Thrift stores in Inverness
If you like the hunt, Inverness, Scottish Highlands is worth a wander: 15 second-hand and charity shops are mapped here. Every one of the 15 is a charity shop, which tells you something about Inverness: the second-hand scene here runs on donations, and the money stays local.
This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around Inverness (within about 30 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Save the Children and Oxfam, plus Shelter — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Inverness's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Inverness thrift lineup
15 in Inverness, plus 18 more around Inverness below:
Save the Children
Charity shop0.0 km from Inverness
Save the Children is a charity shop on Church Street. Save the Children also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-16:30.
Church Street
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-16:30
Oxfam
Charity shop0.0 km from Inverness
Oxfam is a charity shop on 9-11 Lombard Street. Oxfam also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
9-11 Lombard Street, IV1 1QQ
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00
Shelter
Charity shop0.1 km from Inverness
Shelter — a charity shop on Drummond Street. Also worth knowing about Shelter: it has a website with more detail.
Drummond Street
Cancer Research UK
Charity shop0.1 km from InvernessRun by Cancer Research UK
Run by Cancer Research UK, Cancer Research UK is a charity shop, found on 1 Drummond Street in Inverness. Also worth knowing about Cancer Research UK: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00.
1 Drummond Street, Inverness, IV1 1QD
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
Charity shop0.1 km from Inverness
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland — a charity shop on 6 Mealmarket Close. Also worth knowing about Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-16:30.
6 Mealmarket Close
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-16:30
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop0.1 km from Inverness
British Heart Foundation — a charity shop on Union Street. Also worth knowing about British Heart Foundation: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00; Su 12:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
Union Street
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00; Su 12:00-16:00
Carr Gomm Chrity Shop
Charity shop0.2 km from Inverness
Carr Gomm Chrity Shop is a charity shop.
Crossroads
Charity shop0.2 km from Inverness
Crossroads — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about Crossroads: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-16:00; Sa 10:00-16:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-16:00; Sa 10:00-16:00
PDSA
Charity shop0.2 km from Inverness
PDSA is a charity shop on 23 Queensgate.
23 Queensgate
Highland Hospice
Charity shop0.2 km from Inverness
Highland Hospice is a charity shop on 1 Falcon Square, Inverness. Highland Hospice also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
1 Falcon Square, Inverness, IV1 1LQ
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +44 1463 418821
Furniture New 4 U
Charity shop0.7 km from InvernessRun by New Start Highland
Furniture New 4 U is a charity shop run by New Start Highland.
For The Right Reasons
Charity shop1.0 km from Inverness
For The Right Reasons — a charity shop on Grant Street.
Grant Street
Laurel Avenue Community Shop
Charity shop1.1 km from InvernessRun by New Start Highland
Run by New Start Highland, Laurel Avenue Community Shop is a charity shop on Laurel Avenue. Also worth knowing about Laurel Avenue Community Shop: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-12:30, 13:00-16:00.
Laurel Avenue
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-12:30, 13:00-16:00
Forces Support
Charity shop1.4 km from Inverness
Forces Support is a charity shop.
Inverness, IV3 5LU
Community Charity Shop
Charity shop5.0 km from Inverness
Community Charity Shop is a charity shop.
What the map tells us about thrifting in Inverness
8 of the 15 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Inverness — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Inverness; 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.
The Inverness thrift circuit
The efficient Inverness thrifting route strings these together: Save the Children on Church Street, Oxfam on 9-11 Lombard Street, Shelter on Drummond Street, Cancer Research UK on 1 Drummond Street, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland on 6 Mealmarket Close, British Heart Foundation on Union Street, Carr Gomm Chrity Shop, and Crossroads — 15 shops, one logical loop, no backtracking. 7 more are listed below.
Thrifting tips for Inverness
Regulars learn these fast; visitors to Inverness can skip the learning curve:
- Bring a tape measure at Save the Children. The perfect sideboard is useless if it won't fit through your door. Tape measure in the bag, every trip.
- Check for completeness at Oxfam. Board games missing pieces, cameras missing caps, tools missing bits — open the box before it goes in your bag.
- Smell the leather. Real leather smells like leather. If it smells like plastic, it is plastic — price it accordingly.
- Learn the colour-tag system. Many charity shops tag items with coloured stickers and discount one colour each week. Ask at the till; it's rarely advertised.
Good to know
We searched about 30 km around Inverness — 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 Inverness can take a while to appear. The 15 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 Inverness'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 — Inverness included.
Worth the trip: more thrift stores around Inverness
18 more within about 30 km of Inverness — here are the 15 nearest:
Highland Hospice
Charity shop14.2 km from Inverness
Highland Hospice — a charity shop.
Blythswood Care
Charity shop14.7 km from InvernessRun by Blythswood Care
Blythswood Care is a charity shop run by Blythswood Care on Great North Road. Blythswood Care also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-15:45; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Great North Road, IV6 7TP
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-15:45
Phone: +44 1463 871 118
Blythswood Charity Superstore
Charity shop17.8 km from InvernessRun by Blythswood Care
Blythswood Charity Superstore is a charity shop run by Blythswood Care on High Street, Dingwall.
High Street, Dingwall, IV15 9RU
Bits and Pieces
Charity shop17.8 km from InvernessRun by Highland Hospice
Bits and Pieces is a charity shop run by Highland Hospice.
Puffin Pool Shop
Charity shop17.9 km from Inverness
Puffin Pool Shop — a charity shop on Tulloch Street. Also worth knowing about Puffin Pool Shop: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-15:45.
Tulloch Street
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-15:45
Sue Ryder
Charity shop17.9 km from InvernessRun by Sue Ryder Care
Run by Sue Ryder Care, Sue Ryder is a charity shop, found on 20 High Street in Dingwall. Also worth knowing about Sue Ryder: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00.
20 High Street, Dingwall, IV15 9RU
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00
British Red Cross
Charity shop17.9 km from InvernessRun by British Red Cross
British Red Cross is a charity shop run by British Red Cross on High Street. British Red Cross also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
High Street
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00
New Start Highland
Charity shop17.9 km from Inverness
New Start Highland is a charity shop on 25-27 High Street.
25-27 High Street
Inspired
Charity shop23.6 km from Inverness
Inspired — a charity shop.
Hope Invergordon
Charity shop23.7 km from Inverness
Hope Invergordon — a charity shop, found on High Street in Invergordon.
High Street, Invergordon
Blythswood care
Charity shop23.7 km from Inverness
Blythswood care is a charity shop on High Street, Invergordon.
High Street, Invergordon
Blythswood Care
Charity shop24.2 km from Inverness
Blythswood Care — a charity shop.
Highland Hospice
Charity shop24.2 km from Inverness
Highland Hospice — a charity shop.
British Red Cross
Charity shop24.3 km from Inverness
British Red Cross — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about British Red Cross: it has a website with more detail.
Blythswood Care
Charity shop24.3 km from Inverness
Blythswood Care is a charity shop on 50-52 High Street, Alness.
50-52 High Street, Alness, IV17 0SG
Thrift store listings for Inverness: 15 in Inverness and 18 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.