Antique Fairs
Antique fairs are very much part of the British way of life. As a nation, with a plethora of living history at our finger tips, it is only natural that a great many of us love to own or buy and sell antiques. What better way of indulging a passion for antiques than by visiting a few of the multitude of antique fairs that are to be found all over Britain.
Selling anything from old rugs to miniatures, these well attended antique fairs appeal to people from all walks of life. Some are just simple affairs held in the local village hall, while others, held in prestigious London venues, attract serious buyers from all over the word. Listed below are just a few of the better known antique fairs.
UK ANTIQUE FAIRS
ABA Antiquarian Book Fair
Olympia, London W14
Tel: 0207 439 3118
Alexandra Palace Antique and Collectors Fair
The Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, Wood Green, London N22
Tel: 0208 883 7061
Anglesey Antiques Fair
County Showground, Anglesey
Tel: 0161 226 8286
Antique Carpet & Textile Fair
Olympia, London W14
Tel: 0207 370 8212
Art London
Burton Court, London SW3
Tel: 0207 259 9399
Brentwood Centre Antiques & Collectors Fair
Doddinghurst Road, Brentwood, Essex
Tel: 01702 549623
British Art Fair
Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore, London SW7
Tel: 0208 742 1611
British International Antiques Fair
The National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
Tel: 0121 780 4141
Chelsea Antiques Fair
Chelsea Old Town Hall, King’s Road, Chelsea, London SW3
Tel: 020 7361 2220
Detling International Antiques & Collectors Fair
Kent Country Showground, Nr Maidstone, Kent
Tel: 01636 702326
Devon County Antiques Fair
Powderham Castle, Nr Exeter, Devon
Tel: 01278 784912
East Berkshire Antiques Fair
Hall Place, Burchetts Green, Nr Maidenhead
Tel: 01162 404411
Frieze Art Fair
Regents Park, London NW1
Tel: 0207 025 3972
Glasgow Art Fair
George Square, Glasgow
Tel: 0141 5526 0207
Great Northern Antiques & Collectors Fair
Great Northern Showground, Harrogate, Yorkshire
Tel: 01775 767400
Grosvenor House Art and Antiques Fair
The Great Room, Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London W1
Tel: 0207 399 8100
Harrogate Antiques Fair
The Royal Baths, Harrogate, Yorkshire
Tel: 01823 323363
Hatherop Castle Antiques Fair
Nr Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tel: 07768 103521
International Ceramics Fair
The Park Lane Hotel, Piccadilly, London W1
Tel: 0207 734 5491
Irish Antique Dealers Fair
Royal Dublin Society, Ballsbridge, Dublin
Tel: 0035 31 285 9294
LAPADA Antiques & Fine Art Fair
The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire
Tel: 0207 823 3511
Lincolnshire Antiques Fair
Grimsthorpe Castle, Nr Bourne, Lincolnshire
Tel: 01780 410286
London Antique Arms Fair
Hotel Ibis, London Earls Court, London SW5
Tel: 01432 355416
Mainwaring's Chelsea Living Fair
Chelsea Town Hall, King's Road, London SW3
Tel: 01227 773037
Mammoth Edinburgh Fair
Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland
Tel: 0116 277 4396
Norfolk Antiques & Collectors Fair
Royal Norfolk Showground, New Costessey, Norwich
Tel: 01702 549623
Olympia Fine Art and Antiques Fair
The National Hall, Olympia, London W1
Tel: 0207 370 8211
PBFA Book Fair
The Assembly Rooms, Bath
Tel: 01763 248400
Park Lane Antiques Fair
The Park Lane Hotel, Piccadilly, London W1
Tel: 0207 499 6321
Peterborough Festival of Antiques
East of England Showground, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Tel: 01664 812627
Sandown Park Antiques Fair
Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey
Tel: 0207 249 4050
Scone Palace Antiques Fair
Perth, Scotland
Tel: 01423 522122
Shepton Mallet Antiques Fair
Royal Bath & West Showground, Somerset
Tel: 01636 702326
Stafford Antiques Fair
The Prestwood Complex, County Showground, Stafford
Tel: 01743 271444
Antiques Fair at Westpoint
Westpoint Exhibition Centre, Nr Exeter, Devon
Tel: 01363 82571
Winter Fine Art & Antiques Fair
The National Hall, Olympia, London W1
Tel: 0870 126 172
Related Sections:
Antiques & Fine Art
Art & Antiques Shippers
London Antiques & Art
London Auction Houses
Reclamation & Salvage
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