List of Vintage, Antique and Collectable fairs for August 2013

Not sure what to do over the summer holidays?  Well there are plenty of vintage, antique and collectable fairs to keep you busy!

First up is Mainwaring's Seaside Brocante at Whitstable.  A great little fair in St Mary's Hall, Whitstable.  Doors open 10am on Saturday 3rd August.  You'll find a huge array of goodies on offer including kitchenalia, decorative antiques and collectables, vintage fabric and clothing plus much more.  Whitstable is a great town to explore with some great fish restaurants and an abundance of vintage and antique shops.  Plus the Oyster festival is on so well worth a visit.

Sunday 4th August sees the first Firle Village Vintage Fair at Firle Cricket Ground just off the A27 on your way to Eastbourne.  Can't wait for this fair as lots of friends will be there with a huge array of vintage loveliness for you plus there's an ice cream van, Prosecco and Bourbon bar and much more.  Doors open 10am.

The Homespun Summer Fair is on Sunday 4th August and doors open 10am.  This fair is held at the Portscatho Memorial Hall in Cornwall and has over 25 stallholders offering a range of wonderful vintage items.

 
Honiton Textile and Decorative Fair is on Tuesday 6th August at the Mackarness Hall and the doors open at 10am.  There are many antique shops in the area for you to peruse after you've had your fill at the fair.

The Country Brocante is still a firm favourite with many original stallholders as well as new stallholders filling Wisborough Green Village Hall every month.  This month it is on Saturday 17th August and as always doors open at 11am.  The Three Crowns will be there selling their organic lunches and fabulous cakes which you can ea and enjoy by the pond.  A great day out!

Love vintage fashion?  then head to Bethnal Green on Saturday 17th August for The Vintage Kilo Sale.  Held at York Hall in Bethnal Green, doors open at 11am.  Over 10 tonnes of vintage from the 1970s to the 1990s is available and you pay only £15 per kilo.  Advisable to get there early!

Europe's largest Antiques Fair, Newark is on for two days on Thursday 22nd August and Friday 23rd August.  Doors open 9am Thursday and 8am Friday.  A great place to go and rummage but be warned it is HUUUUGE so you'll probably need the two days to do it justice.  You're bound to come away with something you really love :)

The Cotswolds Vintage Fair is being held on Saturday 24th August at Toddington Village Hall.  Doors open 10am.  Lots of great stallholders will be there and you'll find an eclectic mix of vintage and vintage inspired crafts.

This sounds like a wonderful two day event at the beautiful Folkington Manor nestled in the hamlet of Folkington between Lewes and Eastbourne.  The two day event is being organised by Orange Turtle Events and is being open by Antiques expert, Michael Hogben. It is an Antique, Fine Art and Good Living fair.   It starts on Saturday 24th August and tickets can be bought in advance.  Doors open 11am.

This year the Vintage Parade are collaborating with the Arundel festival to create a vintage and retro themed area within the Jubilee Gardens.  They will be there on Friday 23rd August from 10am.  Entry is free and there will be vintage stalls, afternoon tea, hair and beauty and much more.

I am very excited about this fair as I had such a great time at the last one!  The Vintage Bazaar is back in Devizes on Saturday 31st August.  Doors open 9.30am at the Corn Exchange.  A whole host of sellers will be waiting to greet you!

As always please check websites for up to date info.

Happy Hunting :)

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Ever since I started this blog I have used Mark's iphone to take my photos.  Its good but I realised the time had come to upgrade so I can get more professional looking shots and have more control over my picture taking.  It also means I don't have to wrestle Mark for his phone anymore or hear the moans when I need to borrow it!  Biting the bullet, I took the plunge and bought myself a Fuji Finepix X10 from Park Cameras.  I have never had a decent camera so I was like a kid in a sweet shop and couldn't wait to try it out.

I realised that whilst it was all well and good that I had a fancy camera, I actually needed to learn how to use it properly.  This is where I felt Lyndsey James, professional food, product and editorial photographer would be a huge help.  Lyndsey runs photography workshops specifically aimed at Vintage and Craft businesses with a choice of one or two day workshops.

The first day looks at camera skills, the second on styling - both days aimed specifically at people running a craft or vintage business. You don't need a mega expensive camera and the days are suitable for beginners and for the more experienced.

The venue is the fab St Julian's just outside Sevenoaks - easy to get to off the A21 and only 10 mins from junction 5 of the M25 on Monday 5th and Tuesday 6th August 2013

More details and booking forms can be found at the address below.

http://www.lyndsey-james.co.uk/workshops/

Click on each workshop to read more about it, see prices etc, and at the bottom can click 'book now' button which takes you to a booking form. You simply select Sevenoaks and check the boxes next to the workshops you want to attend. If you attend both there is a reduced price of £230 for in total for the two days, but you can just do one.

Places are limited but there are a couple left on the Sevenoaks workshop which is the one I will be doing.  If its something you'd like to learn or improve then do seriously consider booking, it will be a great couple of days with like minded people.

You can also find Lyndsey on Facebook

Looking forward to meeting a few fellow vintage nuts on the course!

List of Vintage, Antique and Collectable Fairs in July 2013

Saturday 6th July is Judy's at Spitalfields.   Doors open at 11am at Old Spitalfields Market where you'll find clothing, furniture, homewares, accessories and much more.

First Sunbury Antiques Fair  of the month Tues 9th July.  Doors open 6.30am.  Free entry and free parking.

Pop-Up Vintage is back at the Adastra Hall, Hassocks on Saturday 13th July.  Doors open 10.30am

Saturday 13th July also sees the Vintage and Handmade Jumble at The Village Hall, Rangeworthy.  Doors open 10am and you are bound to find a bargain or two.  Fantastic goods at great prices.

I love the Darling Buds of May so when I saw that there was a vintage fair and classic car show at the Farm where it was filmed, I had to include it! Darling Buds Farm Classic car show is on Sunday 14th July. Doors open 10am. Tickets are £12 per car in advance and there is a farmers market, vintage fair, Pop Larkin's yellow Rolls Royce and so much more.  Definitely going to try and get to this, sounds like a great day out for all the family.

Epsom Racecourse is the location for the Epsom Racecourse Antiques and Collectors Market on Tuesday 16th July.  Doors open 9am

The Sussex Country Brocante is back on Thursday 18th July.  Doors open at 11am and there are 30 stalls with all sorts of loveliness for you to peruse

Brighton Racecourse Antiques and Collectors Fair is on Saturday 20th July.  Doors open 8am.

Detling International Antiques and Collectors Fair is held on Saturday 20th July and Sunday 21st July.  Doors open at 8.30am for trade and 10am for public

Sunday 21st July sees the Whitstable Castle Vintage, Retro and Antique Fair.  Doors open 9.30am and Whitstable is a lovely seaside town to enjoy afterwards.  Make sure you try some oysters!

Johnny Love June's Vintage and Handmade Fair is back at the Shoreham Centre on Sunday 21st July.  Doors open at 1pm.

Ardingly Antiques and Collectors Fair, the largest in the South East with over 1000 stalls is back for its two day event on Tuesday 23rd July and Wednesday 24th July.  Doors open 9am Tues and 8am Wed.

The Cuckfield Vintage Emporium is on Friday 26th July and doors open 11am.

The Last summer Vintage and Very Nice Market Bazaar is on Sat 27th July at The Assembly Rooms, Chichester.  Doors open 10am.  They even have a clairvoyant!

Sunday 28th July is the Country Vintage and Artisan Bazaar in the Surrey village of Ripley at the Ripley Village Hall.  Doors open at a very respectable 11am.

Fontwell Park Antiques and Collectors Fair is on Sunday 28th July and doors open 9am

Final Sunbury Antiques Market of the month is on Tuesday 30th July.  Doors open 6.30am.

Remember to check the websites of the fairs for up to date info on opening times etc and as always if there are any fairs you would like mentioned just let me know.

Happy Hunting!

List of Vintage, Antique and Collectable Fairs for June 2013

Bit late this month with the list of fairs so apologies for that especially as so many are happening this weekend!  Hopefully you'll still have time to plan your weekend though :)

First of all is:

Village-Vintage, a huge 2 day event at Plumpton Racecourse in the Sussex countryside.  Doors open at 10am Friday 31st May until 5pm and reopen at 10am Saturday 1st June.  This promises to be a great event that will have something for everyone and as the sun as promised to make an appearance. it will make a great day out.

On the same weekend is The Floral Fringe Fair held in the beautiful surroundings of Knepp Castle in West Grinstead.  This is another 2 day event with doors opening at 10.30am Saturday 1st June.  A slightly different vibe to this fair as it is described as:
The Floral Fringe Fair is a quirky, foodie, arty , plantaholics wildlife event with a vintage twist! 
There are over 100 stalls and wildlife is a very important theme at the fair. The Bat, Bumblebee, Endangered Species and Wildlife Trusts, Amateur Entomologists and Ancient Trees and Countryside Restoration Trust will be there plus lots of local food producers, many nurseries selling a range of plants, art and craft stalls, woodland products, willow weaving and some fabulous alternatives for eating. A vintage pop-up tearoom, wood-fired oven pizzas, vegetarian bhajis and pakoras, 40 different coffees and teas, lots of cakes, a steak burger barbecue, real ale tent and ice creams plus much more! We have some folk music to entertain you and Mythago Morris dancing on Sunday. There are butterfly walks and talks. There will also be classic cars on show. Anyone coming in a pre-1975 car gets a small discount on their ticket. The private walled garden will be open to visit and lastly Home Front History will be meeting and greeting as 1940's policemen!

I'm exhausted just reading that but it sounds like a really great, unusual event so try and make it if you can!

Also this weekend is the Farnham Maltings Vintage Festival.  Doors open at 10am on Sunday 2nd June.  I've never been to this fair but it sounds like great fun and my friends Lizzie aka The Washerwoman and Jean aka Shrimpton and Perfect will be there with their fine selection of vintage goodies so do go and say hello.

The Sandown Park Antique and Vintage Fair is on Tuesday 4th June and doors open at 11am.

I found this flyer at one of the fairs and I thought it looked really interesting. The Old Spitalfields Antiques and Vintage Flea Market is what interests me as there weren't great reviews of the Covent Garden Antiques Market but you can't believe everything you read so its always best to try them out for yourselves.  The Spitalfields Market is every Thursday and opens at 8am, a very respectable time I think!

Another well known London Antiques Market, Bermondsey Antiques Market.  I've never been but it sounds like an experience especially in the old days when it was still a Marche Ouvert meaning the provenance of the goods could not be questioned! Open every Friday from 5am.

The Wealden Times Midsummer Fair is a three day event at Hole Park, Rolvenden in Kent.  It starts on Thursday 6th June, doors open 9am and finishes on Saturday 8th June at 4.30pm. 
As well as 200 stands selling vintage and contemporary finds for home and garden, there will be a fabulous Food Arena with stands selling locally produced food and drink and a Street Food area with gorgeous vans feeding their hungry visitors!  There will also be cookery demonstrations and Hole Park estate is also a working farm so something for all the family.  My friend Caroline from Harriett's Attic a Place of Vintage Treasures is having a stand there so do pop by and say hello!

Tues 11th June sees the first Sunbury antiques Market of the month.  Held at Kempton Racecourse, entry is free, parking is free and doors open at 6.30am.

Saturday June 15th sees a new event for the Vintage and Handmade Vintage Jumble Sale.  This time it is at Selwyn Hall, Box, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 8NT.  Doors open 11am until 2pm so get there early to get the bargains!

The largest Antiques fair in the South East, Ardingly is on Tuesday 18th June, doors open 9am and Wednesday 19th June, doors open 8am.  So much to see that you need the whole day just to get round!

The Cuckfield Vintage Emporium is on Friday 21st June and doors open 11am.  Homes and Antiques will be there and so will I as I love going down and spending a couple of hours chatting, drinking tea and of course buying!  A lovely, relaxed monthly fair with some great sellers.

The Sussex Brocante is back this month after taking a break in May and will be on Saturday 22nd June.  Doors open 11am and as usual there will be a mix of wonderful sellers selling, vintage, antiques, country furniture and much more besides.

I've included this Fair at Killerton in Exeter as it looks like so much fun!  A 2 day extravaganza bought to you by Crikey! It's Vintage.  It has 80 traders, fashion shows, live music, old fashioned fairground rides, pop up beauty parlour, jive dancing, you name it, its here!  Open 11am Saturday 22nd June and 11am Sunday 23rd June.  Tickets are only £6 if booked in advance.

The last Sunbury Antiques Fair of the month is on Tuesday 25th June.  Doors open 6.30am

A new fair is the Kentish Affair Vintage Fair held in the beautiful village of Penshurst in Kent.  It sounds like its going to be a real old fashioned vintage fair and my friends Stephen and Judy from
All Things Vintage and Beautiful will be there with their colourful assortments and my friend SJ from Home Front Vintage will also be there with her amazing escape and evade cushions, passport covers, etc all made with genuine cold war maps.  A wonderful piece of history, reused so it isn't lost forever.  The fair is on Saturday 29th June and doors open at 10.30am.

Also on Saturday 29th June is renowned Interiors Stylist, Selina Lake's Handmade & Vintage Summer Fete.  I went to the book launch of her new book Pretty Pastel Style and had a great day.  This time there will be 50 stalls all handpicked by Selina and I just know it will be a great day out.

Saturday 29th June is proving to be popular as this is also the day that the Giant Vintage Rag Market is happening.  Bought to you by the ladies behind The Vintage Bazaar,  
all the handpicked 38 stall holders will be bringing oodles of vintage textiles to sell at rock bottom prices.  Get there early to grab a bargain.  Doors open 9am

A huge 2 day Architectural Salvage Fair is held at Knebworth House on Saturday 29th June and Sunday 30th June.  Salvo Fair brings you 80 exhibitors from Uk, Belgium, France, Hungary and Italy all bringing the best of their Architectural salvage and antiques.  Doors open 11am.

The Country Vintage & Artisan Bazaar  is held at Ripley Village Hall in Surrey and is on Sunday 30th June.  Doors open 11am.  Check the Facebook page to see photos of previous fairs and all the lovely wares on offer.

As always please check websites for opening times etc and have fun exploring a fair near you.

Happy Hunting!

List of Vintage, Antique and Collectable Fairs in May 2013

Once again its time for the list that helps you plan your vintage month.  All these fairs are taking place in May and where possible I have included their websites for you check opening times etc.

To kick off we have Judy's Affordable Vintage Fair at Old Spitalfields Market.  It is on Saturday 4th May and doors open at 11am.  There will be 100 stalls offering everything from 100 years of affordable fashion, Flapper through to swinging 60s, vintage accessories, vintage furniture and homewares, menswear, upcycled and handmade and sales rails galore.  Judy's fairs are well known and travel round the country offering different vintage experiences so check out there websites for other dates and towns.

Sunday 5th May sees a fair that I haven't heard of before.  Blighty Boutique Vintage and Handmade Fair is being held at Hatton Village Hall, Warwickshire and doors open 11am.  Two of my fellow stallholders who I have met through doing these fairs, Stephen and Judy from All things Vintage and Beautiful will have a stand there and they always sell the most wonderful items, I think I buy a little something from them everytime!

Arun Fair - Woodland Centre

  
Arun Fairs run several fairs around Sussex and the first of the monthly is the monthly Woodland Centre Fair in Rustington.  Held on the first Sunday of every month the next fair is Sunday 5th May and doors open 10am.  50 stalls selling antiques and collectables.

Arun Fairs - Goodwood

Bank holiday Monday 6th May is Arun Fairs, Goodwood Racecourse Antiques and Collectables fair.  Doors open 9am and there are about 300 stalls.

I can't wait for this one!  The beautiful Brocante Antique and Decorative Fair is held once a year and this year the venue is the stunning Nonsuch Mansion in Cheam, Surrey.  This promises to be a visually stunning day out with 50 stallholders selling the best in vintage and Antiques.  Doors open at 9.30 on Thursday 9th May.  You can prebook your tickets with VIP parking by clicking the link to organiser Nikki Page's website.  Do try and make this one if you can and make a full day of it, enjoy the vintage and antiques and your surroundings, lets hope the sun shines!

 The monthly Cuckfield Vintage Emporium is back on Friday 10th May at the Queen's Hall, Cuckfield.  Doors open 11am.  Very nice monthly fair with a good selection of dealers, preloved clothes and wonderful tea room.  Cuckfield is also nice to have a stroll around afterwards!

Imagine 3 whole days to indulge in your antique, vintage and collectable obsession.  Well you don't have to imagine anymore as IACF is hosting the 3 day Shepton Mallet Antiques and Collectors Fair on Friday 10th May through until Sunday 12th May.  It hosts up to 600 stands and there is bound to be something for everyone.  Doors open 12pm on the Friday.  Check opening times for Sat and Sun.

Saturday 11th May sees the next Pop-Up Vintage at a new venue in Lewes.  This time the fair is at Lewes Town Hall and doors open 10.30am.  Over 60 stallholders offering a range of vintage and collectables plus Lewes has an amazing array of Antique shops if you still need your fix!

The Country Vintage and Artisan Bazaar  is on Sunday 12th May at Ripley Village Hall.  Doors open 11am.  This promises to have stalls with unique vintage ware, amazing artisan work and of course tasty treats after all that shopping!

Sunbury Antiques Market

Tuesday 14th May sees the first Sunbury Antiques Fair of the month.  As always entry and parking are free and doors open at 6.30am.

The annual Decorative Living Fair is on Thursday 16th May at Eridge Park and you can get an earlybird ticket for 9.30am or a standard ticket for entry at 11.30am.  Check out the website and Facebook page as the photos of previous fairs look amazing.  Well worth a day out especially if the sun is shining and you can sit and relax after all the shopping and enjoy the Kent countryside with a little glass of something!

Saturday 18th May is the day for a brand new fair organised by Emily of Love Emily Vintage.  This brand new fair is The Vintage and Artisan Carousel.  Doors open at 11am at the Village Hall in Dial Post.  This looks to be an exciting new fair with lots to see and do including a vintage tea parlour, Betty the Vintage Scoops Ice Cream Van, music from Hannah Summers and of course lots and lots of vintage and handmade!  Entry is free and so is parking.

Sandown Park Antiques Fair is on Sunday 19th May and a great opportunity to go to one of their fairs if you can't make their Tuesday ones.  Doors open 10am and there are 150 indoor stalls plus outdoor stalls.

The Annual Midsummer Fair is held in the beautiful grounds of Trading Boundaries in aid of St Peter & St James Hospice and is being held on Friday 24th May, doors open 10am. It sounds as though it will be a wonderful collection of over 34  Decorative Living, Vintage, Garden, Gifts, Fashion & Food stands.  Plus they have a Live Band, Champagne Bar and tea Tent.  Trading Boundaries has Indian & contemporary furniture and there are a collection of Boutiques with Fashion, Children clothes, Toys, Garden Shop  and Cafe/Restaurant in the Courtyard .  Entry to the Fair is £3 (under 16s and after 3.30pm free)

 

I've been looking forward to this one all year.  Its the Original Vintage and Handmade Fair back again at The Town Hall, Chipping Sodbury.  Doors open at 10am on Saturday 25th May and you can expect to find all the usual quality of vintage and handmade goods on offer. A list of stallholders can be found on their website, click the link above. I loved this fair when I did it last year and you can read about my time here.  I am hoping that this time my car doesn't break down a mile away from the venue!

The Vintage and Very Nice Market Bazaar  is back on Saturday 25th May at the Assembly Rooms, Chichester.  Doors open 10am.  Entry is free and there is a large range of vintage and crafts people bringing you everything you need to create your vintage home.

Sunday 26th May sees the first ever Vintage and Retro Fair organised by Belle's Events.  Doors open 12pm at the Drill Hall, Horsham.  There will be vintage make overs, photo booth boutique, tea room, lots of vintage goodies PLUS you can also have a go at some V&R crafts in the Vintage and Retro Makers' corner.  Sounds like a great day out.

Arun fairs - Fontwell Racecourse

Bank Holiday Monday 27th May is Arun Fairs Fontwell Racecourse Fair where you will find 250+ stalls.  Doors open 9am

The last Sunbury Antiques Fair of the month is Tuesday 28th May.  Doors open 6.30am

Last but by no means least is the wonderful Village-Vintage. A huge two day event held at Plumpton Racecourse on Friday 31st May and Saturday 1st June, doors open at 10am.  This was the first fair I had a stall at and I can't recommend it enough.  Full to the brim of quality vintage and handmade stalls this is a great day out.  To read abut my experience please click here.  Even though I don't have a stall I will be first in the queue as I can't wait to see whats on offer.

The fairs I have listed this month look to be wonderful events and well worth a visit especially the annual ones.  Please feel free to share any experience you have of these fairs, I'd love to hear your views.

As always please check the websites for times and venues and if you know of any other fairs which you think should be listed please feel free to contact me.

Happy Hunting! :)