Charity Shops in Gosforth
Nine charity shops across the High Street, shopping centre, and side streets — including a specialist bookshop and a furniture store.
Gosforth has a surprisingly strong charity shop scene — nine shops across the High Street, the shopping centre, and surrounding streets. Whether you're after books, clothes, furniture, or just a good rummage, here's what's where.
St Oswald's Hospice Bookshop
St Oswald's Bookshop at 181-183 High Street is the standout. A dedicated charity bookshop with a wide range of fiction, non-fiction, children's books, and vinyl records. The revamped shop has seen record-breaking sales. If you're a book buyer, this is the first stop.
Best for: Books, vinyl, children's section.
St Oswald's Hospice — Flagship Shop
A few doors along at 189 High Street, St Oswald's flagship shop has the widest range on the High Street — clothing, accessories, homeware, games, furniture, shoes, DVDs, collectables, and jewellery. They also offer a free home collection service for furniture donations — call 0191 246 8123 or email retailhelpdesk@stoswaldsuk.org. Open Monday-Saturday 9am-4:30pm.
Best for: Widest variety, furniture (buying and donating), friendly staff.
Marie Curie — Boutique
Marie Curie at 143 High Street runs a boutique-format shop focused on clothing, shoes, and accessories. One of the few High Street charity shops open on Sundays (10am-4pm). Monday-Saturday 9:30am-5pm.
Best for: Clothes and accessories, Sunday opening.
Oxfam
Oxfam at 118 High Street stocks clothing, books, DVDs, CDs, homeware, and bric-a-brac. Fair Trade products also available. Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm, closed Sunday.
Best for: General stock, Fair Trade products.
Cancer Research UK
Cancer Research UK at 10 Gosforth Shopping Centre has well-organised general stock — clothing (men's, women's, children's), shoes, homeware, books, CDs, and toys. Reviewed favourably for items priced at £5 and under. Open until 5:30pm weekdays (latest on the High Street) and Sundays 10am-4pm. Phone: 0191 213 0002.
Best for: Bargains, well-organised, late weekday closing, Sunday opening.
Scope
Scope at Unit 29 in the Gosforth Shopping Centre stocks clothing, shoes, books, DVDs, toys, sports equipment, and homeware. Open Sundays 10am-4pm. Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm.
Best for: General variety, Sunday opening.
Mind
Mind at 5 Salters Road is slightly off the beaten track — which can mean better finds. Described as having a vintage/eclectic character, with clothing, shoes, books, greeting cards, and "antiquarian items." Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm, closed Sunday.
Best for: Eclectic finds, less picked-over stock, vintage.
Sue Ryder — South Gosforth
Sue Ryder at Unit 2, Mill House, Haddricks Mill Road in South Gosforth is classified as a furniture store. Call 0191 285 4223 to check current opening and stock.
Best for: Furniture.
Silverline Memories — Kenton
Silverline Memories at 177b Kirkwood Drive in Kenton supports a local dementia activities charity founded in 2013. Clothes, bric-a-brac, toys, CDs, and games. The shop has recently doubled in size. Not walkable from the High Street but in the NE3 postcode area. Open 9am-4pm.
Best for: Supporting a local charity, less trafficked by resellers.
Tips
Sunday opening: Marie Curie, Cancer Research UK, and Scope are all open Sundays.
Furniture donations: St Oswald's offers free home collection. Call 0191 246 8123.
For books: Go to St Oswald's Bookshop first. The nearest Oxfam Books & Music is in Jesmond.
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