FAIR DATES
North & Scotland
2nd The Antiques Quarter Flea Market, Abbeydale Picture House, 387 Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, S7 1FS. 10am-3pm. £1. sheffieldantiquesquarter.co.uk 9th Lincoln’s Affordable Vintage Fair, The Engine Shed, Breyford Pool, Lincoln, LN6 7TS. 11am-4pm. £2. judysvintagefair.co.uk 15th-16th Edinburgh Antiques, Vintage & Collectors Fair, The Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh, EH28 8NB. 8.15am-4.30pm Saturday, 10am-4pm Sunday. £5 Saturday (£6 before 10am), £4 Sunday. 01636 676531; b2bevents.info 16th Vintage Flea Market, Lincolnshire Showground, LN2 2NA. 9am-3pm. £2. 01298 27493; asfairs.com 22nd-24th Art Antiques Cheshire, The Mere Golf Resort & Spa, Chester Road, Mere, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 6LJ. 11am-6pm Friday, 10.30am-6pm Saturday, 10.30am-5pm Sunday. £5. merefair.com
West & Wales
2nd Liberty Green Antiques & Collectables Fair, Beaufort Park Hotel, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 6RQ. 9am-3.30pm. £1. 07572 109520; libertygreenantiques.co.uk 2nd Lostwithiel Antique & Collectors Market, Scout Hut, Cattle Market Car Park, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0HE. 10am-1pm. By donation. 01503 240768; lostwithiel.org.uk 8th-9th International Westpoint Antiques & Collectors Fair, Devon County Showground, Westpoint, Exeter, EX5 1DJ. 8.30am-5pm Saturday, 10am-5pm Sunday. £5 (£10 before 10am Saturday). 01584 873634; continuityfairs.co.uk 16th The Giant Shepton Flea Market, Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 6QN. 9.30am-4pm. £4.50. 01278 784912; sheptonflea.com 16th Devon Salvage Fair, South Molton Pannier Market, South Molton, Devon, EX36 3AB. 10am-3pm. Free. salvagefairs.com 22nd Exeter Matford Antiques & Collectors Fair, The Matford Centre, Matford Park Road, Marsh Barton Trading Estate, Exeter, EX2 8FD. 10am-4pm. £4. 01278 784912; exetermatfordfair.co.uk 23rd Bath Vintage & Antiques Market, Green Park Station,
Green Park Road, Bath, BA1 1JB. 8am-4pm. Free. 07711 900095; vintageandantiques.co.uk 28th-29th Shepton Mallet Antiques, Vintage & Collectors Fair, Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 6QN. 9am-1pm Friday, 9am-5pm Saturday. £10 Friday, £5 Saturday. 01636 702326; iacf.co.uk
East
2nd Copdock Monthly Antiques & Collectors Fair, The Best Western Ipswich Hotel, Old London Road, Copdock, Suffolk, IP8 3JD. 9am-3.30pm. £2. 01702 410171; gnbfairs.com 8th-9th St Ives Antiques Fair, Burgess Hall (One Leisure), Westwood Road, St Ives, Cambs, PE27 6WU. 10am-4pm Saturday, 9am-3pm Sunday. £2.50. 01480 896866; stivesantiquesfair.co.uk 9th Antiques & Collectors Fair, Sarratt Village Hall, The Green, Sarratt, Herts, WD3 6AS. 9.30am-4pm. £1. 07887 648255; marcelfairs.co.uk 16th Ware Vintage Fair, The Drill Hall, 17 Amwell End, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9HP. 10.30am-4pm. £2. 07519 276507; haddonevents.co.uk 22nd-23rd Long Melford Antique and Vintage Fair, The Old School, Long Melford, Suffolk, CO10 9DX. 9.30am-4pm. £1. 01449 740601; facebook.com/longmelfordfairs 23rd Antiques, Retro, Vintage & Collectors Fair, Brentwood Centre, Doddinghurst Road, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 9NN. 9am-4pm. £3.50 (£5 before 10am). 01702 410171; gnbfairs.com
Central
9th Malvern Flea & Collectors Fair, Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcs, WR13 6NW. 7.30am-3.30pm. £5. 01636 676531; b2bevents.info 16th Biggleswade Antiques & Vintage Fair, The Weatherley Centre, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 8JH. 10am-4pm. £2. 01480 382432; madisonevents.co.uk 16th St Albans Antique and
Vintage Market, St Peters Street, St Albans, AL1 3DH. 9am-3pm. Free. 07502 213873; stalbansantiqueandvintagemarket.com 22nd-23rd Antique, Collectors & Vintage Fair, Nottingham Racecourse, Racecourse Road, Nottingham, NG2 4BE. 8am-5pm Saturday, 9am-4pm Sunday. £3 (£4 before 9am Saturday). 01332 830444; jaguarfairs.com 24th Runway Monday at Newark Antiques and Collectors Fair, adjacent to the Newark Air Museum and The Newark & Nottinghamshire Showground, Runway Newark, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 2NY. 8am-5pm. £10 (8am-10am), £5 (10am onwards). 01636 702326; iacf.co.uk 29th-1st March Antiques, Collectors & Vintage Weekend, Brooksby Hall, Brooksby, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 2LJ. 8.30am-4pm Saturday, 9.30am-4pm Sunday. £3 (£5 before 9.30am Saturday). 07772 349431; fielddogfairs.com
South
1st Bazaar, Vintage The Assembly & Very Nice Rooms, Market North PO19 1LQ. Street, 10am-4pm. Chichester, Free. vintageandverynice.co.uk 2nd Alexandra Palace Antiques & Collectors Fair, Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way, London, N22 7AY. 9.30am-4.30pm. £6. 01636 702326; iacf.co.uk 11th & 25th Sunbury Antiques Market, Kempton Park Racecourse, Staines Road East, Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex, TW16 5AQ. 6.30am-2pm. Free. 01932 230946; sunburyantiques.com 16th The Tree of Ages Antiques Fair, Robert Denholm House, Bletchingley Road, Nutfield, Surrey, RH1 4HW. 9am-3pm. £2. 01293 781075; treeofages.co.uk 16th The London Vintage Fashion, Textiles & Accessories Fair, Hilton London Olympia Hotel, 380 Kensington High Street, London, W14 8NL. 10.30am-4.30pm. £5. 020 8543 3028; pa-antiques.co.uk 16th Sandown Antiques Market, Sandown Park Racecourse, Portsmouth
Road, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9AJ. 7am-1pm. Free. 01932 230946; sunburyantiques.com 18th Epsom Racecourse Antiques & Collectables Fair, Epsom Racecourse, Epsom Downs, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 5LQ. 9am-3pm. £3. 01584 873634; continuityfairs.co.uk 23rd Dorking Halls Antiques Fair, Dorking Halls, Reigate Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1SG. 9.30am-4pm. £2.50. 07952 689717; dovehousefineantiquesfairs.com AUCTIONS 1st Attic Country Auction, House Hansons, Collectors Bishton Hall & Auction Centre, Wolseley Bridge, Stafford, ST17 0XN. 01889 358050; hansonsauctioneers.co.uk 4th-5th The Judith Howard Collection of Sèvres Porcelain, Woolley & Wallis, 51-61 Castle Street, Salisbury, SP1 3SU. 01722 424500; woolleyandwallis.co.uk 4th Antiques & Fine Art Auction, Special Auction Services, 81 Greenham Business Park, Newbury, RG19 6HW. 01635 580595; specialauctionservices.com 4th Homes & Interiors, Sworders, GES and Sons Limited, Cambridge Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, CM24 8GE. 01279 817778; sworder.co.uk 5th General Sale, Lawrences, The Linen Yard, South Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 8AB. 01460 73041; lawrences.co.uk 5th Five Centuries: Furniture, Paintings & Works of Art, Lyon & Turnbull, 33 Broughton Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3RR. 0131 557 8844; lyonandturnbull.com 6th Country House Sale, Mallams Auctioneers, Grosvenor Galleries, 26 Grosvenor Street, Cheltenham, GL52 2SG. 01242 235712; mallams.co.uk 6th Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper, Christie’s, 8 King Street, St James’s, London, SW1Y 6QT. 020 7839 9060; christies.com 7th & 21st The Antiques & Interiors Auction, McTear’s, Meiklewood Gate, 31 Meiklewood Road, Glasgow, G51 4GB. 0141 810 2880; mctears.co.uk 8th The February Sale, Fieldings, Mill Race Lane, Stourbridge, DY8 1JN. 01384 444 140; fieldingsauctioneers.co.uk 8th Fine Art & Antiques Auction, Trevanion & Dean Auctioneers & Valuers, The Joyce Building, Station Road, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 1RD. 01948 800202; trevanionanddean.com 8th Costume, Accessories & Textiles, Tennants, The Auction Centre, Harmby Road, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 5SG. 01969 623780; tennants.co.uk 10th The Home Sale, Mallams Auctioneers, Dunmore Court, Wootton Road, Abingdon, OX13 6BH. 01235 462840; mallams.co.uk 11th-12th Antiques & Fine Art Sale, Reeman Dansie, 8 Wyncolls Road, Severalls Business Park, Colchester, CO4 9HU. 01206 754754; reemandansie.com 12th The Gentleman’s Library Sale, Bonhams, Montpelier Street, Knightsbridge, London, SW7 1HH. 020 7393 3900; bonhams.com 18th Music & Entertainment Auction, Special Auction Services, 81 Greenham Business Park, Newbury, RG19 6HW. 01635 580595; specialauctionservices.com 19th Tribal Art & Antiquities, Woolley & Wallis, 51-61 Castle Street, Salisbury, SP1 3SU. 01722 424500; woolleyandwallis.co.uk 19th Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs, Lyon & Turnbull, 33 Broughton Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3RR. 0131 557 8844; lyonandturnbull.com 19th Stamps, Postcards & Postal History, Tennants, The Auction Centre, Harmby Road, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 5SG. 01969 623780; tennants.co.uk 20th Antiques & Fine Art with Northern & Contemporary Art, Stamps & Ephemera, Adam Partridge Auctioneers & Valuers, The Cheshire Saleroom, Withyfold Drive, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 2BD. 01625 431788; adampartridge.co.uk 22nd Antiques & Collectables Auction, Great Western Auctions, 1291 Dumbarton Road, Whiteinch, Glasgow, G14 9UY. 0141 954 1500; greatwesternauctions.com 26th Travel & Exploration, Bonhams, Montpelier Street, Knightsbridge, London, SW7 1HH. 020 7393 3900; bonhams.com 27th Modern Design Auction, Hansons, Bishton Hall Auction Centre, Wolseley Bridge, Stafford, ST17 0XN. 01889 358050; hansonsauctioneers.co.uk
DAY ONE 10:00 Feed your mind…
Why not start your Bruton adventure at, arguably, its best-known resident? International art gallery Hauser &
Wirth launched its Bruton gallery (hauserwirth.com) in 2014, to accompany sibling galleries in London, New York and Zürich. The Bruton o shoot is of great architectural merit (a renovation of a once-derelict farmhouse, it won a 2015 RIBA South West Award). It’s also a supremely relaxing place to take in some art and culture, si ing as it does in 100 acres of elds and woodland, including a perennial meadow designed by renowned landscape gardener Piet Oudolf. Focused on conservation, education and sustainability, Hauser & Wirth Somerset programmes exhibitions, talks, seminars, workshops and screenings, and even boasts its own bookshop. And, while we’re on ma ers cultural, why not plan your visit for May to coincide with the annual Bruton Festival of
Arts (brutonfestival.co.uk), featuring talks, performances, music, stalls and even ba le re-enactments?
13:00 … and your body
Happily, you don’t have to move far from this rural cultural hotspot to get a great lunch. Under its vaulted wooden beams, Hauser & Wirth’s on-site restaurant Roth Bar & Grill (rothbarandgrill.co.uk) serves seasonal, locally sourced produce, and is lled with works of art. There’s also a bar created by Björn and Oddur Roth, the son and grandson of Swiss artist Dieter Roth (1930-98). Visit when the weather’s ne and you may catch
one of the restaurant’s outdoor feasts, with meat and sh cooked over roaring res.
15:00 Hit the shops
For a town of around 3,000 souls, Bruton’s shopping o er is distinctly impressive. Foodies should look in at the HQ of cheddar purveyors
Godminster (godminster.com); others can get their x of all things botanical – plants, blooms, botany-themed cards and more – at Lunaria ( nd it on Instagram @lunaria_somerset).
If you’ve got the car, it’s well worth the short trip to the Westcombe Dairy
Shop (westcombedairy.com) at nearby Evercreech, where you can stock up on (more) cheese, plus products from The Somerset Cider Brandy Company (ciderbrandy.co.uk) – make sure you try the 25-year-old vintage and local ales by neighbours The Wild Beer Company (wildbeerco.com).
19:00 Make yourself at home Ma ’s Kitchen
Book a table at
(Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings only – ma skitchen.co.uk), where self-taught chef Ma Watson prepares delicious locally sourced meals in his own home. Each day features a single main dish of the day, inspired by whatever great fresh produce has come Ma ’s way. Look out for his signature wild mushrooms with tru e oil and homemade ginger, or the distinctly moreish vanilla and cardamom ice cream.
21:00 See out the evening
Round o a busy and stimulating day with a pint of local ale at The Bull Inn (thebullinn-bruton.com), or head to
At the Chapel (a hechapel.co.uk – see ‘Where to stay’), a Grade II-listed former chapel, which morphs into an atmospheric candlelit venue a er dark. DAY TWO 09:00 Shake yourself awake… …with a bracing walk to Bruton
Dovecote, a limestone tower built between the 15th and 17th centuries. Once used as a dovecote (as the 200 pigeon holes bear witness), it may have been a watchtower before that. A Grade II*-listed building managed by the National Trust, this monument commands ne views over the town. 10:00 History lessons Immerse yourself in the town’s past and present at the excellent Bruton
Museum (brutonmuseum.org.uk), which tells the story of the town and its region through the display of artefacts from the Jurassic, Roman, Saxon and medieval times. Highlights include a statue carved by Ernst Blensdorf, a German sculptor whose passion for world peace put him out of favour with the Nazis. Blensdorf ed rst to Norway and, eventually, to Somerset, se ling in Bruton in 1941. The museum features his statue, Lily, made to entertain his children on the last boat out of Norway as the Nazis approached. Elsewhere you’ll nd the writing desk used by the acclaimed American novelist John Steinbeck, who lived in Bruton for six months in 1959.
Just before lunch, take a turn around
Sexey’s Hospital (sexeyshospital.org), built around 1630 as almshouses, the brainchild of a local landowner, who rose to prominence under James I. Constructed around a central courtyard, it is now a community of private independent residences – but visitors are welcome into the courtyard, chapel and anteroom.
13:00 Bruton’s newest arrival
Call in for lunch at Osip, the tiny farm-to-table restaurant a ached to brand new boutique hotel Number One Bruton (see ‘Where to Stay’). Michelinstarred chef Merlin Labron-Johnson uses ingredients grown on eight acres of land near Bruton and on an allotment ve minutes’ walk from the restaurant, with a focus on organic and biodynamic vegetables over red meat.
15:00 Shops, gardens – and cake
Round o a memorable couple of days with a visit to Kilver Court (kilvercourt. com), a designer outlet, cafe/restaurant and gardens around a former brewery in nearby Shepton Mallet. The gardens were laid out in the early 1900s by industrialist Ernest Jardine for his lace workers, and the current design – by owner Roger Saul – includes a parterre and herbaceous borders. Ready to hit the shops? The designer outlet houses a ra of high-end brands, while the cakes and sandwiches at the Harlequin Cafe are made with spelt our from sister company Sharpham Park.