Markets worth the trip

23 markets, hand-picked. Filter by county or by the kind of day out you want.

Cliftonville Farmers' Market

Cliftonville, Margate, Kent Last Sunday of the month (except December), 10am–1pm

An open-air Sunday market near Margate, running most of the year bar December.

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Detling Antiques, Vintage and Collectors Fair

Detling, near Maidstone, Kent Selected weekends through the year — check current dates

Kent's biggest antiques and vintage fair — 300 to 400 sellers across a full weekend at the Kent Showground. Worth planning a whole day around, not a quick in-and-out.

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Detling Sunday Car Boot

Detling, near Maidstone, Kent Every Sunday, year-round

The biggest indoor-only car boot in the South East — over 200 stalls, every Sunday, all year round, whatever the weather.

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Hayes Street Farm Boot Fair

Bromley, Kent Fortnightly, April–September

A well-established boot fair on the Kent/London border, running every couple of weeks through the summer.

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Hop Farm Boot Fair

Paddock Wood, Kent Most weekends, April–October, afternoons

An afternoon car boot at the Hop Farm — a different rhythm to the early-morning ones, good if you're not a 7am person.

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Rochester Farmers' Market

Rochester, Kent 3rd Sunday of the month, 9am–1pm

A Sunday farmers' market in the historic city centre — good excuse to combine market browsing with a wander round Rochester itself.

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