DE - Berkshire
Hitchcox's Antique Warehouses
Six old warehouses full of furniture. Not fancy but bargains abound.
The Garth, Warpsgrove
Charlgrove, Oxfordshire
Garden Centers
Garden Centers in the UK are so much more than garden centers. They are exceptional gifts stores filled with toys, housewares, clothing, kitchenwares, books, stationary, and even antiques. I've seen some some lovely pieces at local garden centers.
The Burford Garden Co, Shilton Rd, Burford, Oxfordshire, OX18 4PA
Yarnton Garden Center, Sandy Lane, Yarnton, Kidlington, OX5 1PA
Charity Shops
They abound in nearly every village, town and city in England. Not all will have antiques or furniture, but all will have something vintage that is interesting.
For a list of Charity shops in Oxford:
Unicorn
Ship Street, off Cornmarket.
Treasure trove of almost everything and then some, all piled precariously together.
Auctions:
The Swan at Tetsworth
Hitchcox's Antique Warehouses
Wallingford (also Agatha Christie's home for nearly 30 years)
Wallingford
From the Buford Garden Center
More to come.... send me your favorites.
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