Car Boot Sales in Essex

Essex has 11 car boot sales in the directory across 7 towns, the busiest being Chelmsford (3), Basildon (2) and Epping Forest (2), each with its day, opening times, entry fee, pitch price and a map. That includes 1 table top sale alongside the 10 regular car boot sales. 9 run on a Sunday, 2 on a Saturday and 3 during the week.

8 of the 11 sales listed publish no closed season; 3 more are inside a published season today. Each card shows which.

36% are free for buyers to enter and 1 is indoors or under cover. 4 of the 11 sales listed in Essex are free for buyers. The 5 that charge ask 50p to £3 per adult, typically £1. Use the entry filter to show free sales only. Sellers typically pay £12 a pitch, more for a van or trailer; the exact price is on each listing. 3 of the sales run seasonally, typically April to November, and the rest are listed as year-round. The next sale in Essex is expected on Saturday 12 September.

Buyers are usually let in around 6am, with sellers on site from about an hour before. Use the day tabs to see what is on today, this weekend or on a bank holiday, pick a town below, or open the map to see every venue at once.

Essex has an unusually strong midweek boot sale culture. Dunton Boot Sale at Billericay, family-run since 1993 and described by the Gazette as one of the largest in the county, trades on Wednesdays as well as Sundays and bank holidays. Marks Tey beside the A12 is a Wednesday sale, Lazybones at Barleylands adds Tuesdays, and Sadlers Farm by the A13 and A130 roundabout runs Saturdays and Sundays from March to October. Several sites sit on A-road junctions and are signposted from them, which makes them easy to find but busy at opening time.

Field sites generally run from March to October or November, with Dunton and Lazybones open all year, weather permitting. Buyer entry is mostly free (Carpenters at Rochford, Funday at Epping, Dunton), and Boreham charges £3 for early birds before 7am and 50p after. Car pitches range from £5 at Carpenters to £14 at Dunton on a Sunday. Local organisers say boot sale rather than boot fair, and most post cancellations on Facebook by the morning of a wet day.

Boot sale, boot fair and car boot sale all describe the same event; Essex organisers mostly say boot sale, while neighbouring Kent says boot fair. Our boot fairs page covers the difference in the name.

Sun 13 Sep expected Featured Large outdoor

Dunton Carboot Sale Verified

Basildon, East of England · CM12 9TZ

Buyers 5.30am · Free Sellers 5.30am · Sunday/Bank Holiday: Car £14 / Small Van £18 / Large Van £20 / Luton £25. Wednesday: Car £10 / Small Van £15 / Large Van £15 / Luton £20 Outdoor All year

Tomorrow expected Large outdoor