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Melford Antiques Interiors & Lifestyle Centre, which occupies four floors of a Grade Ii-listed former maltings building in the heart of the beautiful

Suffolk village of Long Melford, offers an extensive choice of items from the 16th to the 21st century. Home to some 60-plus antique dealers and retailers, both the quality and diversity of stock are exceptional. The centre also hosts art exhibitions of traditional and contemporary art, and has the on-site Pullmans Café & Vintage Tea Room. (melfordantiques andinteriors.co.uk)