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Car boot sales in Brighton
4 regular sales within 15 miles of Brighton, nearest first: when they run, when buyers are let in and what a pitch costs.
The nearest car boot sale to Brighton is Hove Carboot at Brunswick Primary School, 1 mile from the centre. It runs every other Sunday. All four run on Sundays. All of them close for the winter, so once their seasons end you will need to look further afield.
Further afield? The car boot finder lists every sale by distance from Brighton for any day in the next ten weeks, and our guide to car boot sales in the South East covers the whole region.
Hove Carboot (Brunswick Primary School)
Hove
1 mile from Brighton
Every other Sunday
Buyers 10am to 2pm
Brighton and Hove's newest car boot, held every other Sunday in the grounds of Brunswick Primary School from 10am to 2pm. Car and walk-in pitches are booked online, and there is free street parking nearby.
Times, fees and rain rules
- Where
- Brunswick Primary School, Somerhill Road, Hove
- Season
- Every other Sunday, 10am to 2pm; next date 18 October 2026
- Sellers arrive
- From 9.15am
- Pitch fee
- Drive-in car £15, van £20; walk-in one person £10, two person or family £18 (+75p booking fee, book online)
- Pitches
- Book your pitch in advance
- Facilities
- No on-site buyer parking; free street parking nearby
Checked on the organiser’s Facebook page on 9 October 2026.
Brighton Racecourse Car Boot Sale
Brighton
1 mile from Brighton
Sundays
Early bird from 8.30am · Entry 80p per adult, children free
An unusually late-finishing sale on the racecourse, running to 4pm, with general entry from 10.30am. Entry is 80p for adults, free for children; check the organiser's Facebook for the latest dates.
Times, fees and rain rules
- Where
- Brighton Racecourse, Freshfield Road, Brighton BN2 9XZ (use the Manor Hill entrance)
- Season
- Open every Sunday
- Buyers
- Early bird from 8.30am; general 10.30am-4pm
- Entry
- 80p per adult, children free; early pass £2.50 before 10.30am
- Sellers arrive
- From 7.30am (no seller access before 7.30am)
- Pitch fee
- £10
- Pitches
- Turn up on the day
- Facilities
- Toilets; hot and cold food and drinks; free car parking
Checked on the organiser’s website on 9 October 2026.
Brighton Marina Giant Car Boot Sale
Brighton
2 miles from Brighton
Sundays
Buyers 6am to 2pm
Billed as Brighton's oldest car boot, the Sunday sale fills the top car park at Brighton Marina from 6am to 2pm. There is no need to book; sellers and buyers are let in together on a first-come, first-served basis.
Times, fees and rain rules
- Where
- Brighton Marina top car park, Brighton
- Season
- Every Sunday, 6am to 2pm
- Sellers arrive
- From 6am, first come first served
- Pitches
- Turn up on the day
- Ground
- Hard standing
Checked on the organiser’s website on 9 October 2026.
Lewes Carboot Fair
Lewes
8 miles from Brighton
Sundays
Buyers 7.30am to 12.30pm · Free entry
A small Sunday car boot on the hardstanding of the Phoenix car park in Lewes, a short walk from the town centre. Buyers get in free, and sellers set up from 7.30am for £10 a car.
Times, fees and rain rules
- Where
- Phoenix Car Park, Lewes BN7 2RD (behind the Dorset pub, off the Tesco roundabout)
- Season
- Every Sunday, 7.30am to 12.30pm, weather permitting
- Sellers arrive
- Set up from 7.30am
- Pitch fee
- Cars £10, vans £20
- Pitches
- Turn up on the day
- Ground
- Hard standing
- If it rains
- Weather permitting
Checked on the organiser’s Facebook page on 9 October 2026.
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Good to know
If it rains: Brighton Marina Giant Car Boot Sale and Lewes Carboot Fair are on hard standing, so they are less likely to cancel. Grass-field sales call it off when the ground is soft.
Early or late: Brighton Marina Giant Car Boot Sale lets buyers in first, from 6am; for a lie-in, Hove Carboot at Brunswick Primary School doesn’t open to buyers until 10am.
Car boot sales in Brighton: your questions
Where is the nearest car boot sale to Brighton?
Hove Carboot at Brunswick Primary School, 1 mile from the centre. It runs every other Sunday. Buyers are let in from 10am to 2pm. The other three within 15 miles are listed below, nearest first.
Are there Saturday car boot sales near Brighton?
Not within 15 miles: these are Sunday sales. The car boot finder can search further afield.
Are there car boot sales near Brighton in winter?
Not within 15 miles: field sales usually close at the end of October and reopen around Easter. Our list of all-year car boot sales has the nearest winter options.
Are there indoor or all-weather car boot sales near Brighton?
None is fully indoors, but Brighton Marina Giant Car Boot Sale (2 miles) and Lewes Carboot Fair (8 miles) are on hard standing, so they are less likely to cancel for rain than grass-field sales.