FAIRS & AUCTIONS
Where to shop for antiques this month
Rosanna Morris selects some of the best fairs and auctions taking place around the UK (and online) in May, and shares a stylish round-up of dealers selling antique and vintage lace
FAIRS AROUND THE UK
NOTE please contact fair organisers or keep an eye on websites and social media for updates regarding these events as they could be cancelled or postponed at any time.
1st–2nd The International
Antiques Fair of Wales, Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, LD2 3SY. 8.30am– 5pm Saturday, 10am– 5pm Sunday. £5 (£10 before 10am Sat). 01584 873634; continuityfairs.co.uk 2nd Wimbledon Homes &
Antiques Fair, Prince George’s Playing Fields, London, SW20 8TE. 10am– 3pm. £1. 01932 230946; sw19antiques.com 2nd Brighton Antiques, Collectables & Vintage Fair,
Brighton Racecourse, Freshfield Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 9XZ. 9.30am– 3.30pm. £3.50 (£5 before 10.30am). 01293 690777; lovefairs.com 3rd Vintage Market at the Mansion, The Mansion, Beckenham Hill Road, London, BR3 1SY. 10am– 5pm. Free. solastcenturyfair.co.uk 4th Epsom Racecourse Antiques & Collectables Fair, Epsom Racecourse, Epsom Downs, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 5LQ. 9am– 3pm. £3. 01584 873634; continuityfairs.co.uk 7th–9th Ripley Castle Decorative Home & Salvage Show, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 3AY. 10am– 5pm (12pm– 5pm Friday). £7.50 (£10 Friday). 01298 27493; asfairs.com 8th–9th Leeds Vintage Furniture & Home Fair, The Old Woollen, Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5UJ. 10.30am– 4pm. £2. 07985 181120; roseandbrownvintage.co.uk
8th–9th Shrewsbury Flea Antique
& Collectors Market, West Midlands Showground, Berwick Road, Shrewsbury, SY1 2PF. 8.30am– 3.30pm Saturday, 9am– 3pm Sunday. £3.50. 07584 357808; josevents.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 15th Whitstable Brocante,
Whitstable Umbrella Centre,
10 Oxford Street, Whitstable, CT5 1DD. 10am– 4pm. Free. 07903 286144 15th–16th Antiques, Vintage & Collectors Market, Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh, EH28 8NB. 8.15am– 4.30pm Saturday,
10am– 3.30pm Sunday. £5 Saturday (£6 before 10am), £4 Sunday. 01636 676531; b2bevents.info 17th 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. £5 (£10 before 10am). 01636 702326; iacf.co.uk 18th–19th Antiques in Tents,
Burton Court, Eardisland, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 9DN. 9am– 6.30pm Tuesday, 9am– 4pm Wednesday. £5. 07974 356128; antiquesintents.co.uk 20th–23rd The Annual Buxton Antiques Fair, Buxton Pavilion, St Johns Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6BE. 11am– 5pm (12pm–7pm Thursday). £5. 01278 784912; cooperevents.com 21st–22nd Peterborough Festival of Antiques Market, The East of England Showground, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE2 6HE. 7am– 4.30pm Friday, 9am– 4.30pm Saturday. £7.50 Friday (£15 before 10am), £5 Saturday. 01636 702326; iacf.co.uk 22nd Antiques & Salvage Market, Cheshire Showground, Tabley, near Knutsford, WA16 0HJ. 10am–2pm. £6. 01298 27493; asfairs.com 22nd–23rd The Anglesey Fair,
Mona Showground, Gwalchmai, Holyhead, LL65 4RW. 8.30am– 5pm Saturday, 10am– 5pm Sunday. £5 (£10 before 10am Saturday). 01584 873634; continuityfairs.co.uk 23rd Dorking Halls Antiques Fair,
Dorking Halls, Reigate Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1SG. 10.30am– 4pm. £2.50. 07952 689717; dovehousefineantiquesfairs.com 23rd Little Vintage Lover Fair,
Mannington Estate, Norwich, NR11 7BB. 11am– 4pm. £3. littlevintageloverfair.co.uk 29th–30th Antiques, Salvage &
Decorative Fair, Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge, Cornwall, PL27 7JE. 7am– 5pm Sat, 9am– 4.30pm Sun. £5 (£10 before 9am Sat).
01208 368182; antiquefairscornwall.co.uk 29th–30th Hackney Flea Market,
Abney Hall, 73a Church Street, Stoke Newington, London, N16 0AS. 11am– 6pm. Free. hackneyfleamarket.com