Emmaus is a charity whose purpose is to help homeless people and is located in the heart of…read morePortslade. When my husband and I decided to visit today, we were really in awe of this place. The grounds are absolutely beautiful and there is so much to see. The grounds appear to be within an old church (one of the buildings is simply called The Chapel) which makes for a lovely backdrop to this brilliant place. As you wander through the grounds and in to one of the buildings, you will be astounded by how much there is for sale. There are several rooms filled to the brim with furniture - and even better, the furniture is all of incredibly good quality. Here you will find lots of lovely sofas, tables, chairs, beds and much more - all for a very reasonable price indeed. I was really surprised at how good the quality of everything is as it's not necessarily what you might expect from a second-hand store. Alongside the shop, there is also a cafe. I didn't stop to try the food as I wasn't hungry at the time but I will certainly be back to try on another occasion. The food looked and smelled delicious and was so reasonably priced - £5.50 for an all-day fry-up! I will absolutely be visiting this place again and would very much encourage others to do so as well.

Emmaus is the kind of charity shop dreams are made of...well, my dreams, anyway! It's a big…read moresprawling place, which occupies two buildings- there are numerous rooms filled to the brim with bric-a-brac, furniture, kitchenware and more. If you need a chest of drawers, a bedside table or a desk, it's definitely worth visiting Emmaus to check out what they've got. They often have really lovely 30s and 40s pieces...a couple of times I've had to tear myself away from gorgeous art deco dressing tables, simply because I don't have the space. Prices are really reasonable here, a book shelf or a cabinet will cost somewhere in the region of £10-£25 depending on style and condition. The housewares section is really great too: you can pick up all sorts of kitchen appliances, vases, and chinaware for next to nothing. As is always the way with charity shops, sometimes there's nothing interesting, but sometimes you'll find an absolute gem. The book section is really great, you can often buy 3 books for £1, which is an absolute bargain! They also have a funny little broom cupboard full of paintings and prints...quite often they're not priced and prices are invented at the till, meaning it's quite possible you'll walk away with an absolute steal! Last time I was there I was charged £2 for a beautiful painting and a really cool plant pot! Not only is this a really great place to pick up a bargain, it is also a charity well worth supporting. Emmaus help homeless people to rebuild their lives, by providing work and a home in a supportive community.

Having been on a Charity Shop journey across Brighton, and having experienced some incredible…read moreitems, such as Jump the Gun shirts for £3 and brilliant books for a pound, I have to admit my hopes weren't as high in Southwick as they were in Brighton, for this purple patch to continue. In nearly did. I saw a jumberjack loggers style jacket for £1.50, which I thought would fit perfectly, with my quick naked eye sizing up. It didn't sadly and was a bit too big, but nevertheless it was there, it was trendy, it was £1.50 and it would have been hanging outside To be Worn Again for about a tenner! However I must say after this I wasn't blown away by anything, as the selection did seem to generally fit into the older crowds tastes, with lots of quite cheesy chick lit stuff and Michael Bolton CDs. Weirdly though, amongst all of this there sat Frankenstein, and even weirder, a very serious book written by someone or other Phd. about how to live with Narcissists, which it said was one of the most common Personality Diseases of our time. Strange, but I guess it could come in handy, and to be honest i'd read most things so that I wouldn't have to listen to Michael Bolton.

Another useful little charity shop in Portslade, is Age UK on Station Road, near Boundary Road…read more Unlike many charity shops you find these days they are still sensibly priced and you might still bag a bargain. I have over the years. Good selection of clothes, books, CDs and DVDs.

Great charity shop which you can still root around in and find treasure. Hasn't genericised like…read moremany of the other charity shops and staff are sweet in there