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Latest 2012 additions / updates include:-

10 May: Brandon update (Warwickshire)

8 May: Candes-St-Martin (Indre-et-Loire, France, Abroad)

6 May: several updates and additions in Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Dunseverick (Co Antrim, N Ireland)

5 May: Bradley Stoke (Somerset) Belmullet (Co Mayo, Ireland) Horley (Surrey)

4 May:
Ilkley CC (Yorkshire), Brandon, Tile Hill (Warks) Nairn (Grampians, Scotland)

23 April:
Walpole (Norfolk) Naas (Co Kildare, Ireland) Killeshin (Co Laois, Ireland) Little Clacton (Essex) Bournemouth (Dorset) Suffolk - many, Halifax, Lofthouse Gate (W Yorkshire) Horsham (Sussex) Coleraine (N Ireland)



20 April:
Many car boots in Shetland and Highlands (Scotland) Pitsea (Essex) Lewes (Sussex) Wisbech (Cambs) Liss (Hants) Skegness (Lincs) Wellingborough (Northants) added


18 April:
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15 April:

Chichester pupils to hold car boot sale
A GROUP of students from Bishop Luffa School in Chichester are organising a car boot sale in their school playground to help fund their trip to Tanzania.
The team of students is part of the World Challenge Organisation, which works with the Ministry of Education in Iringa and other local agents.
The group is also working with Grassroots, which in Tanzania alone supports more than 1,900 children and has helped to start a number of local Christian congregations.
The money raised from this sale will go towards the local community project work which the students will be working on this July.
The sale will be on Saturday, April 21.
Details on the Sussex page.

ALSO added / updated on 15 April: Ryhall (Lincs) Downpatrick (Co Down, N Ireland) Woodbridge (Suffolk) Colchester, Weeley, Clacton (Essex) Brandon (Warks) Newquay (Cornwall) Coxford Down (Hants) Rhyl (Clwyd) Hinckley (Leics) Sheffield (S Yorkshire) Chichester (Sussex) Belturbet (Co Cavan, Ireland) Bray (Co Wicklow, Ireland) Nairn (Grampian, Scotland) Luton (Beds)




8 April:

Bowlee Car Boot Sales and Collectors Market, Middleton, is one of Greater Manchester's largest outdoor car boot events. Whether you're buying or want to sell your unwanted goods - Bowlee's a great place to try and make yourself a bit of cash or grab a bargain!
The buyers' car park is located within the park. £2 per vehicle to park. Car park opens from 6.30am on car boot days.
Prices for selling: Cars: £12 Estate vehicles, small vans, people carriers, 4x4s: £15 Large transit van upwards: £20
No need to book. Just turn up and pay at the gate. The site opens from 6am for sellers so arrive early to get yourself a good spot!


ALSO added / updated on 8 April: Eynesbury, Ely (Cambridgeshire) Alnwick x3 (Northumberland) Cranage (Cheshire) Sudbury (Suffolk) Bray (Co Wicklow, Ireland) Kettering (Northamptonshire) Headingly (West Yorkshire) Openshaw, Middleton (Greater Manchester) Tattershall (Lincolnshire) Stanpit (Dorset) New Milton, Fordingbridge, Bordon (Hampshire) Cheltenham (Gloucester) Long Marston, Stoneleigh, Studley (Warks) Dorking (Surrey)




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ALSO added / updated on 5 April: Brandon (Warwickshire) - restart postponed until 15 April




4 April:

Easter Fun at Chatburn Garden Centre
David Shackleton of Shackleton's Garden Centre said: “On Easter Sunday we are unable to open the Garden Centre to the public due to trading laws, but are pleased to be able to support a fund-raising event in aid of The Legacy Rainbow House by making our car park available for a car boot sale. Richard Bater, who runs the Pavilion Coffee House and Brasserie at the Garden Centre, is organising the event.” Proceeds from the sale of pitches will go to fund the charity’s work. Richard’s own daughter, Erin, is one of the children currently receiving specialist care with help from The Legacy Rainbow House. Richard said: “The sale starts at 7-30 a.m. and pitches are priced at £10 per car, or £15 if paid on the day. The Pavilion Coffee House will be open for refreshments from 8 a.m.” People wishing to book a pitch can call 01200 440760. For more information visit www.shackletonslifestyle.co.uk or call in at the garden centre.
Details of the venue on the Lancashire page.

ALSO added / updated on 4 April:
Sudbury (Suffolk) Southwater (Sussex) Wirral (Merseyside) East Cowes (Isle of Wight) Sleaford (Lincs) Copthorne (West Sussex) Ely (Cambridgeshire) Chatburn (Lancashire) Sandbach (Cheshire) Carmarthen, Llanelli (in Pembroke) Stoneleigh (Warwickshire) Ballycanew (Co Wexford, Ireland) Kendal (Cumbria) Wirral (Merseyside) Telford (Shropshire) Sidmouth (Devon) Peterborough (Cambridge) Stourbridge (West Midlands) Hanley Swan (Hereford & Worcs)



Added / updated on 3 April:

Get a taste of Tenbury this Easter!
LOCAL residents and visitors can enjoy a "Taste of Tenbury" afternoon on Easter Saturday, 7th April, from 12 noon to 4pm. Tastings will be on offer during the afternoon and people can sample some great deals in Tenbury's shops. Other activities during the afternoon include Live Music from Banjanova at the Royal Oak, from 1pm, Storytelling for Children at the Pump Rooms, from 2pm, and the Golden Apple and Windfall Draw presentations will take place at the Pump Rooms at 3.30pm. Sponsors are G E Bright Electrical and Frank P Matthews Ltd.
Another Easter attraction is a Car Boot Sale on the Burgage (behind Tenbury's Teme Street car park) on Easter Monday, 9th April. It runs from 8am to 1pm.

ALSO added / updated on 3 April:
Peterborough (Cambridgeshire) Barnoldswick (Lancashire)



Added / updated on 2 April:

Car Boot for Cancer Research UK Relay for Life
Come along to the Aith Hall Shetland on Sunday the 15th of April for Soup and a Sweet! There will be a good cuppa on offer too if all you fancy is a tea or coffee and some cakes. There will be car boot / sales tables, to book a table or car boot see contact details on Scotland page. All proceeds going to Cancer Research UK Relay for Life

ALSO added / updated on 2 April:
St Leonards (Sussex) Shetland (Scotland) Walkden (Greater Manchester)



Added / updated on 31 March:

Malc - Volunteer Hero
SINCE 2005 retired Jaguar maintenance man Malcolm Smith, 68, has raised a staggering £70,000 for charity.
Every year he stages a stack of car boot sales in Brandon, just east of Coventry before handing over cash to a variety of different groups.
He spends days preparing the land for the events, ably assisted by family members, and tidying it up - despite undergoing heart by-pass surgery.
"Everything we do is done by my family - nobody makes a penny profit out of it." Malcolm of Coombe Drive, Binley Woods, said.
"The only thing we take money out for is to cover the cost of petrol used preparing for the sales, and we only started doing that when the prices went up. Two or three years ago I had triple by-pass surgery, but it was during the closed season so it didn't stop me fundraising."
Cash raised over the years has gone to the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance, RNLI and the Cardiac Rehabilitation Centre in Wolston.
this year, money raised will go to help local charities.
How to get there... see the Warwickshire page.

ALSO added / updated on 31 March:
Sheffield (Yorkshire) Brede (Sussex) Andover (Hants) Luton (Beds) Peterborough x2 (Cambridgeshire)



Added / updated on 30 March:

Raising Funds for Good Causes
LYMM Rotary Club’s annual Car Boot Sale will be held on Bent Field, Lymm near Warrington, Cheshire on Sunday May 13. Spaces can be booked by phoning Rtn. Don Smith, 01925 754108. Bookings £8, on the day £10. The event helps raise funds for good causes in the local community. Address details on the Cheshire page.

ALSO added / updated on 30 March:
Dukinfield (Cheshire) Hockley Heath (Warwickshire) Yately (Hampshire) Stranraer (Scotland) Stockport , Lymm (Cheshire) Sale (Greater Manchester) Noak Hill (Essex) Ormsgill, Carlisle (Cumbria) Chorley (Lancs) Slingsby (Yorkshire) Ower (Hampshire) Chippenham (Wiltshire) Worthing (Sussex) Portishead (Somerset)



Added / updated on 28 March:

Pick up a bargain and help Scouts
BARGAIN hunters can help the Scouts at a fund-raising car boot sale this weekend. The event takes place at Todmorden High School in West Yorkshire from 9am to around 12.30pm on Saturday. It is organised by Upper Calder Charity Assist (UCCA) and will raise money towards a new minibus for the 20th Upper Calder Pennine group. The pitch fee is £5 and places can be booked by calling Shirley Fielder on 07852 355111. The car boot sale forms part of a regular programme of events organised by UCCA to support the Scouts and help them reach their fundraising target. Address details on the Yorkshire page.

ALSO added / updated on 28 March:
Todmorden (West Yorkshire) Bude, Newquay (Cornwall) Pulloxhill Upper Caldecot, Barford, Sandy (Bedfordshire) Fenstanton, Huntingdon, Cambridge (Cambridgeshire) Upchurch, Sittingborne, Teynham (Kent) Plymouth (Devon) Brandon (Warwickshire) Girvan (Glasgow, Scotland)



Added / updated on 27 March:

Car boot sale to raise money for school
A CAR boot sale to raise funds for a new school minibus will be held next month. Moreton Church of England Primary School will be holding the sale at their site in Church Road on April 21 from 8am for those setting up a pitch and 9am for customers. The sale finishes at 1.30pm and food will be served all morning. Pitches cost £10 and can be booked by emailing forms@moreton.e-folio.org.uk or by sending a cheque to the school’s address in Church Road, Moreton, CM5 0JD addressed to Friends of Moreton School. Address details on the Essex page.

ALSO added / updated on 27 March:
Great Barr, Sutton Coldfield, Solihull (West Midlands) Leigh on Sea (Essex) Gloucester (Glos) Bath, Bristol (Somerset) Carrington (Greater Manchester) Peterborough, Soham (Cambridgeshire) Sandbach (Cheshire) Wimborne, Ashley Heath (Dorset) Sway (Hampshire) Burley Lymington (Hampshire) Ongar (Essex) Louth (Lincolnshire) Chirk (Clwyd) Wisbech (Norfolk) Gulberwick (Shetland, Scotland) Brandon (Warwickshire)



Added / updated on 23 March:

Lisburn (Co Antrim, N Ireland) Pontarddulais, Swansea (Glamorgan)



Bus fund boot sales to restart
CAR BOOT sales to raise funds for a special needs minibus at a Carmarthen school are due to restart soon. Queen Elizabeth High School's car boot sales start back this year on May 5 from noon to 4pm, and from then on every first Saturday of the month until October. All money raised continue to add to the Canolfan Elfed minibus fund for children with learning difficulties. To date more than £32,000 has been raised. Address details on the Pembrokeshire page.


ALSO added / updated on 22 March:
Carmarthen (Pembrokeshire) Laragh (Co Wicklow, Ireland) Montrose (Angus, Scotland)



Added / updated on 21 March:

Car booters will boost charity cash

CAR BOOT sales being held in Soham are raising money for charity.

The sales are held at the rear of The Cherry Tree pub, in Fordham Road, every other Sunday.

Michael and Gillian May, who live in the town, said they decided to hold the sales, with permission from the pub, not only for car boot sale fans but also to benefit local charities.

The next one is on Sunday from 11am-4pm.

Stallholders should arrive at 10.30am and pitches are £5. Details on 07521 294268

Address details on the Cambridgeshire page.


ALSO added / updated on 21 March:
Grantham (Linclonshire) Didim (Turkey, Abroad) Southport (Merseyside) Market Deepings (Cambridgeshire) Boston (Lincs) Sandhurst (Berkshire) Birmingham (West Midlands) Lebberston (North Yorkshire) Soham (Cambridgeshire)



Added / updated on 20 March:

St John's Hospice Annual Car Boot
THE ANNUALCar Boot Sale organised by the nurses of St. John's Hospice, Slyne Road, Lancaster, will take place on Sunday 15th April this year. At just £6 per car it is a great opportunity to have a stall of your own and make some extra cash whilst supporting your local hospice. No need to book your stall, just turn up on the morning, stalls will be allocated on a first come first served basis. All of your £6 fee will go directly to St. John's Hospice and everything you make on your stall will be yours to keep. All Visitors welcome, gates are open from 7:30am till 1pm, so come down and grab a bargain! Bacon butties and refreshments are available. To find out more, speak to the nurses on 01524 382538. Address details on the Lancashire page.


ALSO added / updated on 19 March:
Chale Recreation Ground (Isle of Wight)



Added / updated on 19 March:

Avon Riding Centre Spring Fayre
ONCE AGAIN the Centre will be running the ever popular fun family Spring Fair from 12 noon - 4pm on Sunday 13th May. There will be the popular attractions of pony rides, musical displays, live music and more, plus the addition of a bumper Car Boot running alongside the fair! More details will follow soon, but in the meantime if you are able to help out with the running of the event then do not hesitate to contact Gemma Tizzard on admin@avonridingcentre.org.uk or call 0117 959 0266 - all help will be greatly appreciated. Address details on the Somerset page.


ALSO added / updated on 19 March:
Sellindge (Kent) Newcastle (Northumberland) Northampton (Northants) Gaydon (Warks) Rusper (Sussex)


Added / updated on 18 March:

New Car Boot Sale in Bath
A NEW car boot sale is set to start at Bath FC's ground on 25th March. It will be held every second and 4th Sunday of the month. Entry is free to buyers and costs only £8 for a car. Sellers can set up from 8.30, buyers are welcome from 9.30am. Full details on the Somerset page.


ALSO added / updated on 18 March:
Corby (Northamptonshire) Middleton (Greater Manchester) Witney (Oxfordshire) Craiganish (Argyll, Scotland) Dalbeattie (Dumfries, Scotland) Barnsley (South Yorkshire) Mansfield (Notts)


Added / updated on 17 March:

Giant All Day Car Boot Sale
A GIANT ALL DAY car boot sale is being held at Bookends Car Park, Nr Glasbury, Brecon, Powys LD3 0SD on Easter Sunday. It is open for sellers from 8.30 and to the public from 10a. Refreshment stalls are available. Pitches MUST be booked to avoid disappointment. Phone Caroline on 01497847791 to book. The cost is £5 per pitch.

ALSO added / updated on 17 March:
Poynings, Sayers Common (Sussex) Stamford (Lincs) Bedale (N Yorkshire) Pimlico (London SW1V) Offenham (Worcester, Hereford & Worcester area) Whittington (Shropshire) Dronfield (Derbyshire) York racecourse, Hull (Yorkshire) Newcastle-under-Lyme (Staffs) Chilwell (Nottingham) Basingstoke (Hampshire)

Inchberry & District Car Boot Sale


CAR BOOT Sales at INCHBERRY Hall, Orton, Fochabers. Voted most popular in North Scotland, INCHBERRY & District Community Association IDCA volunteers run and organise Car Boot Sales at this lovely location on the last Sunday morning of the month from 9am to 1pm in summer months: Mar - Sep. All car booters to be in pitch place between 6.30am and before 8.30am no booking - just check in early. £7 per pitch / £14 per van (double pitch). No alcohol/ canned drink or home baking to be sold on stalls. Tea / coffee / refreshments / sandwiches cakes in Hall and in the BBQ hut with food available 9am to 1pm. INCHBERRY Hall, Orton, Fochabers Moray IV32 7QB (Scottish Charity SC008680). To book the Hall Contact e-mail: InchberryBookings@gmail.com NEXT INCHBERRY CAR BOOT SALE is Sunday 25 March, then 20 April 12 All funds raised go to maintain the Community facilities and support local IDCA sponsored events. Boot Sale annual programme is usually on last Sunday of month from end March till end Sept. All will be welcome to sell or buy and enjoy the food in the happy crowds. Free parking -or just wander in and enjoy

Akanishta Kadampa Buddhist Centre Car Boot Sale

THE BUDDHIST CENTRE in Cheltenham is holding a fundraising car boot sale on Sunday 15 April. They are looking for donations. Please see the Gloucestershire page for more details.

also added / updated on 16 March:

Stawell (Victoria, Australia - Abroad) Bedale (North Yorkshire) Hawick, Bathgate, Bonnyrig, Cowdenbeath, Ayr (Borders, Scotland) Inchberry (Grampian, Scotland)


Added / updated on 15 March:


Swinton Car Boot Sale

THE KING'S HEAD PUB in Swinton is hosting a car boot sale to raise money for a charity which supports people who are deafblind.

The event will be held in the car park of the pub in Swinton, near Mexborough South Yorkshire, on Saturday, March 17, from 8.30am to noon.

It costs £5 per car and the seller fee will go to the Sense Charity.

To book a place, contact the pub on 01709 589121

also added / updated on 15 March:
Newport (Isle of Wight) Stondon (Bedfordshire) Erdington (West Midlands) Addington (Kent) Suton, Bradenham, Costessey, Fakenham (Norfolk) Matlock, Dove Holes (Derbyshire) Irthlingborough, Wellingborough (Northamptonshire) Kingham (Oxfordshire) Epsom, Croydon (Surrey) Gloucester, Frampton on Severn (Gloucestershire) Prestonpans (Edinburgh, Scotland) Lisburn, Ballycastle (Co Antrim, N Ireland) Portadown (Co Armagh, N Ireland) Alnwick (Northumberland) Swinton (Yorkshire, South) North Shields (Northumberland area) Haringay (Greater London N8) Stoneleigh, Leamington (Warwickshire) Lostwithial (Cornwall) Cranbourne (Berkshire) Thornton Heath (Surrey) Shetland Isles x 3 (Scotland) Lanzarote (Canary Islands, Abroad page) Derby (Derbyshire)


6 March: Milbourne St Andrew (Dorset) Gloucester (Gloucestershire) Bally castle (Co Antrim, N Ireland) Waterlooville (Hampshire)

4 March: Upper Norwood (London SE19) Epsom (Surrey) Redditch (Worcestershire, Hereford & Worcester)

3 March: Oldcotes (Nottinghamshire) Bangor (Gwynedd) Dove Holes (Derbyshire) Hayling Island Winsurf CB (Hampshire) Armagh (Co Armagh, N Ireland) Whitchurch (Shropshire) Altrincham (Cheshire) Lowestoff (Norfolk)

1 March: Skipton (North Yorkshire) Bradenham (Norfolk) Calverley (Nr Leeds, N Yorkshire) Paull (Yorkshire, East Riding)

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Devon Car Boot

A car boot sale has been organised to bring different generations together in a South Hams village.
The Yealm Park and Marjorie Walk Residents' Association is teaming up with a Yealmpton youth club to host the fundraising event and raise money for the Youth of Yealmpton Organisation (YOYO).
It will take place at the village's recreation ground between 8.30am and 11am on Sunday.
The cost will be £5 for cars and £10 for traders.
Call Sylvia Frampton on 01752 880530.

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Newburgh Indiana USA to host Car Boot Sale

Saturday October 15 will see an English style car boot being held in the parking lot of Newburgh's Town Hall on East Water Street. The organiser, Connie Yoak, says you are welcome to pull in your car, open your trunk or, as they say in England, your boot, and sell your stuff. Connie points out, "The reality is that the English boot sale is very much like an American flea market. The object of the game is to rid your house of stuff. One man's trash is another man's treasure." Spaces are limited so you will need a reservation. Contact Connie by email or phone her on 490-0006 It costs $10 for a space, setting up is from 7am and buyers are welcome from 8am. It will finish at noon. There will also be the usual Farmers Market adjacent with apples, melons, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, grass-fed beef and pork, honey, flowers, herb oils, and artists.


Council set to overhaul car boot sale policy


from the Yorkshire Post 20 December

PRIVATE organisations may soon be permitted to hold large-scale car boot sales in Sheffield, if a change in policy is agreed that could generate an extra £25,000 a year in licensing fees for the city council.
At present, Sheffield Council's policy means that only the authority itself is licensed to put on the events, but car boot sales have not been held in the city since the previous site at Blonk Street was sold in May 2008.

However, officials from the city council have drawn up plans which would see an overhaul of the policy on licensing such events.

The changes would mean that small local fairs would no longer have to apply for a licence and private organisations could hold car boot sales, in the hope that more events would take place as a result and bring in additional revenue for the council. Read more....



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Car Boot Sales: facts & figures

Each year 1.5 billion pounds are spent at Car Boot Sales in the UK.
One million people visit Car Boot Sales every weekend during the season.
Average spend £9.61 per visit.
Most profitable boots London (£83), Wales (£80) per boot full
The UK has 'Car Boot Sales', what do others have?: 
  • France - Brocante / vide-grenier (empty your attic) / Troc et Puces (exchanges)
  • Australia - Swap Meet
  • USA - Garage Sale
  • Wales - Arwerthiant / Sêl Cist Ceir
  • Ibiza - rastrillo
  • Netherlands - kofferbakmarkt(trunk barge = barge-boot)
  • Italy - 'sofitte in piazza'(= cash in the attic) also 'mercato delle pulci' = flea market; 'mercato dell'usato' = car boot
  • Finland - kirpputori
  • Denmark - Loppemarked/kraemmermarked
  • Sweden - bakluckeloppis / bakluckan / loppemarknad
  • Norway - Loppemarked / loppis

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Parking - several organisers have been warned by the police that their car boot may be in jeopardy if customers park on the verges outside or the drivers may be ticketted for obstruction. So, please park inside the grounds.

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