Antiques Centres

Antiques Centres is a term applied to large (usually indoor) spaces which host a collection of dealers and antique businesses. They vary in size but tend to have a variety of stalls offering items such as jewellery, furniture, paintings, clothes and silver.


An atmospheric corner of Chesapeake Mill in Hampshire.

Action stations at shipshape mill to accommodate more dealers

29 May 2026

Expansion on way at historical premises built using timbers of famous American naval frigate

An interior at Kaboodles Emporium in Rochester.

Trio who launched high street centre are also excited about a Rochester antiques trail

29 May 2026

Antiques trails are proving to be a popular way of promoting the shops and centres in a particular place or region.

The Red House Antiques Centre

Police appeal following jewellery theft at antiques centre in York

26 May 2026

North Yorkshire Police has issued a plea for information following the theft of antique and vintage jewellery from an antiques centre in York.

Gloucester Antiques Centre

We’re open to suggestions...

22 May 2026

Gloucester centre wants to hear ideas on how to use space available now restoration has finished

Matthew Cook of The Shop in Bungay

What's in store at The Old Store

15 May 2026

Among other recent openings in the centre of Bungay is The Old Store which opened in June 2024.

Antiques dealer Julia Morrison

Antiques shops: 8 + 61 = a successful business launch

08 May 2026

Two new antiques shops which opened in 2025 within 60 miles of each other are celebrating a successful first year’s collaboration.

Donna Williams and Ryan Parfitt

‘It’s like Liberty’s in Norfolk’

24 April 2026

Dealer duo win praise for new shop hosting 25 traders across two floors in a former furniture store

Red teapot sign

Portobello Road dealers set for further disruption in arcade refurb

20 March 2026

Further disruption will hit dealers on Portobello Road with plans for a “comprehensive refurbishment” of one of the street’s antiques arcades.

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A relic of Edward IV in Mayfair centre

06 March 2026

Grays Antiques in Mayfair, close to Bond Street tube station on Davies Street, is one of London’s largest indoor art and antiques markets.

An upcycled glass-fronted bureau

Bazaar owner calls it a day in Somerset

20 February 2026

Crewkerne centre closes down amid tributes paid to a ‘professional, friendly bunch of traders’

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Madge pops down to Margate

13 February 2026

Visit from ‘Queen of Pop’ underlines just how much there is to see in Kent town including art and antiques

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Chiswick's Old Cinema in step with fashion

06 February 2026

News of west London dealer collective holding a pop-up – plus lots more to visit in bustling Chiswick

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‘Most desirable’ places to be for antiques lovers

16 January 2026

Focus on businesses based in two towns rated among ‘most desirable’ in the UK by newspaper

Kinning Park Antique Centre

Curious curios – new owners for two antiques centres

15 January 2026

Two dealers are celebrating the New Year by taking on the ownership of antiques centres in the Lake District and Glasgow.

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Good old chinwag at Grays

19 December 2025

A group of jewellery and art specialists headed to Grays Antiques in Mayfair for ‘champagne and macarons’ to celebrate the start of the Christmas season.

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Indulge in a bit of window shopping when visiting Sherborne

15 December 2025

Window displays are a big thing at the Sherborne Antiques Market.

Barbara Biro in her antiques shop Outrageous Vintage

Antiques shops and centres: four reasons to be cheerful

24 November 2025

Centre and shop openings across England give grounds for optimism in often challenging times

A photo of Vincent Page

High times for Antiques on High

10 November 2025

Operator of five centres across the UK hopes to acquire two more and has ambitious future plans

South Yorkshire Police

Yorkshire police appeal for information following theft from antiques centre

04 November 2025

Two thieves broke into an antiques centre in South Yorkshire stealing items and causing thousands of pounds of damage.

Oak Wood Antiques shop in Northampton

Centre closes in Northampton but owners launch antiques shop

27 October 2025

Couple start new venture just a month after previous business shuts down

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