The best antiques fairs and vintage markets around the UK in July 2024
The antiques fair calendar is always filled to the brim with fabulous events, sales and markets. So, whether you’re searching for a unique piece to add to your collections, on the look out for a classic dining table with its own history, or simply like to browse interesting objects, there’s bound to be something intriguing happening in your local area.
We’ve scoured the UK, from Northern Ireland to Cornwall, to find the best antiques fairs and vintage sales worth a visit.
Antiques fairs in Northern Ireland
27th Derry Vintage Flea, St Augustine’s Church Hall, 8 Palace Street, Londonderry, BT48 6PS. 07798 938550
27th Ormeau Road Antique, Art, Vintage, Retro & Collectables Fair, Cooke Church, 216 Ormeau Road, Belfast, BT7 2FY. waringfield.com
Antiques fairs in the North & Scotland
5th–6th Book Fair, Meadow Lake Suite, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Preston New Road, Samlesbury, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 0AG. pbfa.org
14th Glasgow Antique, Vintage & Collectors Fair, Bellahouston Leisure Centre, 31 Bellahouston Drive, Glasgow, G52 1HH. glasgowantiquefair.com
20th Antiques & Salvage Market, Cheshire Showground, Clay House Farm, Flittogate Ln, Tabley, Knutsford, WA16 0HJ. asfairs.com; @asfairs
20th–21st The Great Seaside Vintage Fair at Whitby Pavilion, West Cliff, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO21 3EN. roseandbrownvintage.co.uk
21st Vintage Flea Market, EXO Centre, Lincolnshire Showground, nr Lincoln, LN2 2NA. asfairs.com; @asfairs
28th The Yorkshire Flea, Skipton Auction Mart, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1UD. antiquesfairs.com
Antiques fairs in Central England
1st Runway Monday Antiques & Collectors Fair, Newark & Nottinghamshire Showground, Runway, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 2NY. iacf.co.uk
7th Antiques & Collectors Fair at Bantock House, Bantock House Museum, Finchfield Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 9LQ. 07976 643174
7th Bibury Antiques Fair, The Village Hall, Church Road, Bibury, Gloucestershire, GL7 5NR. biburyantiquesfair.com
12th–14th Classic Antiques Fair, Birmingham NEC, Pendigo Way, Marston Green, Birmingham, B40 1NT. classicantiquefairs.co.uk; @classicantiquefairs
13th The Artisan Brocante Summer Fair, Grantham House, 45 Castlegate, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6SS. ruth_shauna@theartisanbrocante.co.uk
13th Cheltenham Antique & Vintage Market, The Promenade & Long Garden, Cheltenham, GL50 1NW. vintageandantiques.co.uk
13th–14th Derby Conference Centre Antiques & Vintage Fair, Derby Conference Centre, London Road A6, Derby, DE24 8UX. jaguarfairseastmidlands.com
14th International One Day Antiques, Vintage & Collectors Fair, Fullhurst, Imperial Avenue, Leicester, LE3 1AH. stagsheadevents.co.uk
14th Antiques & Collectors Fair, Hartlebury Castle, Hartlebury, Worcestershire, DY11 7XZ. hartleburycastle.com
20th Hay-on-Wye Book Fair, Hay Castle, Oxford Road, Hay-on-Wye, Powys, HR3 5DG. pbfa.org
21st Malvern Flea & Collectors Fair, The Severn Hall, Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcs, WR13 6NW. b2bfairs.co.uk
28th Antiques and Collectors Fair, Himley Hall, Himley, Dudley, DY3 4DF. himleyhallandpark.co.uk
Antiques fairs in the East of England
14th Antiques & Collectors Fair, Sarratt Village Hall, The Green, Sarratt, Herts, WD3 6AS. marcelfairs.co.uk
19th–21st Southwold Summer Antiques Fair, St Felix School, Southwold, Suffolk, IP18 6SD.
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21st Albans Antique and Vintage Market, St Peter’s Street and Market Place, St Albans, Herts, AL1 3DH. stalbansantiqueandvintagemarket.com; @antiquevintagemarket_stalbans
21st Antiques & Vintage Fair, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 8JH. marcelfairs.co.uk
21st The Bungay Antiques Fair, Maltings Meadown, Ditchingham, Norfolk, NR35 2SA. ablackdogevent.com
27th–28th Long Melford Antique and Vintage Fair, The Old School, Long Melford, Suffolk, CO10 9DX. melfordantiquesfair.co.uk
Antiques fairs in the South of England
5th–7th Decorative Home & Salvage Show, Loseley Park, Guildford, Surrey, GU3 1HS. asfairs.com; @asfairs
6th Antiques & Decorative Arts Market, The Gateway Concourse, Ringwood, BH24 1AT. acvrevents.co.uk
7th Antiques, Vintage & Collectables Fair, Village Hall, East Street, Corfe Castle, Dorset, BH20 5EE. cameofairs.co.uk
7th Adams Antiques Fair, Lindley Hall, The Royal Horticultural Halls, 80 Vincent Square, London, SW1P 2PE. adamsantiquesfairs.com
8th Newbury Antiques Fair, Newbury Showground, Priors Court Road, Hermitage, Newbury, Berkshire, RG18 9QZ. iacf.co.uk
9th & 30th Sunbury Antiques Market, Kempton Park Racecourse, Staines Road East, Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex, TW16 5AQ. sunburyantiques.com
14th The Giant London Flea Market, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park multi-storey car park, London, E15 2GZ. hackneyfleamarket.com
16th Epsom Racecourse Antiques & Collectables Fair, Epsom Racecourse, Epsom Downs, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 5LQ. treeofages.co.uk
20th Whitstable Brocante, The Whitstable Umbrella Centre, Oxford Street, Whitstable, CT15 1DD. 07903 286144
20th–21st Hackney Flea Market, Abney Hall, 73a Church Street, Hackney, London, N16 0AS. hackneyfleamarket.com
21st Lingfield Antiques, Collectables and Vintage Fair, Lingfield Park Resort Racecourse, Racecourse Road, Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6PQ. lovefairs.com
23rd–24th Ardingly International Antiques & Collectors Fair, South of England Showground, Ardingly, Nr Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 6TL. iacf.co.uk
Antiques fairs in the West & Wales
6th Llandeilo Antiques Vintage Fair, Crescent Road, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, SA19 6HN. derwenantiques.co.uk
7th The Frome Independent – More Than a Market, Frome town centre, Somerset, BA11. thefromeindependent.org.uk
7th The Giant Shepton Flea Market, Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 6QN. sheptonflea.com
14th Lostwithiel Antique & Collectors Fair, Lostwithiel Community Centre, Pleyber Christ Way, Lostwithiel, PL22 0HE. antiquefairscornwall.co.uk
14th Frome Flea Market & Craft Fair, West Woodlands Showground, Frome, BA11 5ES. ashtoncommoncarboot.com/fromeshowgroundfleaandcraft
20th Narberth Vintage, Antique & Makers Market, Queen’s Hall, Narberth, Pembrokeshire, SA67 7AS. mischievouscowevents@gmail.com
21st Salvage Fair, Broad Street, South Molton, Devon, EX36 3AB. salvagefairs.com
27th Talybont Vintage, Antique & Makers Market, Henderson Hall, Talybont on Usk, LD3 7YQ. mischievouscowevents@ninaacelyakan7gmail-com
28th Bath Vintage & Antiques Market, Green Park Station, Green Park Road, Bath, BA1 1JB. vintageandantiques.co.uk
Online fairs
27th Virtual Vintage Market
The Virtual Vintage Bazaar
10am–5pm @thevintagebazaarevents;
thevintagebazaar.co.uk
HOW TO SHOP When the event opens at 10am on the Instagram account @thevintagebazaarevents, the dealers will be introduced one post at a time. All shoppers need to do is click through to the dealer and browse the stock they will have posted on their own account. Message the dealer to buy something and to arrange postage and payment. You can also access all the participating dealers on the website thevintagebazaar.co.uk during the fair.
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