I want to tell you all this place is awful, and that should shouldn't come here so I can keep all…read moreof the bits for me, but, Damn! This place is amazing! This is just down the road from a friends, and I can't thank her enough for introducing me to it! It's an absolute maze of wonder, floors and floors of rooms, filled with cabinets, pieces for auction, and an adorable cafe too. You can find all manner of trinkets, niknaks, some clothes, furniture, homewares, bits for your garden- basically, if you wanted, you could kit your whole life out here. Obviously, being so varied, not everything is to everyone's taste, but it is most certainly worth a look around, or just a cream tea!!

I attended one of their valuation days and accidentally left a necklace which I did not want to…read moresell. I notified them straight away and sent photos. It has to have been scooped up and put with all the other items they took back but they say they cannot find it ! Very upset !

Gerrards will rip you off on postage, they obviously see a good profit to be made on postage over…read moreand above their commission, I buy from around 3 auctions across the UK every week and a small number of auction houses overcharge on postage, Gerrards are among the worst, £27 to post 2 cased pens, actual cost was small parcel £6.19

Yes, I'm a little bit odd and like owning stuff nobody else has, and usually this means either…read moremaking it myself, having it made by somebody else, or finding really old stuff that doesn't get made anymore. As far as the latter goes, it seems this is a catching on trend, and is known as 'vintage'. Everyone wants something vintage. Which makes me want it less. However, 69A manages to keep me grounded. It's just off-the-cuff enough to stay out of mainstream, and has a feeling that you've clambered into the boot of a Lada at a car boot sale (those not as old fashioned as me may want to google Lada cars...) It is packed with goodies from all eras, and has enough variety to keep you sifting through for a whole afternoon, should the feeling take you. Hopefully not about to be hijacked by the kids who view it as a fad, 69A has been around long enough to hold its own in the vintage stakes and outlast the craze. And then I can go back to liking vintage again.

I always come here for a browse, just because I'm never really sure what I'm going to find!…read more Dust-covered hardback poetry and prose share shelving happily with Dance and Acid House records and 18th century chinese dynasty clocks share cabinet space with tatty looking curios. It is all seemingly a jumbled explosion of antiques with an Art Deco style figure, worth £450 rubbing shoulders with a disused chimney pot. However, clearly although there are second hand clothes, earrings, ties galore, records and brooches, knick-knacks and badges there are also some pretty good buys if you fancy yourself as a bit of a collector (or at least have seen enough episodes of Antiques Roadshow to think you can spot a bargain). Mainly you need to look up to see these, the expensive stuff tends to be locked away or like the vases which line the walls, a little out of reach. In the glass cases at the front I noticed 69A has a great selection of pottery from Poole's to a really cool 1960s Wedgewood blown glass art vase. The wierdest thing that sticks out in my mind which I've seen in one of the back cabinets is an unused pair of 1965 pajamas Age 2-3 still in its cellophane. Odd. So come here if you want an interesting and strange trip back in time!

Great little place, near the top of the town, lots of things to look at and fall in love with. I've…read moreoften bought from here and am always delighted! Prices range from 50p - £500+ I think the name is a little miss leading, not your average "gifts" shop, amazing antique and vintage finds

Week to week there are beautiful pieces of antique furniture displayed invitingly outside this…read moreshop: an elegant chaise lounge beside a stunning ornate mirror; an old church pue and tradiitonal school desks and chairs, all manner things that would appeal to anyone from an antique collector to an amateur with a mere fondness for the old-fashioned. I am the latter and, having neither the money to fund the interest nor the space to store any potential buys, I have never purchased anything here. I have, however, and a nose on various occassions! The stock changes quite frequently, and the prices, while I'm no expert on valuations, seems reasonable in the context i.e. you could buy a cupboard in Argos for £20 but these are quality, solid wood, one-off originals! The staff are friendly, despite my chronic abstinence and offer to find any item you desire that you do not find in stock. I believe there is a delivery service and I'm not sure but I presume there would be a small fee for this.

We stumbled across this place by accident yesterday and found it to be a really fun place to browse…read morearound. In contrast to the previous review, while I did note that the owners have a Bentley and that many of the things they sell are reproductions etc I do believe that they offer a real service, are helpful in meeting your needs and they do have some antiques which are labeled as such. We have a fun time and came home with about 700 pounds of items (not a single antique!) and are happy with what we got. Will be back but will look elsewhere for a bigger selection of true antiques.

I've been visiting this site for a few years now, and I must say it just appears like a tiny amount…read moreof legitimate antiques are maintained at astronomical prices - possibly because they aren't there to be sold? The same barometers and grandfather clocks have been there for years. It is sadly flooded with strange derivative furniture and accessories (like fake Louis Vuitton bookends, moet and chandon cushions, and new, but made to look old, Coca Cola accessories which I'm sure are on a bit of a rocky standing legally...) New in is the weird 'fake antique' Peaky Blinders stuff that seems to be drowning every vintage store these days. Look, the place is really fine and potentially good to look around, sometimes you might find a nice piece in there, however marketing itself as an antique centre of sorts is not really justified. It is 75% new stock and a few magnificent, but over-priced, antiques. Lots of good reclaimed garden furniture but again, the prices are painful in constrast to local reclaimation sites.

This is a great place. They have recently moved accross the road to 6 & 8 Portland Street Southport…read morePR8 1JU tel 07714 32 22 52

A fantastic place full of treasures and yet if you weren't looking for it you wouldn't notice it!…read moreMy kids love Coco's PlayBarn, my mum spends ages wandering round the little shops, and I can't get enough of the Wishing Well cafe. Easy to spend an afternoon there.

I adore this place. There are many 'barns' filled with goodies!!! A second hand book shop with…read moremountains of books and could take a day for you to get through. There are two Antique 'barns' where you can get lost in all the history, some bits are just second hand junk really but you can get some real finds, again you could be a while they have all things to do with candles owned by the man who had spit the dog on TVThey have lots of card making bits.. and well.. if you like all things crafty this really is the place for you. They also have a play barn where you can leave your children to play while you go and shop. The cafe is small but adequate and there are loos on site if you get caught short!!!!

The prices in this shop are so much cheaper than what you would pay in the high street. They have a…read morehuge selection ranging from budget to high end diamonds. (I bought my husbands wedding ring from here at a third of the price I could find it anywhere else). One thing I have to mention is the massive amount of amber jewellery they sell, anyone who likes amber knows that not many places stock it. They have some of the nicest pieces I have seen although they do not sell rings in amber only necklaces, earings braclets and the like. I can't leave a review without mentioning the amazing staff in this shop (I wish I knew or could remember their names) They are so very helpful not pushy in the slightest and I can't praise them enough.

This jewellers is quite a small budget chain that you don't see very often but it's great for every…read moreday decent quality jewellery and gifts and great prices. The staff are hugely helpful and the layout and presentation of the store is great. I think they have a website too. There's a good range of watches and all other types of jewellery. I can't remember if they stock men's jewellery. It should be really handy before Christmas during the credit crunch! Don't know what there returns policy or how big the chain is and how easy it would be to find another store near to where you lived!