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Possibly the largest event held six weekends a year at the Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset with up to 600 indoor stands including one datelined hall and 100 outside pitches in the summer months. Usual months January, March, May, July (plus outside), September (plus outside) and November. This fair is open to trade on Friday afternoons and 8.30 to 9.30 on Saturday mornings. Shepton Mallet is about an hour's drive from Bristol International. |
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Exeter |
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in a southerly direction and held in January, March, July, September and November is the fair at WestPoint Exhibition Centre,
Exeter, Devon. A huge hall with a capacity of up to 500 exhibitors of quality antiques, fine art, furniture, decorative items and collectables. Held on weekends the fair offers trade opening between 10.00am and
11.00am on Saturday. |
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Click this image for
more pictures of WestPoint fair
All pictures with courtesy of Devon
County Antique Fairs
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| Hungerford |
Again, about two hours from Bristol International, Hungerford Antiques Market is held monthly on a Saturday. The Market is conveniently signposted to the Corn Exchange, Hungerford Town Hall,
(Exit 14 M4 motorway). Trading is from 8.00am until 4.00pm and there are always thirty or so good
quality stalls, mostly regulars who ensure a wide selection of items to choose from. The refreshments we are told "are brilliant".
Please note: There is no market in December.
With two antique centres and fifteen other antiques shops it makes a visit to Hungerford Antiques Market a worthwhile inclusion of your itinerary. |
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| Malvern |
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very popular monthly (Sunday) Antiques and Collectors Fair at the
Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire by the same
organisers as the Shepton Mallet Antiques Fair is still within two
hours from Bristol International. Follow the M5 Motorway north and
leave at junction 8, then M50 to junction 1 and A38 and B4209 to
The Showground. Quality antiques at this indoor venue with outdoor
pitches in March, May, July and September. Open to trade from
08.30am to 10.00am. |
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| Shepton
Mallet Flea Market |
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at the Bath and West Showground in February, April, August,
October and December this giant Flea & Collectors Market has
hundreds of stalls both inside and out is open from 9.30am,
usually a Sunday event. |
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CADA
The Cotswold Art & Antique Dealers Association.
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Members of CADA present Selling Exhibitions at their galleries in
the Cotswolds from the 8th to 22nd October 2005. Offering 14
exhibitions in 7 Cotswold towns, providing a
diverse range of quality art and antiques.
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LAPADA
Autumn Antiques and Fine Art Fair
20th to 23rd October 2005.
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The LAPADA Autumn Antiques
and Fine Art Fair at Cheltenham Racecourse is being supported by
BIDA (British Interior Design Association). Events include a
selling exhibition entitled 'The Art of Interior Design - Antiques
In the Modern World'.
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| Summing
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the course of a year the
fairs mentioned above add up to one event every other week, in
addition to this many more will be found throughout the rest of
the West Country in stately homes, hotels and village halls. For
more detailed information of what else is on please scroll back up
this page to click on the link to our Fairs Database. |
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