Antique stores in Sunderland
Sunderland, England has 23 antique stores on the map. That's 23 antique shops mapped around Sunderland. Specialties differ enormously — furniture, jewellery, ephemera — so the shop that matches your interest matters more than the count. Learn to read the marks: maker's marks, hallmarks, and labels are the difference between a find and a folly.
This guide covers every antique store we could verify in and around Sunderland (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Morpeth Antiques Centre and Kazbat's Den, plus 98a Howard Street. If an antique shop's missing from Sunderland's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Sunderland antique lineup
23 mapped within about 40 km:
Morpeth Antiques Centre
Antique store
Morpeth Antiques Centre — Antique store, found on 34 Newgate Street in Morpeth.
34 Newgate Street, Morpeth
Kazbat's Den
Antique store
Kazbat's Den is Antique store on Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
98a Howard Street
Antique store
98a Howard Street is Antique store on 98a Howard Street, North Shields.
98a Howard Street, North Shields
Treasure Chest
Antique store
Treasure Chest is Antique store on Norham Road, Whitley Bay.
Norham Road, Whitley Bay
Whitley Jewellery & Antiques
Antique store
Whitley Jewellery & Antiques is Antique store on Park View, Whitley Bay.
Park View, Whitley Bay
Arrowsmiths
Antique store
Arrowsmiths is Antique store on Bishopton Lane.
Bishopton Lane
Fern Avenue Antiques Centre
Antique store
Fern Avenue Antiques Centre — Antique store, found on Fern Avenue in Newcastle upon Tyne. Also worth knowing about Fern Avenue Antiques Centre: the map lists its hours as Mo 10:00-17:00; Tu-Sa 10:00-16:00; Su 11:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Fern Avenue, Newcastle upon Tyne
Hours: Mo 10:00-17:00; Tu-Sa 10:00-16:00; Su 11:00-16:00
Phone: +44 191 209 4101
Antiquités Françaises
Antique store
Antiquités Françaises — Antique store, found on 28 Gowan Terrace in Newcastle upon Tyne. Also worth knowing about Antiquités Françaises: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
28 Gowan Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne
Phone: +44 191 212 1949
Past and Present
Antique store
Past and Present is Antique store.
Flea Circus
Antique store
Flea Circus is Antique store on 210 Warwick Street, Newcastle upon Tyne. Flea Circus also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Su 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
210 Warwick Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1BB
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-17:00
Phone: +44 191 447 3727
Graham Smith Antiques
Antique store
Graham Smith Antiques is Antique store.
Those Who Wander
Antique store
Those Who Wander — Antique store, found on 7 Station Road in Durham.
7 Station Road, Durham, DH7 0EX
Rams Head Antiques
Antique store
Rams Head Antiques — Antique store. Also worth knowing about Rams Head Antiques: it has a website with more detail.
The Corner Cupboard
Antique store
The Corner Cupboard — Antique store, found on 29A Lord Street in Redcar.
29A Lord Street, Redcar
J B Antiques
Antique store
J B Antiques is Antique store on Market Place, Durham. J B Antiques also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Market Place, Durham, DH1 3NJ
S.W. Furniture
Antique store
S.W. Furniture is Antique store on 230 High Street, Gateshead. S.W. Furniture also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 08:30-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
230 High Street, Gateshead, NE8 1AQ
Hours: Mo-Sa 08:30-16:00
Phone: +44 191 478 5154
Fannies Emporium Antique Centre
Antique store
Fannies Emporium Antique Centre is Antique store.
Morpeth, NE61 1YJ
The Old Curio
Antique store
The Old Curio — Antique store. Also worth knowing about The Old Curio: it has a website with more detail.
Durham, DH6 1PA
Bibelot Nook
Antique store
Bibelot Nook is Antique store on 35 High Street, Durham.
35 High Street, Durham, DH1 3UL
Capercaillie Antiques
Antique store
Capercaillie Antiques is Antique store on 25-27 High Street, Durham. Capercaillie Antiques also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Fr 13:00-16:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
25-27 High Street, Durham, DH7 8JG
Hours: Fr 13:00-16:00; Sa 10:00-16:00
Phone: +44 191 378 0175
The Cabbage Patch
Antique store
The Cabbage Patch is Antique store.
Steptoes
Antique store
Steptoes — Antique store, found on 146 Front Street in Chester-le-Street.
146 Front Street, Chester-le-Street, DH3 3AY
The Antique Fireplace Shop
Antique store
The Antique Fireplace Shop is Antique store on 359 Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough.
359 Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 6AB
What the map tells us about antique stores in Sunderland
4 of the 23 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — antique shops keep civilised hours, so the listed times are usually good.
5 have websites listed. Worth a look for specialty areas — every dealer leans somewhere.
The Sunderland antique trail
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Morpeth Antiques Centre on 34 Newgate Street, Kazbat's Den on Westgate Road, 98a Howard Street on 98a Howard Street, Treasure Chest on Norham Road, Whitley Jewellery & Antiques on Park View, Arrowsmiths on Bishopton Lane, Fern Avenue Antiques Centre on Fern Avenue, and Antiquités Françaises on 28 Gowan Terrace. That's 23 stops on the Sunderland antique trail. 15 more are listed below.
Antique hunting tips for Sunderland
A few things worth knowing before you work through Sunderland's antique stores:
- Learn your periods at Morpeth Antiques Centre. Victorian, Art Deco, mid-century — knowing the periods keeps you from paying Georgian prices for 1980s revival.
- Learn the local estate rhythm at Kazbat's Den. Estate clearances feed the shops. Ask when fresh estate stock typically arrives.
- Ask about provenance. Where did it come from? The story matters for value and for your own enjoyment. Good dealers document it.
- Learn wood identification. Mahogany versus stained pine is a value chasm. A basic grasp of woods saves expensive mistakes.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Sunderland — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new antique store in Sunderland can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 23 that's closed, or a great antique store we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
We don't list prices or authenticate pieces — that's the dealer's job in person. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 23 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Antique store listings for Sunderland: 23 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.