Thrift stores in Cardigan
Cardigan, Wales has 12 thrift and charity shops on the map right now. 10 of them are charity shops and 2 are independent second-hand stores, so Cardigan gives you both flavours of thrifting in one trip. Stock turns over fast in all of them, so the shop that had nothing last month might have your thing this week.
This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around Cardigan (within about 25 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include British Red Cross and Branwen Centre Charity Shop, plus Eco Shop — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Cardigan's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Cardigan thrift lineup
12 in Cardigan, plus 10 more around Cardigan below:
British Red Cross
Charity shop0.1 km from Cardigan
British Red Cross — a charity shop, found on 1 High Street in Cardigan / Aberteifi. Also worth knowing about British Red Cross: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1 High Street, Cardigan / Aberteifi, SA43 1HJ
Phone: +44 1239 614595
Branwen Centre Charity Shop
Charity shop0.1 km from Cardigan
Branwen Centre Charity Shop is a charity shop on 7 Bridge Street, Cardigan / Aberteifi.
7 Bridge Street, Cardigan / Aberteifi, SA43 1HY
Eco Shop
Second-hand store0.1 km from CardiganRun by Naturewise
Eco Shop is an independent second-hand store run by Naturewise on Pwllhai, Cardigan / Aberteifi. Eco Shop also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Pwllhai, Cardigan / Aberteifi, SA43 1DB
Phone: +44 7717 473435
Tenovus Cancer Care
Charity shop0.1 km from Cardigan
Tenovus Cancer Care — a charity shop, found on 12 High Street in Cardigan / Aberteifi. Also worth knowing about Tenovus Cancer Care: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
12 High Street, Cardigan / Aberteifi, SA43 1JJ
Phone: +44 1239 615737
Tŷ Hafan
Charity shop0.1 km from Cardigan
Tŷ Hafan is a charity shop on 25 High Street, Cardigan / Aberteifi. Tŷ Hafan also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 10:00-16:00.
25 High Street, Cardigan / Aberteifi, SA43 1JG
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 10:00-16:00
Oxfam
Charity shop0.2 km from Cardigan
Oxfam is a charity shop on 24 High Street, Cardigan / Aberteifi. Oxfam also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
24 High Street, Cardigan / Aberteifi, SA43 1JG
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00
Phone: +44 1239 615352
Animal Rescue Cymru
Charity shop0.2 km from Cardigan
Animal Rescue Cymru — a charity shop, found on 5, Priory Court Stryd y Priordy in Cardigan / Aberteifi. Also worth knowing about Animal Rescue Cymru: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
5, Priory Court Stryd y Priordy, Cardigan / Aberteifi, SA43 1BZ
Phone: +44 345 4755958
Great Finds
Second-hand store0.2 km from Cardigan
Great Finds — an independent second-hand store, found on 7 Priory Street in Cardigan / Aberteifi.
7 Priory Street, Cardigan / Aberteifi, SA43 1BZ
Barnardo's
Charity shop0.2 km from Cardigan
Barnardo's — a charity shop, found on 2-3 Priory Street in Cardigan / Aberteifi. Also worth knowing about Barnardo's: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
2-3 Priory Street, Cardigan / Aberteifi, SA43 1BZ
Phone: +44 1239 612159
The Projects
Charity shop0.2 km from Cardigan
The Projects — a charity shop, found on 13-15 Queen's Terrace in Cardigan / Aberteifi. Also worth knowing about The Projects: the map lists its hours as Mo-Tu 09:30-16:30; Th-Fr 09:30-16:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
13-15 Queen's Terrace, Cardigan / Aberteifi, SA43 1LJ
Hours: Mo-Tu 09:30-16:30; Th-Fr 09:30-16:30
Phone: +44 1239 621253
Tŷ Hafan
Charity shop0.2 km from CardiganRun by Tŷ Hafan
Run by Tŷ Hafan, Tŷ Hafan is a charity shop, found on Pendre in Cardigan. Also worth knowing about Tŷ Hafan: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Pendre, Cardigan
Phone: +44 1239 621825
RNLI Shop
Charity shop3.7 km from CardiganRun by RNLI
Run by RNLI, RNLI Shop is a charity shop. Also worth knowing about RNLI Shop: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 11:00-17:00.
Poppit, SA43 3LN
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-17:00
What the map tells us about thrifting in Cardigan
4 of the 12 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Cardigan — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Cardigan; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.
3 shops have websites listed, worth a look before you go — some post new arrivals or sale days online.
Most shops in Cardigan list a phone number. Use it — a thirty-second call beats a wasted drive, especially for furniture or anything you can't carry home on the bus.
The Cardigan thrift circuit
Plot these 12 on a map and the day plans itself: British Red Cross on 1 High Street, Branwen Centre Charity Shop on 7 Bridge Street, Eco Shop on Pwllhai, Tenovus Cancer Care on 12 High Street, Tŷ Hafan on 25 High Street, Oxfam on 24 High Street, Animal Rescue Cymru on 5, Priory Court Stryd y Priordy, and Great Finds on 7 Priory Street. That's the full Cardigan circuit in one sensible order. 4 more are listed below.
Thrifting tips for Cardigan
A few things worth knowing before you work through Cardigan's thrift stores:
- Weekday mornings beat Saturday crowds at British Red Cross. Serious pickers go early on weekdays. Weekends are for browsers; the stock is the same but the competition isn't.
- Follow the shop if it's online at Branwen Centre Charity Shop. Some stores post new arrivals or sale days on social media. One follow costs nothing and catches the announcements.
- Measure the car, not just the room. That bookshelf fits the wall but not the hatchback. Know your cargo space before you fall in love.
- Bring a tape measure. The perfect sideboard is useless if it won't fit through your door. Tape measure in the bag, every trip.
Good to know
We searched about 25 km around Cardigan — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to for a thrifting run. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new shop in Cardigan can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 12 that's closed, or a great shop we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
Prices at Cardigan's thrift stores are set by each shop and change constantly, so we don't list them. As a rough rule, charity shops are the cheapest, independents sit in the middle, and anything labelled vintage costs more everywhere — Cardigan included.
Worth the trip: more thrift stores around Cardigan
10 more within about 25 km of Cardigan, nearest first:
Skanda Vale Hospice Store
Charity shop14.0 km from CardiganRun by Skanda Vale Hospice
Skanda Vale Hospice Store is a charity shop run by Skanda Vale Hospice on 1 Sgwâr y Emlyn / Emlyn Square, Castell Newydd Emlyn / Newcastle Emlyn. Skanda Vale Hospice Store also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
1 Sgwâr y Emlyn / Emlyn Square, Castell Newydd Emlyn / Newcastle Emlyn, SA38 9BG
Phone: +44 1239 710 459
Affordable Options
Second-hand store14.0 km from Cardigan
Affordable Options — an independent second-hand store, found on Sgwâr y Emlyn / Emlyn Square in Castell Newydd Emlyn / Newcastle Emlyn. Also worth knowing about Affordable Options: the map lists its hours as Mo-Tu 10:00-16:30; We 10:00-13:30; Th-Fr 10:00-16:30; Sa 10:00-16:00.
Sgwâr y Emlyn / Emlyn Square, Castell Newydd Emlyn / Newcastle Emlyn, SA38 9BQ
Hours: Mo-Tu 10:00-16:30; We 10:00-13:30; Th-Fr 10:00-16:30; Sa 10:00-16:00
Just Whippet Rescue
Charity shop14.0 km from Cardigan
Just Whippet Rescue — a charity shop, found on 9 Heol Sycamorwydden / Sycamore Street in Newcastle Emlyn.
9 Heol Sycamorwydden / Sycamore Street, Newcastle Emlyn, SA38 9AJ
Twist and Flip
Second-hand store14.0 km from Cardigan
Twist and Flip — an independent second-hand store, found on Heol Sycamorwydden / Sycamore Street in Newcastle Emlyn.
Heol Sycamorwydden / Sycamore Street, Newcastle Emlyn, SA38 9AP
Cylch Emlyn
Charity shop14.1 km from Cardigan
Cylch Emlyn is a charity shop.
Animals in Need
Charity shop14.1 km from Cardigan
Animals in Need — a charity shop, found on Heol y Castell in Newcastle Emlyn.
Heol y Castell, Newcastle Emlyn, SA38 9AF
Charity Fundraising Shop
Charity shop18.7 km from CardiganRun by Teifi Valley Railway
Run by Teifi Valley Railway, Charity Fundraising Shop is a charity shop.
Henllan, SA44 5TD
Fishguard & Goodwick animal welfare
Charity shop23.7 km from Cardigan
Fishguard & Goodwick animal welfare is a charity shop.
Paul Sartori Hospice At Home
Charity shop23.8 km from Cardigan
Paul Sartori Hospice At Home is a charity shop. Paul Sartori Hospice At Home also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-16:00.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-16:00
Ty Shalom Siop Hosbis / Shalom House Hospice Shop
Charity shop23.8 km from Cardigan
Ty Shalom Siop Hosbis / Shalom House Hospice Shop is a charity shop on 44 West Street, Fishguard.
44 West Street, Fishguard, SA65 9NQ
Thrift store listings for Cardigan: 12 in Cardigan and 10 more nearby 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.