Scrapstores enrich visual arts learning by making it more accessible, sustainable, and creatively engaging.
If you run an after-school art club, visiting your local scrap store can help you access a wide range of high-quality art and craft materials for your members. The range of materials in scrapstores changes from day to day and could include card, paper, textiles, paint, corks, wool, cardboard tubes, netting, gauze and a thousand other things!
All scrapstores have different means of accessing their scrap materials. In some, you need to pay an individual membership fee, whilst in others, you simply pay for the scrap you take on the day. Below is a list of scrapstores nationwide, with contact details for each. If you are interested in listing your scrap store on the AccessArt website, then please contact us.
You can see inspiring resources on using scrapstore materials here: A Wealth of Materials
Use this directory to find a scrapstore near you.
Renée Materials (Online)
“Renee Materials is the UK’s first digital marketplace for circular material trade. We reduce waste and cut emissions on a large scale by offering businesses offcuts, surplus stock, and leftover materials for reuse.”
Address and Opening Times:
(Shoreditch Hub)
Shoreditch Town Hall Main Entrance
380 Old St
London
EC1V 9TL
Online – With a London pop up Tuesdays and Fridays 1pm – 6pm (Shoreditch Hub)
Online orders 24/7
Open to the public
Play Resource, Belfast
“Play Resource is the centre for arts, play and education based in Belfast with membership open to groups working with children and young people and community groups across Northern Ireland.
We collect waste materials from industry, then reuse it into a free source of play, arts, and creativity for children and young people. With over 25 years’ experience, we take pride in being able to provide groups with real value for money, a unique package of resources, support and information.
Annual Membership will make any group’s budget stretch further, with access to the Scrapstore for free unlimited collections of scrap materials like paper and card, bottles, tubes. Shopping in the Art & Play Shop with products up to 50% cheaper than elsewhere, Creative Paths offers bursaries for group art projects giving you an artist to work with your group, hundreds of creative ideas & inspiration for group activities.”
Address and Opening Times:
North City Business Centre
2 Duncairn Gardens
Belfast
BT15 2GG
Monday 9.30am – 5pm
Tuesday 9.30am – 5pm
Wednesday 9.30am – 5pm
Thursday 9.30am – 7pm
Friday 9.30am – 5pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
Free to the public, with membership available
Birmingham PlayCare Network, Birmingham
“Enjoy the joy of crafting while helping the environment at BPCN.”
Address and Opening Times:
The Hollymoor Centre
Manor Park Grove
Northfield
West Midlands
B31 5ER
Monday Closed
Tuesday 10am – 4pm
Wednesday 10am – 4pm
Thursday 10am – 4pm
Friday 10am – 4pm
1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month 10am – 2pm
Sunday Closed
Open to the public
Scrap Magic, Bradford
“Based at the Wibsey Community Garden’s site since 2018, Scrap Magic recycles waste products to use as safe craft material. We are a community service which aims to provide affordable and sustainable resources for craft and play for local families, individuals and people who work with children. We promote and encourage the potential of waste materials for play, creativity and imagination. Waste materials are low cost and provide endless opportunities alongside their environmental benefits reducing landfill waste.”
Address and Opening Times:
Wibsey Community Garden
Scrap Magic Store Interior
Wibsey Park
Wibsey
Bradford
BD6 3QD
Monday 11am – 3pm
Tuesday 11am – 3pm
Wednesday Closed
Thursday 11am – 3pm
Friday 11am – 3pm
Saturday 10am – 1pm
Sunday Closed
Open to the public
Scraptastic, Bradford
“Scraptastic is a Community Interest Company. We are open to anyone who wishes to visit. We are a not for profit organisation. Any profits made are reinvested into the company. Our aim is to promote and encourage the use of waste materials and resources for creative re-use and play.”
Address and Opening Times:
49 Bradford Road
Shipley
Bradford
BD18 3DS
Monday Closed
Tuesday 10am – 4pm
Wednesday 10am – 4pm
Thursday 10am – 4pm
Friday Closed
Saturday 10am – 2pm
Sunday Closed
Open to the public
The Scrap Space, Brighton
“The Scrap Space redistributes donated waste for art, craft, play, theatre and DIY, at low cost.”
Address and Opening Times:
Community Base
113 Queens Road
Brighton
BN1 3XG
Termtime
Monday 2pm – 5pm
Tuesday 10am – 1pm
Wednesday 1pm – 4pm
Thursday 10am – 12pm
Friday 11am – 1pm
Saturday 10am – 12pm
Sunday Closed
School Holidays
Monday 2pm – 5pm
Tuesday 10am – 1pm
Wednesday Closed
Thursday 10am – 12pm
Friday Closed
Saturday 10am – 12pm
Sunday Closed
Membership required
Children’s Scrapstore, Bristol
“The Children’s Scrapstore is a reuse charity dedicated to helping businesses divert reusable waste away from landfill/energy recovery to help improve art and play opportunities for children, young people and adults.”
Address and Opening Times:
Scrapstore House
21 Sevier Street
Bristol
BS2 9LB
Address and Opening Times:
Monday Closed
Tuesday 10am – 5pm
Wednesday 10am – 5pm
Thursday 11am – 5pm
Friday 10am – 5pm
Saturday 10am – 5pm
Sunday Closed
Membership required
Refresh High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
“Refresh The Marketplace is a wonderful scrap store based in Church Street, right here in the heart of High Wycombe. Our aim is to encourage you to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Create. We have a huge selection of surplus and unwanted stock all donated by local businesses and individuals.”
Address and Opening Times:
16 Church Street
High Wycombe
HP11 2DE
Monday Closed
Tuesday 10am – 5pm
Wednesday 10am – 5pm
Thursday 10am – 5pm
Friday 10am – 5pm
Saturday 10am – 5pm
Sunday 1pm – 5pm
Open to the public
Bits and Bobs, Cambridge
“Our Scrapstore is named Bits and Bobs because that’s exactly what you’ll find. In amongst the rolls of colourful card, massive containers full of fabric scraps, there are lots of things we don’t even have names for.”
Address and Opening Times:
3 Commercial Road
March
Cambridgeshire
PE15 8QP
01354 607667
Address and Opening Times:
Monday 10am – 4pm
Tuesday 10am – 4pm
Wednesday 10am – 4pm
Thursday 10am – 4pm
Friday 10am – 4pm
Saturday 10am – 4pm
Closed Sundays and Bank Holidays
Membership required
Re-Imagine Resource Centre, Cambridgeshire
“At Re-Imagine, we are finding creative ways to help look after our planet. We are passionate about being creative to be well, and I provide making sessions in-store and run outreach workshops for all types of groups, as well as a fully stocked resource warehouse full of amazing items to be turned into something eco-fabulous.
We collect wonderful materials that businesses normally just throw away, and for a tiny fee, make them available for you to transform into works of art, to play with or wherever your imagination leads…”
Address and Opening Times:
Witchford Household Recycling Centre
Stirling Way
Witchford
CB6 3FA
Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 10am – 2pm
Thursday Closed
Friday Closed
Saturday 10am – 12pm
Sunday Closed
Open to the public
ReCreate, Cardiff
“Re-Create is a charity based in Ely, Cardiff. We collect stuff destined for landfill & encourage re-use, play and creativity.”
Address and Opening Times:
Ely Bridge Industrial Estate Wroughton Pl
Cardiff
United Kingdom
CF5 4AB
Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday Closed
Thursday 10am – 4pm
Friday 10am – 4pm
Saturday 10am – 4pm
Sunday Closed
Open to the public
Halton Play Council Limited, Cheshire
“Halton Play are a charity whose aim is to raise funds to enable us to promote children’s play. We run a shop that sells everything to do with art and craft, children’s toys, stationery, paper, card, as well as donated items.”
Address and Opening Times:
Halton Play Children’s Charity
10 Mersey Road
Runcorn
Cheshire
WA7 1DF
Monday 9am – 4pm
Tuesday 9am – 4pm
Wednesday 9am – 4pm
Thursday 9am – 4pm
Friday 9am – 4pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
Open to the public
Wiltshire Scrapstore, Chippenham
“Wiltshire Scrapstore is an award winning environmental and community charity situated on the outskirts of Lacock. We collect resources that would otherwise go to landfill and redistribute them for creative activities and projects of all kinds, from arts and crafts to DIY.”
Address and Opening Times:
Unit 5
Griffin Farm
Bowden Hill
Lacock
Chippenham
SN15 2PP
Monday Closed
Tuesday 10am – 5pm
Wednesday 10am – 5pm
Thursday 10am – 5pm
Friday 10am – 5pm
Saturday 10am – 4pm
Sunday Closed
Open to the public
Derby Scrapstore, Derbyshire
“Derby Scrapstore is filled with many different recycled materials – fabric, plastics, ribbons, wood, wool, cardboard and paper. You’re welcome to visit and see what we offer before joining.”
Address and Opening Times:
6 – 10 Werburgh Street
Derby
DE22 3QG
Monday 10am – 2pm
Tuesday 10am – 2pm
Wednesday 10am – 2pm
Thursday Closed
Friday Closed
1st and 3rd Saturday of the month 10am – 2pm
Sunday Closed
Membership required
Cornwall Scrap Store, Cornwall
“Cornwall ScrapStore stocks an amazing range of interesting, unusual and unique materials and products, which can be used in art, craft and play activities for all ages.”
Address and Opening Times:
Goonmarris
St Austell
PL26 7QX
Monday Closed
Tuesday 10am – 5pm
Wednesday 10am – 5pm
Thursday Closed
Friday Closed
Last Saturday of the month 10am – 5pm
Sunday Closed
Membership required
Saltash Scrapstore, Cornwall
“Saltash Scrapstore has two shops in Saltash Fore Street dedicated to resale of donated scrap items. This is used to promote art and crafts and encourage reuse, repair, repurpose and recycling to keep items out of landfill and help the environment. Profits are used to promote local projects in line with our objects.”
Address and Opening Times:
89 Fore St
Saltash
PL12 6AE
Monday Closed
Tuesday 10am – 4pm
Wednesday 10am – 4pm
Thursday 10am – 4pm
Friday 10am – 4pm
Saturday 10am – 2pm
Sunday Closed
Open to the public
Crow Recycling, Coventry
“At Crow Recycling we are passionate about supporting our community. The Scrapstore is intended as a low cost resource, helping make the arts accessible to as many people as possible and providing a hub for crafting socially and bringing people together.”
Address and Opening Times:
Crow Recycling
Orchard House
Sparkbrook Street
Hillfields
Coventry
CV1 5LB
Monday 9.30am – 3pm
Tuesday 9.30am – 3pm
Wednesday 9.30am – 3pm
Thursday 9.30am – 3pm
Friday By appointment only on Friday mornings – please message or ring 02476 552444
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
Membership required
Exeter Scrapstore, Devon
“Exeter Scrapstore is a unique arts and craft shop based in Belmont Park. The Scrapstore contributes positively to the environment by reducing waste send to landfill and by raising awareness of the value of re-use within the community. It provides a variety of wonderful, reclaimed materials from businesses and industries that have chosen to recycle their off-cuts and surplus. Offering clean, quality scrap to be used in creative activities, including education, play, arts and crafts.”
Address and Opening Times:
Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday Closed
Thursday 11am – 5pm
Friday 11am – 5pm
Saturday 11am – 3pm
Sunday Closed
Open to the public, members get 50% off
Dorset Scrapstore, Dorset
“At Dorset Scrapstore we encourage the whole community to reduce waste, reuse items, and recycle, by promoting environmental awareness and creativity. We are always really happy to teach people – especially children – about recycling and the environment – if you’d like to plan a visit or find out more, please contact us.”
Address and Opening Times:
Unit 23
Cortry Close
Poole
Dorset
BH12 4BQ
Dorset
Monday Closed
Tuesday 10am – 4 pm
Wednesday 10am – 4 pm
Thursday 10am – 4 pm
Friday 10am – 4 pm
Saturday 10am – 4 pm
Sunday 10am – 2 pm
Membership required
Change Clothes CLG, Dublin
“Looking for affordable, creative supplies? Change Clothes is the perfect place to stock up on materials for sewing, crafting, or upcycling projects.”
Address and Opening Times:
Change Clothes CLG
The Digital Depot
The Digital Hub
Roe Lane
Dublin 8
D08 TCV4
Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday Closed
Thursday 12pm – 4pm
Friday 12pm – 4pm
Saturday 12pm – 4pm
Sunday 12pm – 4pm
Open to the public
SCRAP Antics, Dundee
“At SCRAP Antics you can find a constantly evolving stock of materials ranging from wood and hand tools to paper, fabric, yarn, card and stationery. If you look hard enough, you’re also bound to find some unusual and fascinating oddities!
The ScrapStore is an invaluable resource for artists, students, theatres, schools, nurseries, volunteer groups, small businesses, craftspeople, parents with young children, DIY fanatics. Anyone with an interest in creativity and sustainability!”
Address and Opening Times:
Unit 2, Meadow Mill
West Hendersons Wynd
Dundee
DD1 5BY
Monday Closed
Tuesday 11am – 5pm
Wednesday 11am – 5pm
Thursday 11am – 5pm
Friday 12pm – 4pm
Saturday 12am – 4pm
Sunday Closed
Membership required
Borders Scrapstore, East Scotland
“Borders Scrapstore is an exciting resource centre that takes so called ‘waste’ materials and makes them available.”
Address and Opening Times:
Unit 4
Selkirk
TD7 5NY
Monday Closed
Tuesday 10am – 4pm
Wednesday 10am – 4pm
Thursday 2pm – 5pm
Friday Closed
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
The Fisherrow Centre
South St
Musselburgh
EH21 6AT
Monday 1.30pm – 4.30pm
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 9.30am – 4pm
Thursday Closed
Friday Closed
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
Membership required
Artytime Scrapstore, East Sussex
“Artytime is a community arts project based in Crowborough and run by volunteers. Our Scrapstore is at the heart of what we do, offering recycled materials for members to use in their art and craft projects. This helps reduce waste while inspiring imaginations across the community.”
Address and Opening Times:
Jarvis Brook recreational park
Crowborough
East Sussex
TN6 2EG
Monday 3.30pm – 5.30pm
Tuesday 9.30am – 11.30am
Wednesday: 9.30am – 1.30am
Thursday 4pm – 6pm
Friday Closed
Saturday Closed
Every 2nd & last Sunday of the month 10am – 12pm
Opening times are during term time. Please note these may change in the holidays depending on volunteer availability.
Donation required, or sign up for membership
The Gloucestershire Resource Centre, Gloucester
“The Gloucestershire Resource Centre has been promoting creativity in the arts, health, play and education sector through the re-use of materials from industry and business for over 32 years now. We don’t specialise in any type of materials, as we have to run with the surplus being generated by local businesses within our catchment of Gloucestershire at the time. We rely on the national community of scrap stores to exchange materials, so we can provide variety and choice for our 1300-plus members.”
Address and Opening Times:
City Works
Alfred Street
Gloucester
GL14DF
Monday Closed
Tuesday 10 – 7pm
Wednesday 10 – 5pm
Thursday 10 – 5pm
Friday Closed
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
Membership required
Rose Tinted Rags, Hereford
“Rose Tinted Rags is a “textile Resource & Arts Centre selling Vintage and Modern fabrics, haberdashery, curtains, antique lace, wool and assorted miscellanea. Arts workshop working with adults with disabilities.”
Address and Opening Times
Monday 9.30am – 4.30pm
Tuesday 9.30am – 4.30pm
Wednesday 9.30am – 4.30pm
Thursday Closed
Friday Closed
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
Union Walk
Commercial Rd
The Country Bus Station
Hereford
HR1 2EP
Open to the public
Ragtag Arts, Kendal
“The environment is at the heart of our Ragtag Arts. This is evident in all that we do, from running the community scrapstore, making repurposed craft kits, working in partnership with sustainable providers, and our extensive workshop program in schools and at events and festivals.”
Address and Opening Times:
No 8 Elephant Yard
Kendal
LA9 4QQ
Monday Closed
Tuesday 10am – 4pm
Wednesday Closed
Thursday 10am – 6pm
Friday 10am – 4pm
Saturday 10am – 4pm
Sunday Closed
Membership required – free
The Children’s SCRAP Project, London
“The Children’s S.C.R.A.P project is a registered charity No. 281010 which collects, stores and distributes clean, safe, industrial waste to schools, nurseries, colleges, special needs groups, churches, hospital wards, playgroups, community groups and charitable organisations involved in education.”
Address and Opening Times:
137 Homerton High St
London
E9 6AS
Monday 10am – 6.45pm
Tuesday 12pm – 4.45pm
Wednesday 12pm – 4.45pm
Thursday 12pm – 4.45pm
Friday Closed
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
Membership required
Work and Play Scrap Store, London
“Do you need inspiring, cheap arts and crafts and design materials, or props for your productions or unusual creative play resources? Do you want to use more sustainable materials? For an economical fee, you, your school or your group can join the Work and Play Scrapstore based in Tooting and have unlimited access to our materials for your projects, all of which are saved from landfill. Paper and paint, textiles and trimmings, buttons and bubble wrap, wood, foam, fine wire, and so much more… come and visit us and see for yourself.No need to book an appointment, just come and look around!”
Address and Opening Times:
Hazelhurst Estate
13 Blackshaw Road
London
SW17 0DA
Monday Closed
Tuesday 11am – 5pm
Wednesday Closed
Thursday 11am – 5pm
Friday Closed
Plus, the first Saturday & third Saturday of the month 11am – 4pm
Sunday Closed
Membership required
Community Scrapstore, North Somerset
“The Community Scrapstore is an Aladdin’s cave full of marvellous and sometimes quirky resources that will fire the imagination and spark creativity and play.”
Address and Opening Times:
66 Gazelle Road
Weston-super-Mare
BS24 9ES
Monday 11am – 4pm
Tuesday 9am – 1pm
Wednesday Closed
Thursday 11am – 4pm
Friday 11am – 4pm
Saturday 9am – 2pm
Sunday Closed
Membership Required
Orinoco Scrapstore, Oxford
“Orinoco is an Oxfordshire scrap store with a long history of using creativity, craft and play to inspire the reuse of materials that would otherwise end up in landfills. It would be easy to assume that this little charity is all about scrap, but take a look behind the lorry loads of materials saved, and you’ll find a source of affordable resources for schools and organisations working with children and young people across Oxfordshire. For more information, have a look at our website.”
Address and Opening Times:
111-113 Pound Way
Templars Square Shopping Centre
Cowley
OX4 3XH
Tel. 07763 923746
Email. oxford@orinoco.org.uk
Monday Closed
Tuesday 12pm – 4pm
Wednesday 10.30am – 4pm
Thursday 10.30am – 4pm
Friday 10.30am – 4pm
Saturday 10.30am – 4pm
Sunday Closed
Open to the public
Community Scrap Shack, Stoke-on-Trent
“Community Scrapstore is an ‘Aladdin’s Cave’ full of exciting and affordable reclaimed resources suitable for use in play and creativity, and is open to families, individuals, schools and community groups as day or annual members.”
Address and Opening Times:
Unit 2
7 China Street
Fenton
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 3NJ
Monday Closed
Tuesday 9.30am – 4.30pm
Wednesday 9.30am – 4.30pm
Thursday 9.30am – 4.30pm
Saturday 9.30am – 2pm
Sunday Closed
Open to the public with membership available
The Recycle Yard, Wakefield
“The Recycle Yard Ltd recycles waste from the local area that can be reused for arts, crafts and play. We support local schools, nurseries, community groups, charity groups etc by supplying them with low cost materials or through donations.”
Address and Opening Times:
16D Healey Road
Ossett
United Kingdom
Monday 10am – 2pm
Tuesday 10am – 2pm
Wednesday 10am – 4pm
Thursday Closed
Friday Closed
Saturday 10am – 2pm
Sunday Closed
Open to the public
Use this directory to find a scrapstore near you.