Secondhand
Sifters
BurnageSifters is the legendary record shop immortalised in Shakermaker. Apparently Noel Gallagher used to spend his pocket money here. If...
Coda Vinyl
GlossopMusic has always been in the blood of Coda Vinyl owner Neil McDonald. First as the guitarist with 90s Manchester...
Collect and Survive
WaterlooCollect and Survive is only open on Saturdays but it's worth planning your day around if you like music and...
Fountain Records
StretfordFountain Records is a vinyl store in Stretford, formerly known as Reel Around The Fountain. The new shop is smaller...
Pop Boutique Liverpool
RopewalksRichard Free, the man behind the Pop Boutique mini empire, began collecting vintage clothing in the 1970s and has built...
Levenshulme Antiques Village
LevenshulmeLevenshulme Antiques Village is the first stop if you're doing up a period property or even just looking to add...
Rough Trade Liverpool
RopewalksAny self-respecting indie kid will know the Rough Trade name; a trip to the Covent Garden shop used to be...
SK1 Records
Stockport Town CentreSK1 Records is more than just a record shop. It’s an important part of the town’s current buzz and it...
Soho’s Liverpool
RopewalksSoho's is one of the original vintage clothing stores in Liverpool, and one of the biggest. With a hairdressers, a...
Glossopdale Furniture Project
GlossopGlossopdale Furniture Project is a local charity that provides secondhand furniture to people in need, while also selling items to...
The Jacaranda
RopewalksSerious Beatles fans will know all about The Jacaranda. This bar and gig venue was opened by their first manager...
Kingbee Records
ChorltonKingbee Records is a proper old-school record shop. The custard-yellow storefront is a beacon, drawing in music lovers from all...
White Rose Manchester
Manchester City CentreWhite Rose doesn’t describe itself as a vintage store but it certainly feels like one. It’s a charity shop that...
Pear Mill Vintage Emporium
StockportThe beauty of this place is that you never quite know what you’ll find, from ancient artefacts to military uniforms...
Dig Vinyl
RopewalksUpstairs at Resurrection on Bold Street you’ll find record store Dig Vinyl. It sells secondhand and new vinyl (mainly secondhand)...
69A
Liverpool City CentreVintage and antiques shop 69A looks like it fell out of the pages of a storybook. A black cat is...
Oxfam Bold Street
RopewalksThis well spaced, well-organised charity shop has a gorgeous collection of curated secondhand clothes including plenty of nineties and Y2K...
Clampdown Records
Manchester City CentreThe shopfront of Clampdown Records must be one of the most recognisable in Manchester, and not just because it’s been...
Insitu
HulmeInsitu isn't your average antiques shop; it specialises in sourcing in vaster vintage pieces like huge steel columns - a...
Emmaus Mossley
MossleyEmmaus Mossley is a 'secondhand superstore' in a former cotton mill. Run by a homelessness charity, it’s staffed in part...
Thrift Shop Manchester
Manchester City CentreThrift Shop Manchester is an off-shoot of the nationwide Cow vintage brand, aimed at stylish folk who want cheaper togs...
Vinyl Exchange
Manchester City CentreVinyl Exchange probably has Manchester city centre’s biggest selection of second hand vinyl and certainly the most varied. It’s an...
Wax and Beans
BuryWax and Beans is a vinyl and coffee combo where you can indulge all your passions at once. Affectionately known...
81 Renshaw
RopewalksThere’s quite a history to 81 Renshaw Street - the address and the record shop that now lives here. Upstairs...
Dead Air Records
RopewalksOne of the newest additions to Liverpool’s vinyl scene is neighbourhood record store Dead Air Records on Suffolk Street. It’s...
Suzy Loves Milo
Northern QuarterFans of Japanese fashion and popular culture flock to Suzy Loves Milo, a tucked-away vintage clothing and lifestyle store just...
Red Brick Market
Baltic TriangleIf you love thrifting, vintage clothes, handmade jewellery, secondhand vinyl, charming curios, retro homeware, old comics, and the like, you...
Pop Boutique Manchester Oldham Street
Manchester City CentreFamily-run independent Pop Boutique was the first vintage store to open on retro clothing hotspot Oldham Street. It's been in...
George Street Community Bookshop
GlossopOwned and run by the community since the previous owner retired in 2018, George Street Community Bookshop is a quirky,...
Classic Football Shirts Shop Manchester
Northern QuarterManchester isn’t just home to two of the best-known football teams in the world - it’s also home to one...
Resurrection
RopewalksThis double-level vintage and music merch store started life in Quiggins Arcade before moving to Bold Street (now the unofficial...
Permanent Orbit
St John'sThis part of town isn’t known for clothes shopping but the existence of Permanent Orbit and its neighbour Clints, make...
The Musical Box
TuebrookWhen people describe somewhere as an institution, they're usually talking bollocks. Not so in the case of The Musical Box....
Cow Liverpool
RopewalksIf the haphazard chaos of charity shops puts you off buying pre-loved clothes, Cow Liverpool is your place to start....
ReMarket
Manchester City CentreRemarket, a Manchester-grown multi-vendor vintage store, opened up on the thoroughfare between Piccadilly Gardens and Piccadilly Station in autumn 2024.