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Aberdeenshire

Strichen Antiques

Two stores of the weird and wonderful in a Buchan village: curios, jewellery, salvage and taxidermy.

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Welcome

Strichen Antiques calls itself the home of the weird and wonderful, and the stock bears that out.

There is vintage jewellery and collectable toys, obscure paintings and grand pieces of furniture, garden ornaments, building salvage and a fair amount of historical taxidermy, all of it changing from week to week.

The business is family run and spreads across two stores in Strichen, five minutes apart, with more than 10,000 square feet between them, so a visit tends to last longer than planned. The shop is open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 5pm, and one-to-one appointments can be booked by phone.

Everything in store is also for sale online, with delivery across the UK, which helps with the dresser that will not fit in the car. They buy as well, if there is something interesting in the loft. Strichen is the start of the walk up Mormond Hill to the White Horse, and the two fill an afternoon well.

A short drive awayWaulkmill MenagerieA small farm menagerie near New Deer where visitors spend an hour as the keeper's helper.11 min by roadSee itTwo donkeys looking over the fence at Waulkmill Menagerie.
Before you go

Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 5pm.

One-to-one appointments by phone on 07875 033305.

Hours
Fri to Sun, 10 to 5.
Appointments
07875 033305.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
Closed
Friday
10am–5pm
Saturday
10am–5pm
Sunday
10am–5pm
Where it is

Strichen.

Close byAround Strichen.
  1. The granite Station Hotel at Maud on a corner of the village.Maud Railway MuseumThe old junction station of the Buchan line, now a small railway museum on a cycle path.7 miles10 min by road
  2. A costumed figure in a red gingham shawl and black bonnet among the displays of the Aberdeenshire Farming Museum.Aberdeenshire Farming MuseumA hundred and fifty years of north-east farming, told inside a steading of around 1800.8 miles16 min by road
  3. A tall old tree in full summer leaf in the woodland of Aden Country Park.Aden Country ParkWoodland, a lake and a Victorian arboretum round a half-moon steading in the middle of Buchan.8 miles16 min by road
  4. Dark rocks and reef along the shore at Aberdour Beach, the sea beyond.New Aberdour BeachA beach below the cliffs down a winding lane, with sea caves, an arch and St Drostan's Well.8 miles13 min by road
  5. Afternoon tea on a lace cloth in the Nooks & Crannies courtyard.Nooks & Crannies9 miles13 min by road
Directions
Two donkeys looking over the fence at Waulkmill Menagerie.ActivityWaulkmill Menagerie5.9 miles
The recumbent and standing stones of Aikey Brae Stone Circle in a clearing among dark pines.AttractionsAikey Brae Stone Circle8.9 miles
Stone tower on a rocky headland, seen beyond rooftop chimneysAttractionsMuseum of Scottish Lighthouses9.1 miles
The Wine Tower on its rock above the sea at Kinnaird Head.AttractionsKinnaird Head Castle and The Wine Tower9.1 miles
Konik ponies at the water's edge on the Strathbeg marshes, their reflections below them.AttractionsRSPB Loch of Strathbeg9.6 miles
The Water of Philorth winding through dunes and salt marsh to the sea.WalksWaters of Philorth9.8 miles
The ruined walls of Pitsligo Castle standing over a green lawn.AttractionsPitsligo Castle10 miles
The orange lifeboat moored in Sandhaven harbour below the village.AttractionsSandhaven Meal Mill10 miles
Boat named Pennan rests on the shore beside whitewashed cottagesAttractionsPennan10 miles
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