What are the main tips/advice you would give to somebody looking to try the techniques you explore in the book for the first time? Please leave a comment below and tell us about your experience. The Carboot Directory would love to hear it. Leaving a review helps give others a sense of what to expect before visiting for the first time. Also, please consider joining our UK Carboot Reddit Community and start chatting with like-minded carbooters today. PARKING AND DRIVING: IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. OUR STAFF WILL TRY TO HELP YOU, PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE THEM. Facilities include a cafe and a children’s playground next door, so the perfect place to entertain the kids and look for some bargains. Choosing to go to a car boot is ideal if you’re not afraid to roll your sleeves up and dig through a whole lot of junk to find a real gem. At Thrifty Londoner we love the treasure hunt of finding a diamond in the rough, so this is why we love car boot sales. But they’re not for the faint hearted!

Now in its 38th year and probably the largest of its kind in Southern England this year’s event will again be held on the August Bank Holiday in the grounds of Wilton House." First Saturday of every month at the White Horse Country Park. Selling is free. Just turn up with your table and wares and start selling.LYNNE: Visually, and probably because it is the most complex and time-consuming piece, I guess my favourite project in the book is the Spotty Lovebird Cushion. It is possibly the piece which most closely resembles my usual work. I enjoy the opportunity to introduce several other techniques, such as wire-wrapping, fleece-sculpting, and needle felting, and to combine these with rug hooking to enhance the textural quality. I would be so interested to see the results from any of my readers who might make this piece. I do like the fact that the project is both functional and decorative. I am confident that just like the many stories I have been told over the years about well-worn and equally well-preserved centenarian rag rug stair runners, that the medium is extremely strong and sturdy. It might feasibly become a family heirloom. The car boot sales in the centre of Salisbury run on the third Sunday of the month between April and September. The 2023 dates are This car boot sale is extremely popular, and queues can often stretch pretty far- so arrive sooner rather than later to avoid any disappointment. Expect lots of good quality high street and vintage clothing here, but expect to pay ‘London’ prices for them. When I mentioned this to my sister, she said that the Corsa did not have any such strap. Her husband has a new Toyata estate, and she said that did not have one either, nor did her son's Astra.

Judging by the four tier entry pricing, the best bargains will get snapped up early, so make you way there before 8am to get first dips on the best items. The early bird catches the worm, after all. The Holloway Car Boot Sale is a real bargain hunters paradise. You’re unlikely to find designer items here, but it’s full of other items to have a sift through. It’s free to enter this sale, and it runs every Sunday from 10am-2:30pm. So why is this car boot sale one of the very best car boot sales in London? It has some famous past attendees. This includes Agyness Deyn, who used to shop here to find the best vintage clothing before she shot to fame. One of London’s best all year round car boot sales. It’s been featured on TV in Storage Hoarders and on the Martin Lewis Money show. Autumn Statement: State pension confirmed to rise by 8.5% from April 2024 – while some benefits will go up by 6.7%Visit Yorkshire’s number 1 car boot sale every Sunday morning from 6am between March and November. This large car boot sale in Leeds attracts 1000’s of buyers and is also dog friendly. Please come and support our monthly Car Boot sale, in aid of helping to maintain free parking in Pewsey.