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| LIFESTYLE | Visit to Weathered & Worn

You’ve got to love Instagram. I was recently scrolling through my feed and saw a photo of an arrangement of some beautiful rustic homeware. As a lover of anything shabby chic/vintage, this photo really sparked my interest and I needed to know more!

Turns out that this photo was taken in a shop called “Weathered & Worn”. The shop (luckily for me, but not so lucky for my purse!) is only a 25 minute journey from my house. After much Instagram stalking (their Instagram page is here) and at the next available opportunity, I told my other half that we HAD to check it out!

Weathered & Worn is located in the small village of Hadlow Kent, which is near to Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks. It is a vintage homeware, furniture shop and café, open Monday- Saturday. They also have free parking next to the building which is a definite bonus in my book.

The interior is modest but just gorgeous! It isn’t dark and dingy in the slightest which I find with most vintage/antique shops. It has a cosy feel without feeling too cramped. Both times we’ve visited we decided to sit in the more open half of the building, which has a number of leather armchairs, and comfy sofas. You could easily sink into one of these for a few hours with a good book! They do also have tables and chairs in amongst the shop which definitely gives it a more laid-back vibe, but I can imagine it would be a bit off-putting having people browsing items right by where you are eating. They are a dog-friendly shop too, and have a garden area so you can bring your four-legged friend along for lunch! 

The lunch menu is simple, consisting mainly of sandwiches but it is all freshly made and the portions are pretty big! They also have handmade cakes which seem to change every week. I recommend the carrot cake- it was delicious!

Anyway- back to the shop! If you love rustic/vintage/French homeware, then this is the place for you. Straight away I spied a vintage Dundee Marmalade jar which I had been lusting after on Etsy, but at the starting price of £30 I hadn’t yet bought one! This jar however was £16- much better! I also felt very smug as it was the only one I could see on display.

They have a large collection of antique books and jars. I wanted some weathered old books to display on a table I had recently up-cycled and my other half came across 2 (very) tatty books which were £4! I later discovered that they are a set of works by Lord Byron, and are 185 years old. Published in 1832 which was the same year slavery was abolished. So interesting to have a piece of history like that for such little money!

I could honestly rave about this shop for much longer, but I don’t want this post to become an essay! Instead I’ll insert some photos I took to give you an idea of what they stock.









I can’t wait to visit when December hits, as I found some photos of the shop from that time last year and it looked so festive and charming!

I’m so pleased that I discovered this lovely independent business through Instagram. If it hadn’t been for coming across a photo, I don’t know if I ever would have discovered it as I don’t head over Hadlow way very often at all. Thanks Instagram!




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