Luton area - car boots? - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

newlite4 · 12th Sep 2007, 1:00 pm

I am up in Luton with my brother and sister-in-law this weekend and just wondered if anyone knows of any local Sunday car boot sales in the area, ideally any near to Stopsley/Wigmore Lane/Ashcroft areas.
Thanks, Neil

Tom_I · 12th Sep 2007, 3:24 pm

Personally, I don't know of any regular ones in Luton, but that's not to say that there aren't any.

One of the biggest ones around is at Birchwood Sports Centre, Hatfield. That's behind the Tesco supermarket just off the roundabout where the A414 meets Junction 4 of the A1M. Sundays 12-4 until the end of October. It's about 10 miles from Luton. There's also one in Stevenage, about the same distance away, but I've not been to that one. For more details, check out the link.

http://www.countrysidepromotions.co.uk/

Tom

newlite4 · 12th Sep 2007, 4:27 pm

Thanks Tom, that is a useful site for anyone in the area. Years ago we used to have an indoor car boot here in Bath on a Thursday evening, a very pleasant experience.
Neil

Sean Williams · 12th Sep 2007, 5:54 pm

I wouldnt really bother with any boot sales in Stevenage - been going for years, and have not found anything interesting....

Dr-Watts · 13th Sep 2007, 7:41 am

If you'd like to make the 15 - 20 mile trip, there's a massive one at Milton Keynes Bowl every Sunday, and then there's the Super Sausage car boot just off the A5 nr Towcester...

Dr Dave

Ian B · 13th Sep 2007, 9:47 pm

Another possibility could be the Stondon car boot. It's just outside Stondon on the Road from Shillington. Opens at 10am, the sellers aren't allowed to unpack before then, so no need to get there at the crack of dawn! Entry/car parking is 50p IIRC. I go occasionally, I've never bought a radio there, but I have found some useful bits.

Ian Blackbourn

newlite4 · 14th Sep 2007, 9:18 am

Thanks for your help everyone, it is much appreciated. I will not have use of the car once I am there, and will not have space to take the folding bike with me so I will see if there are any small local sales/fairs taking place that I can walk to. At least I can get a taste of "Harpendenshire" two weeks before the event

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Mods, this thread can be closed now if you like.
Thanks, Neil

12th Sep 2007, 1:00 pm	#1
newlite4 Octode Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bath, Somerset, UK. Posts: 1,806	Luton area - car boots? I am up in Luton with my brother and sister-in-law this weekend and just wondered if anyone knows of any local Sunday car boot sales in the area, ideally any near to Stopsley/Wigmore Lane/Ashcroft areas. Thanks, Neil __________________ preserving the recent past, for the distant future.

12th Sep 2007, 3:24 pm	#2
Tom_I Heptode Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North Herts. UK. Posts: 549	Re: Luton area - car boots? Personally, I don't know of any regular ones in Luton, but that's not to say that there aren't any. One of the biggest ones around is at Birchwood Sports Centre, Hatfield. That's behind the Tesco supermarket just off the roundabout where the A414 meets Junction 4 of the A1M. Sundays 12-4 until the end of October. It's about 10 miles from Luton. There's also one in Stevenage, about the same distance away, but I've not been to that one. For more details, check out the link. http://www.countrysidepromotions.co.uk/ Tom

12th Sep 2007, 4:27 pm	#3
newlite4 Octode Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bath, Somerset, UK. Posts: 1,806	Re: Luton area - car boots? Thanks Tom, that is a useful site for anyone in the area. Years ago we used to have an indoor car boot here in Bath on a Thursday evening, a very pleasant experience. Neil __________________ preserving the recent past, for the distant future.

12th Sep 2007, 5:54 pm	#4
Sean Williams Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: St.Ippolyts, Hitchin, Hertfordshire QRA IO91UW Posts: 3,518	Re: Luton area - car boots? I wouldnt really bother with any boot sales in Stevenage - been going for years, and have not found anything interesting.... __________________ Engineers make things work and have spare bits when finished

13th Sep 2007, 7:41 am	#5
Dr-Watts Heptode Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK. Posts: 696	Re: Luton area - car boots? If you'd like to make the 15 - 20 mile trip, there's a massive one at Milton Keynes Bowl every Sunday, and then there's the Super Sausage car boot just off the A5 nr Towcester... Dr Dave __________________ Do you have the scope to be a TV repair man

13th Sep 2007, 9:47 pm	#6
Ian B Hexode Join Date: May 2006 Location: Arlesey, Bedfordshire, UK. Posts: 401	Re: Luton area - car boots? Another possibility could be the Stondon car boot. It's just outside Stondon on the Road from Shillington. Opens at 10am, the sellers aren't allowed to unpack before then, so no need to get there at the crack of dawn! Entry/car parking is 50p IIRC. I go occasionally, I've never bought a radio there, but I have found some useful bits. Ian Blackbourn

14th Sep 2007, 9:18 am	#7
newlite4 Octode Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bath, Somerset, UK. Posts: 1,806	Re: Luton area - car boots? Thanks for your help everyone, it is much appreciated. I will not have use of the car once I am there, and will not have space to take the folding bike with me so I will see if there are any small local sales/fairs taking place that I can walk to. At least I can get a taste of "Harpendenshire" two weeks before the event. Mods, this thread can be closed now if you like. Thanks, Neil __________________ preserving the recent past, for the distant future.