Secondhand
and Antiquarian Book Fairs in the UK 2010 Whilst
every effort has been made to ensure these details are correct, we recommend that
you contact the book fair organisers before traveling any distance.
August 1 Exeter Book Fair Mathews Hall Topsham EXETER Devon EX3 0HF map 10.30 - 4.00 (PBFA tel: 01763 248400 e-mail web)
August 1 Ephemera Society Bazaar The Holiday Inn London Bloomsbury Coram Street LONDON WC1N 1HT map 11.00 - 4.00 (The Ephemera Society tel: 01923 829079 web)
August 1 Churchdown Book Fair Churchdown Community Centre Parton Road CHURCHDOWN Gloucestershire GL3 2JH map 10.00 - 4.00 (T.J. Sims tel: 01386 45509 web)
August 1 Wing Book Fair Wing Village Hall Nr Leighton Buzzard WING Buckinghamshire LU7 0NW map 10.00 - 4.00 (Richard Frost tel: 01442 862011 e-mail)
August 1 Leeds Book Fair St Margaret's Hall Church Road Horsforth LEEDS Yorkshire LS18 5LQ map 9.30 - 4.00 (Pauline Walker tel: 01943 467204 e-mail web)
August 1 Scottish Ornithologists' Club Book Fair Scottish Birdwatchers' Centre Waterston House ABERLADY Scotland EH32 0PY map 10.00 - 4.00 (SOC tel: 01875 871330 fax: 01875 871035 e-mail web) A wide range of second-hand natural history & ornithology books from the SOC
plus guest traders Garrick Books, Jay Books, Ken Mullins and Shearwater
Books. Waterston House, HQ of Scotland’s bird Club, enjoys an idyllic
setting on the edge of a conservation village and overlooking a local nature
reserve. A 30-minute drive from Edinburgh on the scenic A198 coastal route.
August 7 ForFar Book Fair The Reid Hall Castle Street FORFAR Scotland DD8 3HX map 10.00 - 5.00 (PBFA tel: 01763 248400 e-mail web)
August 7 Lewes Book Fair The Town Hall LEWES East Sussex BN7 2DQ map 10.00 - 4.00 (John Beck tel: 01273 477555)
August 7 Berkhamsted Book Fair The Court House High Street BERKHAMSTED Hertfordshire HP4 2AX map 10.00 - 4.00 (Richard Frost tel: 01442 862011 e-mail)
August 7 Glasgow Botanic Gardens Book Fair Hopkirk Buildings Glasgow Botanic Gardens 730 Great Western Road GLASGOW Scotland G12 0UE map 10.00 - 4.30 (Books at the Botanic e-mail web) Housed in a low-roofed glasshouse, it was like a sauna inside, even though the roof panes have shades. Non climatisé as the French say. The stocks of mass market p/backs may be cheapish, didn't browse these. More collectable stuff was fairly average, (though I may have missed the cream as I went to the Barras first). Few bargains noted. - Chris K 01.07.10.
August 8 Ballater Book Fair Victoria Hall Station Square BALLATER Scotland AB35 5QB map 10.00 - 5.00 (PBFA tel: 01763 248400 e-mail web)
August 8 London Holiday Inn Book Fair Holiday Inn Coram Street, Bloomsbury LONDON WC1N 1HT map 12.00 - 5.00 (PBFA tel: 01763 248400 e-mail web)
August 8 Hayle Book and Antique Fair Phillack Church Hall Copper Terrace HAYLE Cornwall TR27 4EB map 11.00 - 3.30 (Gillian or Graham tel: 01736 806444 or 07974 000747)
August 8 Powick Book Fair Powick Village Hall POWICK Worcestershire 10.00 - 4.00 (Roy Slim tel: 01215 504123)
August 8 Bloomsbury Book Fair Royal National Hotel Bedford Way LONDON WC1H 0DG map 10.00 - 4.30 (HD Fairs tel: 020 8224 3609 e-mail web) I attend most UK book Fairs, this is the best book fair by a mile, the reason, well it is simple, every month there is new stock, and best of all it is non PBFA, so Sellers are motivated to sell and do deals and not just show off books that are not priced to sell, well done to the organisers. - rkrdhse 10.07.10.
August 8 Glasgow Botanic Gardens Book Fair Hopkirk Buildings Glasgow Botanic Gardens 730 Great Western Road GLASGOW Scotland G12 0UE map 10.00 - 4.30 (Books at the Botanic e-mail web) Housed in a low-roofed glasshouse, it was like a sauna inside, even though the roof panes have shades. Non climatisé as the French say. The stocks of mass market p/backs may be cheapish, didn't browse these. More collectable stuff was fairly average, (though I may have missed the cream as I went to the Barras first). Few bargains noted. - Chris K 01.07.10.
August 9 Glasgow Botanic Gardens Book Fair Hopkirk Buildings Glasgow Botanic Gardens 730 Great Western Road GLASGOW Scotland G12 0UE map 10.00 - 4.30 (Books at the Botanic e-mail web) Housed in a low-roofed glasshouse, it was like a sauna inside, even though the roof panes have shades. Non climatisé as the French say. The stocks of mass market p/backs may be cheapish, didn't browse these. More collectable stuff was fairly average, (though I may have missed the cream as I went to the Barras first). Few bargains noted. - Chris K 01.07.10.
August 10 Glasgow Botanic Gardens Book Fair Hopkirk Buildings Glasgow Botanic Gardens 730 Great Western Road GLASGOW Scotland G12 0UE map 10.00 - 4.30 (Books at the Botanic e-mail web) Housed in a low-roofed glasshouse, it was like a sauna inside, even though the roof panes have shades. Non climatisé as the French say. The stocks of mass market p/backs may be cheapish, didn't browse these. More collectable stuff was fairly average, (though I may have missed the cream as I went to the Barras first). Few bargains noted. - Chris K 01.07.10.
August 11 Glasgow Botanic Gardens Book Fair Hopkirk Buildings Glasgow Botanic Gardens 730 Great Western Road GLASGOW Scotland G12 0UE map 10.00 - 4.30 (Books at the Botanic e-mail web) Housed in a low-roofed glasshouse, it was like a sauna inside, even though the roof panes have shades. Non climatisé as the French say. The stocks of mass market p/backs may be cheapish, didn't browse these. More collectable stuff was fairly average, (though I may have missed the cream as I went to the Barras first). Few bargains noted. - Chris K 01.07.10.
August 12 Glasgow Botanic Gardens Book Fair Hopkirk Buildings Glasgow Botanic Gardens 730 Great Western Road GLASGOW Scotland G12 0UE map 10.00 - 4.30 (Books at the Botanic e-mail web) Housed in a low-roofed glasshouse, it was like a sauna inside, even though the roof panes have shades. Non climatisé as the French say. The stocks of mass market p/backs may be cheapish, didn't browse these. More collectable stuff was fairly average, (though I may have missed the cream as I went to the Barras first). Few bargains noted. - Chris K 01.07.10.
August 13 Large Secondhand Book Sale Methodist Church Centre Tamworth Street LICHFIELD Staffordshire WS136JJ map 10.00 - 2.00 (Don Male tel: 01543 252653 e-mail)
August 13 Glasgow Botanic Gardens Book Fair Hopkirk Buildings Glasgow Botanic Gardens 730 Great Western Road GLASGOW Scotland G12 0UE map 10.00 - 4.30 (Books at the Botanic e-mail web) Housed in a low-roofed glasshouse, it was like a sauna inside, even though the roof panes have shades. Non climatisé as the French say. The stocks of mass market p/backs may be cheapish, didn't browse these. More collectable stuff was fairly average, (though I may have missed the cream as I went to the Barras first). Few bargains noted. - Chris K 01.07.10.
August 14 Shaftesbury Book Fair Shaftesbury Church Hall Bell Street (opposite the Bell Street Cafe) SHAFTESBURY Dorset SP7 8AR map CANCELLED (N.Hamilton, Fair Hare Book Fairs tel: 023 8078 1927 e-mail web) The August 14th Bell Street Book Fair in Shaftesbury has been cancelled because of hall refurbishment. We have been assured it will be ready for the September 11th event. Dorset and Hampshire regulars are reminded that the Wimborne Book Fair is on Saturday 4th of September.
August 14 Sevenoaks Book Fair Otford Village Memorial Hall High Street Otford SEVENOAKS Kent TN145PQ map 9.00 - 2.30 (Steve Marshall tel: 01892 618191 e-mail) Thousands of secondhand books offered for sale by 18 experienced dealers . Otford is situated very close to the M25 and A25 and is set at the southern end of the lovely Darent Valley. Otford village has several antique shops and nice pubs worth a visit too !
August 14 Settle Book Fair Victoria Hall 24 Kirkgate SETTLE North Yorkshire BD24 9DZ map 10.00 - 4.00 (Victoria Hall tel: 01729 825718 e-mail)
August 14 Stafford Railway Collectors Fair St Leonards Hall St Leonards Avenue STAFFORD Staffordshire ST17 4LX map 10.30 - 3.30 (Tony Hillman tel: 0780 8859159 e-mail web)
August 14 Glasgow Botanic Gardens Book Fair Hopkirk Buildings Glasgow Botanic Gardens 730 Great Western Road GLASGOW Scotland G12 0UE map 10.00 - 4.30 (Books at the Botanic e-mail web) Housed in a low-roofed glasshouse, it was like a sauna inside, even though the roof panes have shades. Non climatisé as the French say. The stocks of mass market p/backs may be cheapish, didn't browse these. More collectable stuff was fairly average, (though I may have missed the cream as I went to the Barras first). Few bargains noted. - Chris K 01.07.10.
August 14 Bakewell Book fair Bakewell Agricultural Centre Haddon Road BAKEWELL Derbyshire DE45 1AH map 10-00 - 4.00 (PBFA tel: 01763 248400 e-mail web)
August 14 Large Secondhand Book Sale Methodist Church Centre Tamworth Street LICHFIELD Staffordshire WS136JJ map 10.00 - 2.00 (Don Male tel: 01543 252653 e-mail)
August 14 Petworth Society Book Sale Leconfield Hall PETWORTH West Sussex GU28 0AF map 10.00 - 3.00 (Miles Costello tel: 01798 343227 e-mail)
August 15 Edinburgh Festival Book Fair Bute Suite Roxburghe Hotel Charlotte Square EDINBURGH Scotland EH2 4DR map 12.00 - 6.00 (PBFA tel: 01763 248400 e-mail web)
August 15 Tynemouth Book Fair West Concourse Tynemouth Station TYNEMOUTH Tyne and Wear NE30 4RE map 10.00 - 4.00 (Ylana First tel: 0191 2572180)
August 15 Kinver Book Fair Community Centre KINVER Staffordshire DY7 6EW map 10.00 - 4.00 (Roy Slim tel: 01215 504123) I have been going to this fair for some years with my parents - who go almost every time - and always really enjoy myself. It's a small fair with mostly general secondhand books and ephemera, which suits me. It also has refreshments - with fabulous homemade cakes and apple pie, so we always make time for coffee and cake too! - SJ Hamshere 15.12.08. It is sad how far this Fair as deteriorated from rooms full off professional dealers to stands without shelving and items left in plastic boxes on tables. There were many gaps and from what I understand no effort has been made to bring back or in new dealers of note. Mike 19.04.10. Despite the drop in number of full time dealers (which of course is sadly accurate) there are still a small number of us who go regularly and bring proper stock which is in good condition, shelved, priced and generally presented well. We try to ensure the stock is varied and of a consistent quality and to this end have a small and loyal following of customers who visit and seem to be happy with what they find. - A Regular Exhibitor 06.05.10
August 15 Glasgow Botanic Gardens Book Fair Hopkirk Buildings Glasgow Botanic Gardens 730 Great Western Road GLASGOW Scotland G12 0UE map 10.00 - 4.30 (Books at the Botanic e-mail web) Housed in a low-roofed glasshouse, it was like a sauna inside, even though the roof panes have shades. Non climatisé as the French say. The stocks of mass market p/backs may be cheapish, didn't browse these. More collectable stuff was fairly average, (though I may have missed the cream as I went to the Barras first). Few bargains noted. - Chris K 01.07.10.
August 15 Black Books Cathedral Quarter Sunday Market Black Box 18-22 Hill Street BELFAST Northern Ireland BT1 2LA map 12.00 - 5.00 (Alice Quigley tel: 028 9033 4423 e-mail web)
August 16 Edinburgh Festival Book Fair Bute Suite Roxburghe Hotel Charlotte Square EDINBURGH Scotland EH2 4DR map 10.00 - 6.00 (PBFA tel: 01763 248400 e-mail web)
August 17 Edinburgh Festival Book Fair Bute Suite Roxburghe Hotel Charlotte Square EDINBURGH Scotland EH2 4DR map 10.00 - 6.00 (PBFA tel: 01763 248400 e-mail web)
August 17 York Feed the Minds Charity Book Fair St Helen's Church St Helen's Square YO1 8QP map 10.00 - 5.00 (Feed the Minds tel: 08451 21 21 02 web)
August 18 Edinburgh Festival Book Fair Bute Suite Roxburghe Hotel Charlotte Square EDINBURGH Scotland EH2 4DR map 10.00 - 6.00 (PBFA tel: 01763 248400 e-mail web)
August 18 York Feed the Minds Charity Book Fair St Helen's Church St Helen's Square YO1 8QP map 10.00 - 5.00 (Feed the Minds tel: 08451 21 21 02 web)
August 19 Edinburgh Festival Book Fair Bute Suite Roxburghe Hotel Charlotte Square EDINBURGH Scotland EH2 4DR map 10.00 - 6.00 (PBFA tel: 01763 248400 e-mail web)
August 19 York Feed the Minds Charity Book Fair St Helen's Church St Helen's Square YO1 8QP map 10.00 - 5.00 (Feed the Minds tel: 08451 21 21 02 web)
August 20 Edinburgh Festival Book Fair Bute Suite Roxburghe Hotel Charlotte Square EDINBURGH Scotland EH2 4DR map 10.00 - 6.00 (PBFA tel: 01763 248400 e-mail web)
August 21 Edinburgh Festival Book Fair Bute Suite Roxburghe Hotel Charlotte Square EDINBURGH Scotland EH2 4DR map 10.00 - 6.00 (PBFA tel: 01763 248400 e-mail web)
August 21 Norwich Book fair St. Andrews Hall The Plains NORWICH Norfolk NR4 1AU map 10.00 - 4.00 (PBFA tel: 01763 248400 e-mail web)
August 21 Sherborne Book Fair Church Hall Digby Road (opposite the Abbey) SHERBORNE Dorset DT9 3NL map 9.30 - 4.00 (Colin Baker tel: 01803 613356)
August 22 Wilton Book Fair The Michael Herbert Hall South Street WILTON Wiltshire SP2 0JS map 10.30 - 4.00 (PBFA tel: 01763 248400 e-mail web)
August 27 Buxton Book Fair Octagon Hall The Pavilion Gardens St. Johns Road BUXTON Derbyshire SK17 6BE map 10.00 - 4.00 (Jane Millington tel: 01782 542258) My husband and I look forward to attending the Buxton Book Fair. Always plenty of stalls full of very interesting books and I bought 5 paperbacks for a tenner and a double cd for £2. - B Richardson 27.11.09.
August 27 Keswick Book Fair Congregational Church Hall Lake Road KESWICK Cumbria CA12 5BS map 9.00 - 5.00 (David Wilkinson e-mail)
August 28 Lytham Book Fair The Assembly Rooms Dickenson Terrace LYTHAM Lancashire FY8 5JY map 10.00 - 4.00 (Jon Smith, North West Book Fairs tel: 0161 7974786)
August 28 Keswick Book Fair Congregational Church Hall Lake Road KESWICK Cumbria CA12 5BS map 9.00 - 5.00 (David Wilkinson e-mail)
August 28 Tenterden Book Fair Highbury Hall Highbury Lane TENTERDEN Kent TN30 6LE map 9.00 - 3.00 (Chris Maughan tel: 01435 864634)
August 28 Macclesfield Book Fair Senior Citizens Hall Duke Street MACCLESFIELD Cheshire SK11 6UR map 10.00 - 4.00 (PBFA tel: 01763 248400 e-mail web)
August 29 Etc Fair Royal National Hotel Bedford Way LONDON WC1H 0DG map 10.00 - 4.00 (Kim Jeffery tel: 01707 872140 e-mail) Georges' wonderful book and ephemera Fair, full of renegade book sellers, they are the best sellers in London, always a deal to be done. - rkrdhse 10.07.10.
August 29 Monmouth Book Fair The Leisure Centre Old Dixton Rd MONMOUTH Wales NP5 3DP map 10.00 - 4.00 (PBFA tel: 01763 248400 e-mail web)
August 29 Havant Book Fair St Faith's Hall The Pallant HAVANT PO9 1BE map 10.00 - 4.00 (N.Hamilton, Fair Hare Book Fairs tel: 023 8078 1927 e-mail web)
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