Car Boot Sales Lancashire

Lambs car boot sale is a popular 'almost' all year round event located in a field adjacent to the B5412 Lambs Road in Thornton-Cleveleys near Blackpool.

Because of this, it is pretty much at the mercy of the weather in the wetter months.

However, during the Summer it is a friendly and welcoming market that hosts a healthy mix of full time traders, charity stalls and happy-go-lucky 'declutterers' hoping to swap their junk for some cash.

£2 Entrance Fee

Located on the main A59, the Gisburn car boot sale lies in the heart of the Lancashire countryside. It is a huge venue that will keep even the most enthusiastic car booter happy for hours. Facilities are good and the area is well organised.

This is a true car boot sale in the sense that the sellers pitch a table in front of their cars in the middle of a farmers field. Yes, you will find a few professional traders here but the vast majority are enthusiastic amateurs clearing out their clutter.

I must admit that Gisburn carboot is one of my favourite venues, especially on a warm sunny summer Sunday!

The Greenhalgh car boot runs on Sundays (and some Saturdays) from early Spring to late Autumn with the weather being the major influence. It is located just off J3 of the M55 on the A585 Fleetwood Road, making it an ideal first stop before you get to your guest house or hotel.

Entrance is free for buyers and when last checked it was £9 per car for sellers.

The market is well organised with plenty of car parking space as well as a large market area. If you are a reasonably active adult you may be surprised at just how far you walk as you browse the traders tables.

The traders seem to be of a higher quality than some other car boots I've been to which suggests that a lot of effort goes into weeding out the counterfeit sellers.

Overall, the Greenhalgh car boot is a pleasant way to spend a sunny Sunday morning!

This car boot is based on the site of the regular Bolton market and runs throughout the year. The facilities are excellent, as you would expect from a council run site, with spotlessly clean toilet facilities inside and various snack trucks outside.

The added benefit is that the local council is actively marketing Bolton shops and services via its own free newpaper.

Lever Street market is a mix of indoor and outdoor stalls selling new and second hand gear, spread over the sprawling Lever Street industrial area. Of course if you are looking for something in particular you will find plenty of choice among the full time traders and genuine car booters here at Lever Street market. And with a second hand pitch for just £12 and a table and cover thrown in, it's easy to see why this market is busy all year round.

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It did have a fairly shady reputation at first, but the managers have worked hard to clean up the 'quality' of stallholder. However this has only pushed out the dodgy DVD sellers to just outside the market entrance.

UPDATE!
There has been a lot of activity by the police and Trading Standards recently, resulting in a noticeable drop in 'dodgy' dealers. The Eastern European cigarette sellers have recently received suspended sentences for tax fraud. That'll teach 'em!

Tucked away on a quiet industrial estate next to Darcy Lever Cricket Club between Bury Road and Farnworth is Boltons newest car boot venue, Hacken Lane Car Boot, Bolton. It is held every Sunday inside a spacious and well lit modern industrial unit with space for up to 200 pitches. Now while I think that may be a little on the optimistic side it is still a deceptively large market.

The building is split into three large storage rooms that protect you from anything the weather can throw at you while still feeling light and airy. I was there in the icy depths of a crisp January Sunday morning and it was comfortable once I got inside, out of the arctic wind!

There are toilet facilities on site as well as a burger/breakfast stall so if you like to refuel on the go after a night out on the town you have plenty of choice.

Overall it is a new site that has a lot of promise as long as they manage to get the word out to enough people in its early days.

Latest News: Sunday 27th March 2011. Closed for the second week in a row. Looks like this car boot sale has bitten the dust!

The sunday market and car boot sale at Horwich, Bolton was a popular attraction all year round and had space for around 85 stalls. It was held in the old wooden market building that had certainly seen better days but as it is council run it was clean with good amenities.

There was a car park for stall holders next to the market building so browsers tended to park in the surrounding streets.

So, was Horwich car boot sale worth a visit? In my opinion, a resounding yes! The locals were fairly friendly and the stallholders seemed to be chatty enough.

Latest News: Horwich Market Boot Sale has closed its doors for the last time.