Johnny Depp Makes Surprise Visit To An Antiques Shop In Lincolnshire

made a surprise appearance at an antique shop in Lincolnshire earlier this month after
The actor, 59, left staff at the Hemswell Antiques Centre in shock after arriving via helicopter. 
as he enjoyed a spot of retail therapy in a paint splattered patchwork shirt and long plaid scarf.
completed the look with distressed jeans and a blue paperboy cap.
Donning a pair of dark glasses Johnny wore his hair loose and sported a neatly trimmed goatee as he spent hours exploring the store. 
Shopping: Johnny Depp, 59, made a surprise appearance at an antique shop in Lincolnshire earlier this month after swapping Hollywood for a quiet life in Somerset
Star struck: Johnny (centre) left staff at the Hemswell Antiques Centre in shock after arriving via helicopter 
The Sweeney Todd actor posed for snaps with the star-struck staff after purchasing several rare guitars and numerous phe had been sworn to secrecy before Johnny's private visit and was' t even allowed to tell his own staff at the shop, which describes itself as Europes largest antiquesantiques dealers. 
Miller said: 'He just bought a lot of very quirky items. A desk chair, three guitars, paint sets, easels, a few pictures, posters, just a whole range of things for decorative items for his own personal property.
'He chose a vase with a skull on it. Guitars obviously. He was very friendly with, best friends with Jeff Beck, he sat and played a few tunes on this guitar I think just for old times' sake really and then decided to buy three of the guitars that were there.
Robert Miller, who has owned Hemswell Antique Centres for 20 years, said Depp was really 'down-to-earth'.
Adding that he overheard the A-list customer talking about the late musician Jeff Beck while testing different guitars during his visit.
Beck, who died aged 78 in January, released an album with Depp last year titled 18 and they played a number of live gigs together.
'I think I overheard him talking (about Beck) to one of his colleagues that was with him.
Say cheese! The Sweeney Todd actor posed for snaps with the star-struck staff after purchasing several rare guitars and numerous pieces of furniture
New digs: It comes after the actor revealed he prefers a quiet life in Somerset , where he resides on an 850-acre estate, complete with a 19th-century mansion 
Idyllic: Known as one of Hollywood's biggest hell-raisers, Depp insisted he isn't 'the great extrovert that people think', preferring to spend time at his home in Somerset (pictured)
'It was great because he was his normal self and he was very relaxed and was able to spend time looking at things and playing on the guitars that he wanted to play on. He felt very at home.'
Miller added: 'He came because we do a lot of work with Pinewood Studios and help with props so have contacts. My staff didn't know until the last minute.
'He really enjoyed his experience here because he was able to be himself. He said he is in hotels a lot of the time because he's constantly bombarded by people.
'He was very down to earth and very chatty. For someone like that to come through our doors was brilliant. He played with and bought a few guitars. I'm sure he will be back.'
Hemswell Antique Centres is Europe's largest antiques centre and has links to Pinewood Studios, which has produced films including the Superman, Harry Potter and James Bond franchises.
It comes after the actor, where he resides on an 850-acre estate, complete with a 19th-century mansion.
Known as one of Hollywood's biggest hell-raisers he  insisted he isn't 'the great extrovert that people think.
in the West Country, which boasts 12 bedrooms, eight bathrooms and 850 acres.
Happier times: At the time of his purchase, the star was newly engaged to his now ex-wife Amber Heard, who he married in 2015 before their 2017 divorce (pictured in 2011) 
Trail: Last year, the jury found that Heard had defamed her ex-husband in an article claiming she was a victim of domestic abuse
The stunning abode, which looks like it has been taken straight out of a Jane Austen novel, also features sprawling walled gardens.
Depp said: 'I just love places with character.

British people are cool and will greet you as if you are a neighbour — without going over the top. I like going to places, seeing things and meeting people — but I'm not the great extrovert that people think.'
He added: 'In truth, I'm quite a shy person. That's one of the great things about Britain, and especially Somerset.

I can just be me — and that's nice. 
'I can go into shops without being surrounded by people wanting selfies. I don't mind that up to a point, but sometimes it gets a little too crowded.'
At the time of his purchase, the actor star was newly engaged to his now ex-wife Amber Heard, who he married in 2015 before their 2017 divorce.
Depp was recently involved in the with Amber, 36.
Last year, the jury found that Heard had defamed her ex-husband in an article claiming she was a victim of domestic abuse.
The actress won one of the three counter-claims she ordered against Depp and was awarded $2million in compensatory damages.