Antiques On High

WOW! Here you can chose from lots of lovely Kimono! Great silks and a myriad of colours. So affordable too. Perfect for gifts for loved ones (and yourself)! I use mine as a dressing gown. You will feel like a movie star if you take a leisurely breakfast dressed in your Vintage Japanese Kimono! Whilst you are in the shop you can buy other great things too. Antiques, Collectables, Jewellery, Vintage Costume, Books and even modern local Crafts. I even spotted some very saucy Netsuke in one of the cabinets! They come with an ‘x’ rating!

I love browsing old antique shops. I rarely buy anything, but I love the feeling that hundreds of years of history are in one room. Antiques on High has the proper smell of old things and has an interesting range of antiques. Rather than focusing on big pieces of furniture, which so many antique shops do, it uses its space wisely to host:
Jewellery, books, records, clothes, ornaments, pictures, maps and various collectables.
The condition of the goods varies, but they’re priced fairly reasonably. I find it’s best to go in without the aim of buying something in particular, but just to browse. I can’t say anything has ever caught my eye enough to want to buy it, but I’ve seen plenty of other people who have found the perfect addition to their home or the ideal gift.
The best bit is the craft section, where there’s a gallery of jewellery, leather, pottery, glass and art in general, all produced locally and all promising to be valuable antiques in the future.
There’s a great range in here and you can get something for less than a pound or spend hundreds of pounds. Equally, you can pop in for a few minutes or spend hours browsing — it’s almost like a mini museum. If you like antique shops, this won’t disappoint; if you’ve never been in one, try approaching it. Don’t be put off by the prison-​like bars in the windows; the staff are friendly and it’s a different world inside.