Northern Gems

1. Langton’s Antiques Centre, Sheffield - home of Freshman’s Vintage Store, Bumblebee Vintage Clothing and Accessories, Geronimo Retro Styling’s. A great place to shop of cheap vintage pieces, Bumblebee Vintage is particularly good for 1940s and 50s hats and American box bags
2. Dukeries Antiques Centre, Nottinghamshire - specialising in early 20th Century jewellery, and antique furniture. They have a lovely 1930s style cafe as well.
3. The Red House, York - one of my favourite antiques shops, a wide range of items, with an equally wide range of prices, and dealers who are more than happy to haggle. And it’s only a stone’s throw from the Minster and Betty’s Tea Room.
4. Wentworth Village, South Yorkshire - Wentworth Village, originally built to house those who worked at the vast Wentworth Woodhouse stately home (famed for being supposedly the only building of its time to have 365 windows, based on the owners request to have a different view for every day of the year). The quaint village is lovely to explore, and is home to the Wentworth Antiques Centre, a great place to have a rummage for vintage gems.
5. Whitby, North Yorkshire - The small coastal town, famed for its use in Bram Stokers Dracula, is one of the best places to find Victoria Jet and Mourning Jewellery, jet being a local product. And as you can see, the climb to the top of the winding cobble stairs to the abbey is well worth the effort
6. Sheffield Antiques Centre, South Yorkshire - Set in a beautiful, sprawling building, with a labyrinth of corridors and stairways, and is a great place to find almost anything your antique loving heart could desire. And a two minute walk down the road will find you outside the equally lovely Chapel Antiques Centre.

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