Thrift stores in Lincoln
Thrift stores reward the patient. In Lincoln, Lincolnshire that patience currently stretches across 18 mapped shops — Every one of the 18 is a charity shop, which tells you something about Lincoln: 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 Lincoln (within about 30 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Community Shop and British Red Cross, plus Cancer Research UK — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Lincoln's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Lincoln thrift lineup
18 in Lincoln, plus 23 more around Lincoln below:
Community Shop
Charity shop0.1 km from Lincoln
Community Shop — a charity shop, found on 41 Sincil Street in Lincoln.
41 Sincil Street, Lincoln, LN5 7ET
British Red Cross
Charity shop0.3 km from Lincoln
British Red Cross — a charity shop, found on 279 High Street in Lincoln. 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.
279 High Street, Lincoln, LN2 1JG
Phone: +44 1522 510636
Cancer Research UK
Charity shop0.3 km from Lincoln
Cancer Research UK is a charity shop on 254 High Street, Lincoln.
254 High Street, Lincoln, LN2 1HW
Oxfam
Charity shop0.3 km from Lincoln
Oxfam — a charity shop, found on High Street in Lincoln. Also worth knowing about Oxfam: it has a website with more detail.
High Street, Lincoln, LN5 7DQ
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop0.3 km from Lincoln
British Heart Foundation is a charity shop on High Street, Lincoln. British Heart Foundation also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
High Street, Lincoln, LN5 7DQ
St Barnabas
Charity shop0.3 km from Lincoln
St Barnabas is a charity shop on High Street, Lincoln.
High Street, Lincoln, LN5 7AF
Barnardo's
Charity shop0.3 km from Lincoln
Barnardo's — a charity shop on High Street.
High Street
St Barnabas
Charity shop0.3 km from Lincoln
St Barnabas is a charity shop on High Street.
High Street
Mind
Charity shop0.4 km from Lincoln
Mind is a charity shop on High Street, Lincoln.
High Street, Lincoln, LN5 7DQ
Linkage
Charity shop0.7 km from Lincoln
Linkage — a charity shop, found on 12A Bailgate in Lincoln.
12A Bailgate, Lincoln, LN1 3AE
YMCA
Charity shop1.2 km from Lincoln
YMCA is a charity shop.
Sue Ryder
Charity shop2.2 km from Lincoln
Sue Ryder — a charity shop, found on Unit 2 Deacon Road in Lincoln. Also worth knowing about Sue Ryder: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00; Su 10:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Unit 2 Deacon Road, Lincoln, LN2 4JE
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00; Su 10:00-16:00
Phone: +44 1522 568 897
Oxfam
Charity shop2.6 km from Lincoln
Oxfam — a charity shop.
St Barnabas
Charity shop4.6 km from Lincoln
St Barnabas is a charity shop.
St. Barnabas Lincolnshire Hospice
Charity shop4.7 km from Lincoln
St. Barnabas Lincolnshire Hospice is a charity shop.
Lincoln
Mind
Charity shop4.7 km from Lincoln
Mind — a charity shop.
Lincoln
Sue Ryder Care
Charity shop4.8 km from Lincoln
Sue Ryder Care — a charity shop.
Lincoln
The Mustard Seed
Charity shop9.2 km from Lincoln
The Mustard Seed — a charity shop.
What the map tells us about thrifting in Lincoln
1 of the 18 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Lincoln — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Lincoln; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.
4 shops have websites listed, worth a look before you go — some post new arrivals or sale days online.
Thrift shops cluster a little: 6 of them sit on High Street, so you can string those into one walk and hit the rest by car.
The Lincoln thrift circuit
Plot these 18 on a map and the day plans itself: Community Shop on 41 Sincil Street, British Red Cross on 279 High Street, Cancer Research UK on 254 High Street, Oxfam on High Street, British Heart Foundation on High Street, St Barnabas on High Street, Barnardo's on High Street, and St Barnabas on High Street. That's the full Lincoln circuit in one sensible order. 10 more are listed below.
Thrifting tips for Lincoln
Thrifting in Lincoln goes better with a little prep:
- Try everything on at Community Shop. Sizing across decades is chaos. The fitting room — or a brave moment by the mirror — saves you from the almost-right jacket.
- Seasonal items go cheapest off-season at British Red Cross. Winter coats in April, fans in October. Buy the season ahead and pay half.
- Look behind the front row. The good stuff migrates to the back of the rack. Push through; that's where the interesting things hide.
- 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 30 km around Lincoln — 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 Lincoln can take a while to appear. The 18 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 Lincoln'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 — Lincoln included.
Worth the trip: more thrift stores around Lincoln
23 more within about 30 km of Lincoln — here are the 15 nearest:
Lindsey Age UK
Charity shop23.1 km from Lincoln
Lindsey Age UK is a charity shop on Station Road, Woodhall Spa.
Station Road, Woodhall Spa, LN10 6QL
RSPCA
Charity shop23.2 km from Lincoln
RSPCA — a charity shop, found on Station Road in Woodhall Spa.
Station Road, Woodhall Spa, LN10 6QL
The Salvation Army
Charity shop24.0 km from LincolnRun by The Salvation Army
Run by The Salvation Army, The Salvation Army is a charity shop, found on 32 Queensway in Gainsborough. Also worth knowing about The Salvation Army: the map lists its hours as Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 08:30-15:00; We,Sa 08:30-12:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
32 Queensway, Gainsborough, DN21 1SN
Hours: Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 08:30-15:00; We,Sa 08:30-12:30
Phone: +44 1427 614400
Barnado's
Charity shop24.4 km from Lincoln
Barnado's is a charity shop.
Barnardo's
Charity shop24.6 km from Lincoln
Barnardo's — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about Barnardo's: the map lists its hours as Su 10:00-16:00; Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00.
Hours: Su 10:00-16:00; Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00
Age UK
Charity shop24.6 km from Lincoln
Age UK — a charity shop on 29 Market Street.
29 Market Street
Lindsey Lodge
Charity shop24.7 km from Lincoln
Lindsey Lodge is a charity shop on 27 Market Street.
27 Market Street
Sense
Charity shop24.7 km from Lincoln
Sense is a charity shop on 8 Silver Street, Gainsborough.
8 Silver Street, Gainsborough
Sue Ryder
Charity shop24.7 km from Lincoln
Sue Ryder is a charity shop on Market Place.
Market Place
YMCA
Charity shop24.7 km from Lincoln
YMCA — a charity shop.
Donation Centre
Charity shop24.9 km from LincolnRun by Beaumond House Hospice Care
Donation Centre is a charity shop run by Beaumond House Hospice Care on Robin Hood Walk, Newark. Donation Centre also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00.
Robin Hood Walk, Newark, NG24 4XQ
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00
Barnardo's
Charity shop25.0 km from Lincoln
Barnardo's — a charity shop, found on Robin Hood Walk in Newark.
Robin Hood Walk, Newark, NG24 4XQ
Barnardo's
Charity shop25.1 km from Lincoln
Barnardo's is a charity shop.
Age UK
Charity shop27.1 km from Lincoln
Age UK is a charity shop.
St Barnabas
Charity shop28.3 km from Lincoln
St Barnabas — a charity shop.
Thrift store listings for Lincoln: 18 in Lincoln and 23 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.