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Top ten car boot sales around London
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By Phil Howarth
Updated: Mon Jul 7 2008 -
Despite the rise of eBay and its ilk, the car boot sale is alive and well, and still a good place to bag a bargain, potter about or just laugh at tat. Time Out gets the low-down on some of Greater London's best sales from a seasoned carbooter
Battersea
A lively sale attracting a mix of house clearance vultures and local residents having a de-junk.
Where Battersea Tec College, Battersea Park Rd, (entrance in Dagnall St) SW11 (07941 383 588) Queenstown Road/Battersea rail.
When Sunday from 1.30-5pm except Christmas and New Year
Entry fee 30p
Cuffley
A large sale with well over 100 pitches selling a varied selection of secondhand and antique items.
Where Just north of Potters Bar at the junction of Cattlegate Rd and Northaw Rd, EN6 (01707 873 360) Potters Bar rail from King’s Cross.
When Every Sunday and bank holiday Monday from April to September from 7am.
Entry fee 50p Feature continuesAdvertisement
A Super 8 camera and original Ed The Duck puppet Hatfield
A huge sale that is strictly secondhand, which means no men in white vests selling bog roll. Bargains aplenty.
Where Birchwood Leisure Centre, Longmead, Hatfield, Hertfordshire (01992 468 619) Hatfield rail from King’s Cross.
When Every Sunday from April to October from 12noon.
Entry fee Free.
Hewitts Farm, Orpington
This well-established sale has a high quantity and quality of stock thanks to its affluent location. It’s mainly secondhand, with 75 pitches.
Where Hewitts Farm, Court Rd, Orpington, Kent BR6 (01959 532 003) Orpington rail from Charing Cross.
When Every Sunday from 9am.
Entry fee Free.
Holloway
A small but popular sale attracting a vibrant mix of buyers and sellers, from regulars peddling DVDs, electrical goods and fake perfume, to local homeowners getting rid of their stuff. Well worth a rummage.
Where Opposite Odeon Cinema, Holloway Rd, N7 (01992 717 198) Holloway Road tube.
When Every Saturday from 8am and every Sunday from 10am (sellers need to arrive about two hours earlier to get a place).
Entry fee Free.
Hook Road Arena, Epsom
The daddy of bank holiday car boot sales has a massive 700 pitches selling both new and secondhand gear, so expect a a huge mix.
Where Hook Road Arena, at the junction of Hook Rd and Chessington Road, Epsom (01372 724 568). Epsom rail from Victoria.
When Every bank holiday Monday from 7.30am, except Spring bank holiday at the end of May.
Entry fee Adults £1 before 8am, 50p after, kids free.
'It's a genuine reproduction' Kilburn
Huge car boot sale with a wide variety of new and secondhand stock. Attracts a mix of people, including north and west Londoners getting rid of junk.
Where St Augustine’s C of E Primary School, Kilburn Park Rd, NW6 (020 8440 0170) Kilburn tube.
When Every Saturday from 8am.
Entry fee £3 before 11am, 50p after
Wimbledon Stadium
A nice big, spread-out boot sale with a good mix of sellers peddling secondhand goods. Great for bargains on furniture and crockery.
Where Wimbledon Stadium, Plough Lane, SW17 (01932 355 538) Tooting Broadway tube or Haydons Road rail.
When Every Saturday and bank holidays from 7am.
Entry fee £2 before 8.30am, £1 after.
Wood Green
A small (only 65 pitches) but lively car boot with a mix of new and secondhand goods sold.
Where New River Sports Centre, White Hart Lane, N22 (01992 468 619) Wood Green tube.
When Every Friday (except Christmas and New Year) from 6am.
Entry fee Free.
A great sale beyond the M25…
North Weald/Harlow
New and secondhand sold at over 150 pitches.
Where Bluemans Field, A414 Road to North Weald, Talbot Round, North Weald, Essex ( 01992 468 619) J7 of M11.
When Every Saturday from 10.30am.
Entry fee £3 before 11am, £2 before 12noon, free after 12noon.
We have listed the entry fee for buyers. The cost for sellers varies, but is usually £10-£15 per pitch.
For more information:
www.carbootcalendar.com (also has a magazine available at newsagents)
www.carbootjunction.com
www.countrysidepromotions.co.uk
www.bootfairs.com
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211 comments
Hey - we are hoping to sell with cars at the Kilburn Car Boot Sale this Saturday - can anyone shed any light on where it is? if we have to register in advance? where we go on Sat morning? what time we need to get there? etc etc
I have to agree with debbie in times like these the bigger the carboot the more chance there will be bargains to find
how anyone can complain that denham is too big really gets to me. surey the idea of going to a car boot is to find bargains the more sellers there is the better chance you have of finding a bargain. I have to say I have been to both Battersea and Denham you cannot compare the two denham wins by miles thats why so many peop[le go to it
Too true Josie why go to Denham when you can go to Battersea every week of the year to find genuine car booters selling bargains and cast offs.Last week I bought a SAD light for £10 when the going rate in the shops is between £35 to £60.The going rate for new and nearly new items is around 25% of the usual shop price with CDs selling for £1 to £2.Everyone should be able to find something there
That's a matter of opinion. Denham is too too big. You cannot possibly get round the whole thing and a lot of sellers complain that if you're at the wrong end you dont get any buyers as they're too tired to get all the way round! Also it's become more like a market with too many traders selling new goods. The actual feel of a boot sale with people selling 2nd hand things has gone.
thank the lord for that, denhams the best car boot sale in the uk
just went past denham says it re- opens 20th march 2010
Im looking for a car boot sale that has good deals on vintage clothing. Times are hard as an A-level student w/out a part time so......HELP!!!
can any one tell me when the denham car boot re opens
i have done the boot sale at Kilburn on many occasions and I know the organiser is not Marcella - the things these people do promote their business. Very sad indeed!!
How strange! Marcella asked the question - and marcella answered it! oops marcella - you forgot to change your name!
Thanks for your enquiry. Yes the Car Boot Sale is still at Kilburn, it's just split over two sights now. If you are walking your things in, you should go to St Augustine's School, Kilburn Park Rd, London NW6 at 07.00hrs and the price is £10. If you are selling from a vehicle, you should join the car queue in Carlton Vale, London NW6 where you will be given a ticket and a map and sent on a 4 minute journey to our new location, which is Malorees Junior School, Christchurch Ave, London NW6.
HI CAN ANYONE PLEASE TELL ME IF KILBURN CAR BOOT SALE IS STILL POEN ..AND WHATS THE BEST TIME TO GET THERE ..THANKYOU
I went to battersea car boot sale and I loved it you could by great clothes for really good deals and light bulbs for the most amazing of prices much cheaper than they would be in any othe r shop that you went to you would have to really search hard to find a better deal than these and I really think that for clothes, lightbulbs and an amazing range of everything else that you could think of battersea boot sale is the place to go for everything.
You also carry the risk of being rained off, having previously paid for the car admission,thats why its best to turn up on a nice day,rather than paying for the following week when you leave.The risk then is that it might be fully booked when you do turn up.As ever its always a buyers market,also wait until around 4pm packing up time to see if silly offers will be accepted by any seller who has not covered the car admission cost.Good luck