Thrift stores in Whitehaven
If you like the hunt, Whitehaven, Cumbria, England is worth a wander: 41 second-hand and charity shops are mapped here. 40 of them are charity shops and 1 are independent second-hand stores, so Whitehaven gives you both flavours of thrifting in one trip.
This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around Whitehaven (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include West Cumbria Society For The Blind and Samaritans, plus The Children's Society — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Whitehaven's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Whitehaven thrift lineup
41 mapped within about 40 km:
West Cumbria Society For The Blind
Charity shop0.2 km from Whitehaven
West Cumbria Society For The Blind — a charity shop, found on Lowther Street in Whitehaven.
Lowther Street, Whitehaven
Samaritans
Charity shop0.2 km from Whitehaven
Samaritans — a charity shop, found on Church Street in Whitehaven.
Church Street, Whitehaven
The Children's Society
Charity shop0.3 km from Whitehaven
The Children's Society — a charity shop, found on Lowther Street in Whitehaven.
Lowther Street, Whitehaven
Farplace Animal Rescue
Charity shop0.3 km from Whitehaven
Farplace Animal Rescue — a charity shop, found on King Street in Whitehaven.
King Street, Whitehaven
Barnardo's
Charity shop0.3 km from Whitehaven
Barnardo's is a charity shop on 57-60 King Street, Whitehaven. Barnardo's also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
57-60 King Street, Whitehaven
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop0.3 km from Whitehaven
British Heart Foundation — a charity shop.
The Salvation Army
Charity shop0.3 km from Whitehaven
The Salvation Army is a charity shop. The Salvation Army also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
RSPCA
Charity shop0.3 km from Whitehaven
RSPCA — a charity shop, found on Market Place in Whitehaven.
Market Place, Whitehaven
Age UK
Charity shop5.1 km from Whitehaven
Age UK — a charity shop, found on High Street in Cleator Moor.
High Street, Cleator Moor
Age UK
Charity shop8.2 km from Whitehaven
Age UK — a charity shop.
Age UK
Charity shop11.0 km from Whitehaven
Age UK — a charity shop, found on Oxford Street in Workington.
Oxford Street, Workington
Hospice at Home West Cumbria
Charity shop11.0 km from Whitehaven
Hospice at Home West Cumbria — a charity shop, found on Campbell-Savours Way in Workington.
Campbell-Savours Way, Workington
Scope
Charity shop11.0 km from Whitehaven
Scope — a charity shop, found on Murray Road in Workington.
Murray Road, Workington
British Red Cross
Charity shop11.1 km from Whitehaven
British Red Cross — a charity shop, found on Murray Road in Workington. Also worth knowing about British Red Cross: it has a website with more detail.
Murray Road, Workington
Ani-mel Haven
Charity shop11.1 km from Whitehaven
Ani-mel Haven is a charity shop on Ivison Lane, Workington.
Ivison Lane, Workington
The Salvation Army
Charity shop11.1 km from Whitehaven
The Salvation Army is a charity shop. The Salvation Army also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Cancer Research UK
Charity shop11.1 km from Whitehaven
Cancer Research UK — a charity shop.
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop11.1 km from Whitehaven
British Heart Foundation — a charity shop, found on Pow Street in Workington. Also worth knowing about British Heart Foundation: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
Pow Street, Workington
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00
Hospice at Home
Charity shop11.1 km from Whitehaven
Hospice at Home is a charity shop. Hospice at Home also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-16:00; Su off.
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-16:00; Su off
Hospice At Home West Cumbria
Charity shop11.2 km from Whitehaven
Hospice At Home West Cumbria — a charity shop, found on Finkle Street in Workington.
Finkle Street, Workington
Age UK
Charity shop19.2 km from Whitehaven
Age UK is a charity shop on Lowther Went, Cockermouth. Age UK also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Lowther Went, Cockermouth
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-16:00
Phone: +44 1900 827900
Save the Children
Charity shop19.2 km from Whitehaven
Save the Children — a charity shop, found on Lowther Went in Cockermouth. Also worth knowing about Save the Children: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-16:00.
Lowther Went, Cockermouth
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-16:00
Oxfam
Charity shop19.2 km from Whitehaven
Oxfam — a charity shop, found on 29 Station Street in Cockermouth. Also worth knowing about Oxfam: 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.
29 Station Street, Cockermouth, CA13 9PZ
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00
Phone: +44 1900 826341
Oak Tree Animals' Charity
Charity shop19.3 km from Whitehaven
Oak Tree Animals' Charity — a charity shop, found on 52 Main Street in Cockermouth.
52 Main Street, Cockermouth, CA13 9LU
Hospice At Home West Cumbria
Charity shop19.3 km from Whitehaven
Hospice At Home West Cumbria is a charity shop.
The Children's Society
Charity shop19.3 km from Whitehaven
The Children's Society — a charity shop, found on 21 Main Street in Cockermouth. Also worth knowing about The Children's Society: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
21 Main Street, Cockermouth, CA13 9LE
Phone: +44 1900 826513
Age UK
Charity shop19.4 km from Whitehaven
Age UK — a charity shop.
Knoxwood Wildlife Rescue Trust
Charity shop19.4 km from Whitehaven
Knoxwood Wildlife Rescue Trust — a charity shop.
Owl Blue
Charity shop19.4 km from Whitehaven
Owl Blue is a charity shop.
COSC Charity Shop
Charity shop19.4 km from Whitehaven
COSC Charity Shop — a charity shop, found on Senhouse Street in Maryport. Also worth knowing about COSC Charity Shop: the map lists its hours as Tu,We,Fr 09:00-15:00; Sa 09:00-13:00.
Senhouse Street, Maryport
Hours: Tu,We,Fr 09:00-15:00; Sa 09:00-13:00
The Children's Society
Charity shop29.3 km from Whitehaven
The Children's Society — a charity shop, found on 7 Tithebarn Street in Keswick.
7 Tithebarn Street, Keswick, CA12 5ED
Oxfam
Charity shop29.4 km from Whitehaven
Oxfam — a charity shop, found on 1 Museum Square in Keswick. Also worth knowing about Oxfam: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
1 Museum Square, Keswick, CA12 5DZ
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00
Age UK
Charity shop29.4 km from Whitehaven
Age UK is a charity shop.
Hospice At Home
Charity shop29.4 km from Whitehaven
Hospice At Home — a charity shop, found on 4-5 Museum Square in Keswick. Also worth knowing about Hospice At Home: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-16:00; Su 11:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
4-5 Museum Square, Keswick, CA12 5DZ
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-16:00; Su 11:00-16:00
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop29.4 km from Whitehaven
British Heart Foundation is a charity shop on 7 Museum Square, Keswick. British Heart Foundation also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00; Su 10:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
7 Museum Square, Keswick, CA12 5DZ
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00; Su 10:00-16:00
Oak Tree Animal Charity
Charity shop29.6 km from Whitehaven
Oak Tree Animal Charity is a charity shop on 1 Bell Close, Keswick. Oak Tree Animal Charity also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
1 Bell Close, Keswick, CA12 5LS
Vintage Of Keswick
Second-hand store29.6 km from Whitehaven
Vintage Of Keswick — an independent second-hand store, found on 5 St John's Street in Keswick.
5 St John's Street, Keswick, CA12 5AP
Aspatria Charity Shop
Charity shop29.6 km from Whitehaven
Aspatria Charity Shop is a charity shop on Queen Street, Aspatria.
Queen Street, Aspatria
Barnardo's
Charity shop29.7 km from Whitehaven
Barnardo's is a charity shop on 23 Station Street, Keswick. Barnardo's also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
23 Station Street, Keswick, CA12 5HH
RNLI Shop
Charity shop38.0 km from Whitehaven
RNLI Shop — a charity shop.
Silloth
Silloth Community Shop
Charity shop38.1 km from Whitehaven
Silloth Community Shop — a charity shop, found on Criffel Street in Silloth.
Criffel Street, Silloth
What the map tells us about thrifting in Whitehaven
9 of the 41 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Whitehaven — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Whitehaven; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.
11 shops have websites listed, worth a look before you go — some post new arrivals or sale days online.
Thrift shops cluster a little: 2 of them sit on Lowther Street, so you can string those into one walk and hit the rest by car.
The Whitehaven thrift circuit
Plot these 41 on a map and the day plans itself: West Cumbria Society For The Blind on Lowther Street, Samaritans on Church Street, The Children's Society on Lowther Street, Farplace Animal Rescue on King Street, Barnardo's on 57-60 King Street, British Heart Foundation, The Salvation Army, and RSPCA on Market Place. That's the full Whitehaven circuit in one sensible order. 33 more are listed below.
Thrifting tips for Whitehaven
A few things worth knowing before you work through Whitehaven's thrift stores:
- Learn the colour-tag system at West Cumbria Society For The Blind. Many charity shops tag items with coloured stickers and discount one colour each week. Ask at the till; it's rarely advertised.
- Measure the car, not just the room at Samaritans. That bookshelf fits the wall but not the hatchback. Know your cargo space before you fall in love.
- Check the art and frames. Original art, good frames, and the occasional genuine print turn up constantly. Frames alone are worth the habit.
- Smell the leather. Real leather smells like leather. If it smells like plastic, it is plastic — price it accordingly.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Whitehaven — 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 Whitehaven can take a while to appear. The 41 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 Whitehaven'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 — Whitehaven included.
Thrift store listings for Whitehaven: 41 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.