Sun 4 Oct expected Featured Large outdoorBolton Car Boot Sale Verified
Bolton, North West · BL6 6JW
Greater Manchester has 11 car boot sales in the directory across 6 towns, the busiest being Manchester (4), Oldham (2) and Stockport (2), each with its day, opening times, entry fee, pitch price and a map. That includes 1 Christmas market and 1 table top sale alongside the 9 regular car boot sales. 8 run on a Sunday, 3 on a Saturday and 2 during the week.
6 of the 11 sales listed publish no closed season; 3 more are inside a published season today. Each card shows which.
55% are free for buyers to enter and 3 are indoors or under cover. 6 of the 11 sales listed in Greater Manchester are free for buyers. The 2 that charge all ask £1 per adult. Use the entry filter to show free sales only. Sellers typically pay £12.50 a pitch, more for a van or trailer; the exact price is on each listing. 4 of the sales run seasonally, typically November to December, and the rest are listed as year-round. The next sale in Greater Manchester is expected on Saturday 3 October.
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.
Barton Aerodrome at Eccles is the big Saturday sale, run by National Car Boot Sales on the grass at City Airport Manchester from April to October with sellers from 7am, buyers from 9am, cars £13 and £1 entry, and a new Tuesday sale added for 2026. Bowlee at Middleton describes itself as one of Greater Manchester's biggest outdoor sales and is the most-reviewed in the county on Google, Sundays from April to October with free entry and £2.50 parking. Manchester City Council lists the Sunday market and car boot at New Smithfield Market in Openshaw on its own markets pages.
Every borough has something on a Sunday: Bolton, The Big Stockport Car Boot, Hindley near Wigan (free entry, £10 a stall, cash on the day), Oldham's Tommyfield sale booked through the council's markets office, and Burnage RFC's summer Sunday sale in Heaton Mersey. Rummage in the Range in Whalley Range appears in the city's best-of guides. Searchers say Manchester more than Greater Manchester, and Warrington is treated as part of the catchment.
By the stall estimates on our listings, Bolton Car Boot Sale in Bolton is the largest car boot sale we list in Greater Manchester, at around 300 pitches. The others below are ranked the same way.
Our 11 sales in Greater Manchester are spread across these towns; each town page lists its sales with a map.
See which Greater Manchester sales are on this weekend or this Sunday, with any cancellations named.
9 sales in Greater Manchester have a date this weekend (Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 October). Dates marked on each card as expected follow the organiser's regular pattern; the rest are published by the organiser.
6 of the 11 sales we list in Greater Manchester publish no closed season, so they are the ones still running between November and March. 3 are held indoors or under cover. Outdoor sales can still be called off for frost or a waterlogged field, so check the next date on the card.
Sales in Greater Manchester run on Saturday (3), Sunday (8), Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1) and Friday (1). The national day pages list every sale in the UK on that day of the week.
Sun 4 Oct expected Featured Large outdoorBolton, North West · BL6 6JW
Tomorrow expected Large outdoorManchester, North West · M30 7SA
Tomorrow expected Table top saleMarple, North West · SK6 6BA
Sun 4 Oct expected Large outdoorOldham, North West · OL8 2TJ
Sun 4 Oct expected Large outdoorOldham, North West · OL1 3BG
Sun 4 Oct expected Large outdoorRochdale, North West · M24 4SB
Sun 4 Oct expected Indoor & outdoorManchester, North West · M11 2WJ
Sun 4 Oct expected Large outdoorHindley, North West · WN2 3AT
Sun 4 Oct expected Large outdoorStockport, North West · SK6 3LQ
Fri 6 Nov expected Christmas marketManchester, North West · M2 5DB
Dates TBC Indoor & outdoorManchester, North West · M16 8BE
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We list 9 car boot sales in Greater Manchester, plus 1 Christmas market 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: 8 of the 11 sales listed in Greater Manchester run on a Sunday, 3 on a Saturday and 2 midweek. Check each listing for its exact day and any bank holiday extras.
Most Greater Manchester sales open to buyers between 6am and 8am and wind down by early afternoon. Sellers usually arrive an hour earlier to set up. Every listing shows the opening times for buyers and sellers.
6 of the 11 sales listed in Greater Manchester are free for buyers. The 2 that charge all ask £1 per adult. Use the entry filter to show free sales only. Sellers typically pay £12.50 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. 3 of the sales in Greater Manchester are indoors or under cover and run whatever the weather.
8 car boot sales in Greater Manchester 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. 3 of the 11 sales listed in Greater Manchester 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 Greater Manchester are Bolton Car Boot Sale, Barton Aerodrome Car Boot Sale and Bowlee Carboot Sale. Size varies week to week, so check each listing's pitch count, photos and reviews before choosing.
Bolton Car Boot Sale in Bolton is the biggest car boot sale we list in Greater Manchester, at around 300 pitches on our estimate. Bowlee Carboot Sale and The Big Stockport Car Boot Sale are the next largest on the list.
6 of the 11 sales we list in Greater Manchester 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. 3 are indoors or under cover. For every sale in the UK that keeps going through the winter, see winter car boot sales.
Yes. 9 sales in Greater Manchester have a date this weekend (Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 October), including Barton Aerodrome Car Boot Sale, Manchester (Sat 3 Oct), Marple Table Top Sale, Stockport (Sat 3 Oct), Bolton Car Boot Sale (Sun 4 Oct), Bowlee Carboot Sale, Rochdale (Sun 4 Oct) and Hindley Car Boot Sale, Wigan (Sun 4 Oct). See car boot sales this weekend in Greater Manchester for times and cancellations.