Our Story

Welcome to Vinegar Hill, a family-run, independent retailer offering a range of carefully curated homeware, gifts, and stylish clothing from  both the UK and around the world.

The name Vinegar Hill derives from a small town we stumbled upon whilst visiting the wonderful islands of New Zealand. As a business we really wanted a name that summed up what an independent store should be all about – unique, original, and interesting.

And so, the name of our business was born.
 
Established in 1997, Vinegar Hill remains a close family run business. We are owned and managed by siblings Beth, Debbie and Richard Austin who have a passion for buying and creativity which has helped to develop a unique environment in our Lifestyle and Fashion stores.

As the business has grown it has never lost sight of its original values, identity, and philosophy – It still feels very much like an independent store and continues to offer impeccably designed products sourced from all over the world.
 
It is this philosophy that sees our customers return again and again. We’re proud that the business still feels very much like it did when we first opened our doors
 
The word "family" conjures up many different things to many different people. In essence though, Family is where it started for us and it’s in many ways fundamental to the business, we have nearly 28 years on.

Our Family has grown somewhat, with 16 stores spanning some of the most beautiful and captivating towns and cities in the UK.