The Treasure Trove

Brilliant shop with lots of handmade loveliness! Great for baby gifts and clothing; these make nice gifts and are good prices, all with a ‘feel good’ factor as it’s a social enterprise!

All for a good cause and unique in its execution, this is one of the most loveable shops in town.
Give an inanimate object some form of humanity, or animality, and I’m smitten, so as per usual it was the toys that almost brought a tear to my eye. An adorable, if perhaps copyright-​infringing Tellytubby looked particularly lovingly made, as did all the graduation owls which formed the window display around June. I currently have a googly eyed Windsor Knot from Treasure Trove taking pride of place on my bedside table and I expect it won’t be the last of their wares I get my hands on.
The attention to detail on much of the work here can be astonishing, the cause is excellent, and pretty much every item has a story to tell. You can’t ask for more in a gift shop.

If I could give ten stars, I would be awarding them to The Treasure Trove as it is a beautiful shop, in so many ways. Everything in the treasure trove is hand made by one of it’s members and these members are people who are perhaps unemployed or live on limited means. They make an item and sell it in The Treasure Trove and when it is sold, they receive the full price that was paid for it. This is such a great idea and was started in 1882 so it’s come a long way.
The prices are very reasonable for items that are made with incredible skill by very talented people. I noticed a super cute handmade telly tubby for £8.50, several cute tea cosies, an egg cosy, a beautifully crafted dolls house, knitted graduation owls and stunning pieces of handmade jewellery.
The Treasure Trove is excellent for gifts as you know that whatever you buy is unique and everything inside is very special indeed. I can’t recommend it enough!