Thrift stores in Filey
Thrift stores reward the patient. In Filey, North Yorkshire that patience currently stretches across 25 mapped shops — 23 of them are charity shops and 2 are independent second-hand stores, so Filey gives you both flavours of thrifting in one trip.
This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around Filey (within about 12 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Filey Cancer Fund and Care And Share Shop, plus YMCA — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Filey's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Filey thrift lineup
25 mapped within about 12 km:
Filey Cancer Fund
Charity shop0.1 km from Filey
Filey Cancer Fund — a charity shop, found on Station Road in Filey.
Station Road, Filey
Care And Share Shop
Charity shop0.1 km from FileyRun by The Slavation Army
Run by The Slavation Army, Care And Share Shop is a charity shop, found on Mitford Street in Filey.
Mitford Street, Filey
YMCA
Charity shop0.2 km from FileyRun by YMCA England & Wales
Run by YMCA England & Wales, YMCA is a charity shop, found on Unit 5 Station Avenue in Filey.
Unit 5 Station Avenue, Filey, YO14 9AQ
Mind
Charity shop0.3 km from Filey
Mind — a charity shop, found on 18-20 Murray Street in Filey.
18-20 Murray Street, Filey, YO14 9DG
Age UK
Charity shop0.4 km from Filey
Age UK — a charity shop, found on Belle Vue Street in Filey.
Belle Vue Street, Filey
Saint Catherine's Hospice Shop
Charity shop0.4 km from Filey
Saint Catherine's Hospice Shop is a charity shop.
Filey
Gateway Filey
Charity shop0.4 km from Filey
Gateway Filey — a charity shop, found on 28 Belle Vue Street in Filey. Also worth knowing about Gateway Filey: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-16:00.
28 Belle Vue Street, Filey, YO14 9HY
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-16:00
Sue Ryder
Charity shop0.4 km from Filey
Sue Ryder is a charity shop. Sue Ryder also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Tu 09:00-16:30; We-Sa 09:00-17:00.
Hours: Mo-Tu 09:00-16:30; We-Sa 09:00-17:00
Charity Shop
Charity shop10.0 km from Filey
Charity Shop is a charity shop on Ramshill Road, Scarborough.
Ramshill Road, Scarborough
Scope
Charity shop10.5 km from Filey
Scope is a charity shop.
FirstLight
Charity shop10.6 km from Filey
FirstLight — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about FirstLight: it has a website with more detail.
Arthritis Research UK
Charity shop10.6 km from Filey
Arthritis Research UK — a charity shop.
Age UK
Charity shop10.6 km from Filey
Age UK is a charity shop on 66 Newborough, Scarborough.
66 Newborough, Scarborough
Oxfam
Charity shop10.6 km from Filey
Oxfam — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about Oxfam: it has a website with more detail.
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop10.6 km from Filey
British Heart Foundation is a charity shop. British Heart Foundation also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
PDSA
Charity shop10.6 km from Filey
PDSA is a charity shop.
St Catherine's Hospice
Charity shop10.7 km from Filey
St Catherine's Hospice — a charity shop, found on 82 Westborough in Scarborough.
82 Westborough, Scarborough, YO11 1JW
Farplace
Charity shop10.7 km from Filey
Farplace is a charity shop.
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop10.7 km from Filey
British Heart Foundation is a charity shop. British Heart Foundation also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Saint Catherine's Hospice
Charity shop10.8 km from Filey
Saint Catherine's Hospice — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about Saint Catherine's Hospice: it has a website with more detail.
Sue Ryder
Charity shop10.8 km from Filey
Sue Ryder is a charity shop.
Filey Cat Rescue
Charity shop10.8 km from Filey
Filey Cat Rescue — a charity shop, found on 115 Falsgrave Road in Scarborough.
115 Falsgrave Road, Scarborough, YO12 5EG
Over The Moon
Second-hand store10.8 km from Filey
Over The Moon — an independent second-hand store, found on 53 Victoria Road in Scarborough.
53 Victoria Road, Scarborough, YO11 1SH
Second Time Around
Second-hand store10.9 km from Filey
Second Time Around — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Second Time Around: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +44 7533 750658
Mind
Charity shop10.9 km from Filey
Mind — a charity shop.
What the map tells us about thrifting in Filey
2 of the 25 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Filey — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Filey; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.
5 shops have websites listed, worth a look before you go — some post new arrivals or sale days online.
The Filey thrift circuit
The efficient Filey thrifting route strings these together: Filey Cancer Fund on Station Road, Care And Share Shop on Mitford Street, YMCA on Unit 5 Station Avenue, Mind on 18-20 Murray Street, Age UK on Belle Vue Street, Saint Catherine's Hospice Shop, Gateway Filey on 28 Belle Vue Street, and Sue Ryder — 25 shops, one logical loop, no backtracking. 17 more are listed below.
Thrifting tips for Filey
A few things worth knowing before you work through Filey's thrift stores:
- Follow the shop if it's online at Filey Cancer Fund. Some stores post new arrivals or sale days on social media. One follow costs nothing and catches the announcements.
- Smell the leather at Care And Share Shop. Real leather smells like leather. If it smells like plastic, it is plastic — price it accordingly.
- Learn your fabrics. A quick touch tells wool from acrylic, leather from pleather. Natural fibres at thrift prices are the whole game.
- Ask about the back room. Some shops hold overflow donations out back. A polite question occasionally gets you first look at unprocessed boxes.
Good to know
We searched about 12 km around Filey — 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 Filey can take a while to appear. The 25 above are only as current as the community map. A shop that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
Prices at Filey'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 — Filey included.
Thrift store listings for Filey: 25 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.