A fixture on Gosforth’s High Street since 1947
For more than seven decades, Thorpes of Gosforth has been supplying local people with everything they need for their homes and gardens. We stock a massive range of hardware, DIY essentials, cleaning products, pet supplies, gardening goods, and so much more. We are proud to be your local shop that has that one thing you need be it a replacement plug for your sink, seeds to refill your garden birdfeeder or a specific tool for an upcoming home project. And if we don’t have it? You can browse our catalogue and we can order it for you.
Our Services
Sharpening
Whether it’s dull kitchen knives or blunt garden tools, we offer a sharpening service that will take your items back to their best.
Key Cutting
With a while you wait key cutting service and a huge range of blanks always kept in stock, it’s easy to get key replacements or copies.
Watch Batteries
We’ll do all the fiddly bits for you by replacing your watch battery and adjusting your strap for a perfect fit and perfect timekeeping.
Engraving
Get custom engraving on a variety of items including house signs, pet tags, trophies, tankards, medals, bench plaques, and more.
Coir Mat Cutting
Coir matting is ideal for entryways and high traffic areas. We can cut coir matting to size for the area you need it.
Local Delivery
Available on all orders for a small charge. No delivery is too big or too small! Come in store and shop or give us a call.
What our customers say about us
“An amazing shop, sells everything you could ever imagine for around your home & garden. Excellent customer service, very friendly, helpful & knowledgeable staff.”
“Thorpes is an amazing store. If you want something they will have it. Better than any corporate hardware store. They have real people to help you with genuine knowledge of all of their hundreds of products. I wish every high street had a Thorpes.”
“Thorpes is my go to place for anything hardware related and a staple of Gosforth Highstreet. My family have a saying that if Thorpes don’t have it no one does! Needed help finding a very small, non-standard Allen key to open something, and the gentleman who helped me couldn’t find the size I needed but did spend a good 10 minutes trying various other tools to get open the small box I was trying to open. Thank you so much Thorpes!”