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Ardingly Antiques Fair


  • Ardingly Antiques Shop No6 South of England Showground Ardingly. West Sussex, RH176TL UK (map)

Ardingly Antiques

Ardingly Antiques Fair is the biggest and best antiques and vintage event close to London, Brighton, and Eastbourne. It’s held at the South of England Showground, which is less than an hour’s drive from Brighton and Eastbourne and less than an hour via train from London. It’s also just 12 miles from Gatwick and only 90 minutes from Dover. Local, national, and international dealers and buyers regularly attend the largest iacf event in the South of England.

Ardingly Antiques Fair hosts up to 1,700 stalls housing thousands of antique and vintage goods, you can shop anything from antique furniture to antique silver. There are so many choices to choose from, browse good quality antique furniture, including antique commodes, antique wardrobes, antique chairs, antique tables, antique beds and so much more. Those who are working from home can indulge in vintage home office accessories, including shopping for an antique office chair, an antique desk, an antique bookcase and reclaimed vintage decorative pieces… your new stylish home office is around the corner!

Ardingly Antiques Fair holds a strong reputation as one of the UK antiques fairs where quality European decorative items can be found. Indulge in browsing decorative antiques and decorative furniture, including wall art, antique ornaments, decorative garden ornaments, metal wall art and other antique artwork to dress your home. Anyone who is looking to style their home with high quality antique and vintage decorative items, Ardingly Antiques Fair is the only shopping venue you need!

With a combination of inside and outdoor stands, this mid-week antiques fair is the perfect opportunity to indulge in a little vintage shopping – or hours of professional trading!

Are you an interior designer? Do you want to impress your clients with ethically driven designs for the home?

Ardingly Antiques Fair is the ideal place to find unique decorative items that will impress your clients’ and their guests. Discovering aesthetic room decor can be difficult, so why not shop from a variety of small businesses who are each specialists in their areas, and can help you achieve that unique room design that you are after!

Ardingly Antiques Fair is the ideal place to find unique antique pieces, such as antique silver! You can shop a selection of antique silverware, including silver plated, silver cutlery, silver dishes, silver bowls, silver coasters, silver condiments, silver decanter labels, silver dishes, silver goblets, silver sauce boats, silver spoons, silver tankards, silver teapots, silver vases and much more.

iacf antiques dealers sell items from a variety of periods. You can source items from the Georgian era (1714-1837), which includes Georgian mirrors, antique Georgian furniture, Georgian nursing chairs, Georgian dining tables and clothing from the Georgian era fashion! Those who are looking for antiques from the Victorian era can indulge in Victorian antiques like Victorian furniture, such as finding a Victorian dresser, a Victorian armchair, a Victorian loveseat, a Victorian coffee table and so much more. It doesn’t end there, you can shop Victorian clothing (such as finding a stylish Victorian dress and Victorian gothic clothing!), Victorian undergarments and other Victorian keepsakes.

Earlier Event: 9 June
The Country Brocante Fair
Later Event: 5 September
Ardingly Antiques Fair