Car Boot Sales in Essex

We list 11 car boot sales in Essex, plus 2 Christmas craft fairs and 1 table top sale, each with its day, opening times, entry fee, pitch prices and a map. Every one is checked by a person before it goes live.

Sunday: 11 of the 14 sales listed in Essex run on a Sunday, 5 on a Saturday and 5 midweek. Check each listing for its exact day and any bank holiday extras.

Most Essex sales open to buyers between 6am and 8am and wind down by early afternoon. The earliest opens to buyers at 5am. Sellers usually arrive an hour earlier to set up. Every listing shows the opening times for buyers and sellers.

4 of the 14 sales listed in Essex are free for buyers. The 8 that charge ask 50p to £3 per adult, typically £1. Use the entry filter to show free sales only. Sellers typically pay £11 a pitch, more for a van or trailer; the exact price is on each listing.

Outdoor sales may cancel if the ground is waterlogged, so check the organiser's website or social media on the morning. 2 of the sales in Essex are indoors or under cover and run whatever the weather.

Essex organisers mostly say boot sale rather than boot fair, while neighbouring Kent says boot fair. They are the same event, whichever name is on the sign: sellers pay for a pitch and sell from a car or van, and buyers pay a small amount at the gate or nothing. Our boot fairs page explains where in the country each word is used.

11 car boot sales in Essex have a regular Sunday schedule, most opening to buyers around 6am. The this Sunday page lists only those with a confirmed date this coming Sunday, sorted by distance once you add a postcode.

Yes. 2 of the 14 sales listed in Essex are indoors or under cover, so they can run whatever the weather and usually all year round. Use the venue filter above, or see every UK indoor car boot sale on one page.

Going by visitor reviews on this site, the best-known sales in Essex are Dunton Carboot Sale, Boreham Car Boot Sale and Carpenters Bootsale. Size varies week to week, so check each listing's pitch count, photos and reviews before choosing.

Carpenters Bootsale in Rochford is the biggest car boot sale we list in Essex, at around 130 pitches on our estimate. Boreham Car Boot Sale are the next largest on the list.

5 of the 14 sales we list in Essex run all year with no closed season; the rest take a winter break. Outdoor sales can still cancel on a waterlogged morning, so check the listing before you set off. 2 are indoors or under cover. For every sale in the UK that keeps going through the winter, see winter car boot sales.

Yes. 11 sales in Essex have a date this weekend (Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October), including Danbury Village Hall Jumble Sales, Chelmsford (Sat 17 Oct), Late Riser Car Boot Sale, Tendring (Sat 17 Oct), Sadlers Farm Boot Sale, Benfleet (Sat 17 Oct), Weeley Car Boot Sale, Tendring (Sat 17 Oct) and Boreham Car Boot Sale, Chelmsford (Sun 18 Oct). See car boot sales this weekend in Essex for times and cancellations.