Britain’s best fleamarkets
This summer visit one of our favourite antique fairs, car boot sales or vintage markets to hunt for bargainous treasures.
This summer the countryside will be full of antique fairs, car-boot sales and vintage markets – find the best strategy for finding treasure and bagging a bargain in our May issue and then visit one of our favourite fairs.
Builth Wells International Antiques Fair
Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells, Powys. £5-£10. 01584 873634
The Decorative Home & Salvage Show
Loseley Park, Guildford, Surrey GU3 1HS. 10am-5pm. £5. 01298 27493
The Decorative Home & Salvage Show
Ripley Castle, Ripley, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 3AY. 10am-5pm. £5. 01298 27493
Shepton Mallet Antiques, Vintage & Collectors Fair
Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset BA4 6QN. Opening times vary. £10 (noon-5pm Friday), £5 (Saturday & Sunday). 01636 702326
Newark International Antiques & Collectors Fair
Newark & Nottinghamshire Showground, Newark, Nottinghamshire. £20 (Thursday), £5 (Friday). 01636 702326
Lincolnshire Antiques & Home Show
Lincolnshire Showground, Grange-de-Lings, Lincoln. £20 (Monday), £5 (Tuesday). 01298 27493
Newbury Antiques and Collectors Fair, Newbury Racecourse
Berkshire. £10 (8am-10am), £5 (after 10am). 01636 702326
Swinderby Antiques & Collectors Fair
RAF Swinderby, Nr Lincoln. £10 (8am-10am), £5 (10am onwards). 01636 702326
Sennowe Park, Guist, Norfolk NR20 5PB. 10.30am-3.30pm. £5.
Detling Flea & Collectors Fair
The Kent County Showground, Detling, Nr Maidstone, Kent ME14 3JF. 8.30am-3.30pm. £3. 01636 676531
United Counties Showground, Carmarthen SA33 5DR. 10am-4pm. £4. 01267 236569
Malvern Flea & Collectors Fair
Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcs WR13 6NW. 7.30am-3.30pm. £4. 01636 676531
Shepton Giant Flea and Collectors Market
The Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset. £3.50. 01278 784912
Ardingly International Antiques & Collectors Fair
South of England Showground, Ardingly, Nr Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH17 6TL. 9am-5pm (Tuesday), 8am-4pm (Wednesday). £20 (Tuesday), £5 (Wednesday). 01636 702326
Sizergh, near Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 8AE. 10am-3pm. £5. 01539 560951
Stately Home Charity Car Boot Sale
Sledmere, Driffield, East Yorkshire YO25 3XG. 9.30am-3pm. £3. 01377 236637
Kempton Park Racecourse, Sunbury On-Thames, Middlesex. Free. 01932 230946
