There are quite a considerable collection of charity shops in Durham, almost all of which are situated along North Road and each of which provides its own unique service. Some of those present in Durham are Scope and The British Heart Foundation. Some charity shops will have good quality furniture at good prices (Scope) and others such as the British Heart Foundation are good for books and clothes. Given this it means that you can usually find what you want in one of the stores. As a student, I am appreciative of cheap clothes both to wear day to day and to use for dressing up. A quick tour of the charity shops means that I can assemble a ...  Read the complete review

Charity shops used to be somewhere for poorer people to shop at and I still remember the days when you could get a really good bargain but unfortunately they are getting much more rare. If you're looking for charity shop bargains I'm afraid Durham city centre isn't really the place to go shopping. It used to be good and it does have a lot of charity shops, but prices have risen massively over the last few years and many objects are overpriced, in my opinion some ridiculously so - a true example; you can buy nice mugs very cheaply in a lot of places, so why do they think someone is going to pay £1.99 for one with a huge chip in the rim? North Road is the city's ...  Read the complete review