The market town of Narberth, Pembrokeshire, has antiques shops galore, from Malthouse, an Aladdin’s cave with 25 dealers, to Bazaar, a warehouse.
Every eight weeks, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, hosts one of Europe’s largest antiques fairs (iacf.co.uk), plus there’s Newark Chapel Antiques Centre and more than 30 stalls at Newark Antiques & Interiors.
House renovators should try Yew Tree Barn’s reclamation yard in Low Newton, Cumbria. The nearby village of Cartmel also has a monthly antiques fair from April to November (cartmelantiques.co.uk).
Rait Antiques Centre in Perth and Kinross has an interesting mix of antiques. It’s a 15-minute drive from Perth, which is home to Lindsay Burns, one of Scotland’s best auctioneers, with sales every few weeks.
Petworth, West Sussex, has about 30 antique shops tucked away in its medieval streets, including…