Weston Super Mare Charity Shop Guide

The British Heart Foundation is striving to free the world from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases. They raise money to research cures and treatments, and part of the way they do that is through their many charity shops across the UK. The British Heart Foundation has two charity shops in Weston Super Mare:

The People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) is dedicated to rescuing, protecting and healing pets by educating owners, preventing disease and carrying out life-saving operations. As the leading vet charity the PDSA runs 48 pet hospitals nationally and helps around 470,000 pets each year, bringing peace of mind to 300,000 owners who are suffering economic hardship. To help the pets of people in need shop for pre-loved donated goods including books, clothes, shoes and bric-a-brac at the PDSA Charity Shop in Weston-Super-Mare at:

16 High Street,
Weston-Super-Mare,
BS23 1JF
Tel: 01934 626167

Opening hours:

Monday to Saturday 9 am to 5 pm. Closed Sundays

Familiar to most of us the RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) rescues animals from cruelty and neglect, rehabilitates them and rehomes or releases them where possible. The society also campaigns for animal welfare issues, investigates cases of harm to animals prosecutes offenders. It takes public donations and funding to achieve everything they do for vulnerable animals.

The Salvation Army opened one of the first ever charity shops, back in the 1800s, to provide affordable clothes for the poor. There are now more than 400 Salvation Army charity shops across the country selling bargains and collectables of good quality. The Salvation Army is a worldwide Christian church and registered charity which fights against social inequality and takes action by offering friendship, practical help, services and support to disadvantaged people in the community.

Visit the Salvation Army shop in Weston-Super-Mare at:

18 Waterloo Street,
Weston-Super-Mare
BS23 1LN
Tel: 01934 629406

Opening hours:

Monday to Friday 9.30 am to 4 pm. Saturdays 10 am to 3 pm. Closed Sundays

This long-established organisation gives palliative care to people with life-limiting illnesses in Weston-Super-Mare and across North Somerset completely free of charge. The charity’s headquarters are in Jackson-Barstow House where there is a 10 bedroom inpatient unit, and a day and wellbeing centre. There is also a team of community nurse specialists who care for patients and their families in their homes in Weston-Super-Mare and the surrounding area. Charity shops are crucial to Weston Hospicecare fund raising. There are numerous shops in Weston-Super-Mare itself and others in Worle, Yatton, Cheddar and Burnham on Sea. You can find the Weston-Super-Mare shops at: