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Car boot sales in Colchester
4 regular sales within 15 miles of Colchester, nearest first: when they run, when buyers are let in and what a pitch costs.
The nearest car boot sale to Colchester is Colchester Car Boot Sale, 2 miles from the centre. It runs on Sundays and bank holiday Mondays. Across all four, two run on Sundays and two on Saturdays, with three midweek (some run on more than one day). One keeps going all winter, when most field sales have packed up. Sellers typically pay £8 for a car pitch.
Further afield? The car boot finder lists every sale by distance from Colchester for any day in the next ten weeks, and our guide to car boot sales in the East of England covers the whole region.
Colchester Car Boot Sale
Colchester
2 miles from Colchester
Sundays and bank holiday Mondays
Buyers 7am · Entry £1 at 9am
An all-year hard-standing sale on a park-and-ride site, making it a reliable choice through winter when grass venues turn to mud.
Times, fees and rain rules
- Where
- Colchester Park and Ride, A12 Junction 28, Colchester CO4 5YX
- Season
- Every Sunday & Bank Holiday Monday, all year round
- Entry
- £1 at 9am; £3 early at 8am; under-12s free
- Sellers arrive
- 7am (early set-up 6am for +£5)
- Pitch fee
- Car £13, small van/pickup £15, large van £20, trailer +£5, extra bay £5
- Pitches
- Turn up on the day
- Ground
- Hard standing
- Facilities
- Free parking, hot food and drinks, dogs welcome, disabled friendly
- Size
- Billed by its organiser as one of the country's largest hardstanding car boot venues
Checked on the organiser’s website on 9 October 2026.
Marks Tey Car Boot Sale Colchester
5 miles from Colchester
Wednesdays · Mar to Nov
Buyers 6am-12pm · Entry 50p per person, maximum £1 per car
In its 27th year in 2026, the midweek boot runs on Wednesdays from March to around October or November, on fields its organiser describes as huge.
Times, fees and rain rules
- Where
- London Road, Marks Tey, Colchester CO6 1FR (A12 J25 / A120)
- Season
- Every Wednesday, 'March to October/November'
- Sellers arrive
- from 6am
- Pitch fee
- Car £12, van £15, box van £17, lorry £20, trailer +£2, pedestrian 25p-£1
- Pitches
- Turn up on the day
- Ground
- Grass field
- Facilities
- Food vendors (bacon baps, coffee), fruit & veg stalls
- Size
- Organiser describes huge fields
Checked on the organiser’s website on 9 October 2026.
Weeley Car Boot Sale Clacton-on-Sea
9 miles from Colchester
Thursdays, Saturdays and bank holiday Mondays (Saturdays 6am-12pm, plus Thursdays and bank holiday Mondays) · Mar to Nov
Buyers 6am-12pm · Entry 50p per person, maximum £1 per car
Family-run field sale on short green grass, with a purpose-built toilet block with wheelchair access and a hot food vendor on site.
Times, fees and rain rules
- Where
- Hawk Fruit Farm, Colchester Road, Weeley CO16 9AG (off Weeley roundabout)
- Season
- Saturdays, Thursdays and bank holiday Mondays, March to October or November
- Sellers arrive
- from 6am
- Pitch fee
- Car £8, van £10, box van £12, lorry £15, trailer +£2, pedestrian 25p
- Pitches
- Turn up on the day
- Ground
- Grass field
- Facilities
- Purpose-built toilet block with wheelchair access, ample parking, hot food and drinks
- Size
- Large field
Checked on the organiser’s website on 9 October 2026.
Late Riser Car Boot Sale Clacton-on-Sea
11 miles from Colchester
Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays and bank holiday Mondays
Buyers 7am · Entry 50p per person, maximum £1 per car
Despite the name, this Clacton boot gets going at 7am, three mornings a week plus bank holidays, on White Meadow off the London Road. Pitches are cheap at £8 a car, and buyers pay no more than £1 a carload.
Times, fees and rain rules
- Where
- White Meadow, London Road (B1442), Clacton-on-Sea CO16 9RA (just past Highfields Holiday Park)
- Season
- Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays and bank holiday Mondays through the summer
- Buyers
- 7am (finishes 12pm)
- Sellers arrive
- 7am
- Pitch fee
- Cars £8, any size van £10, trailers £2
- Pitches
- Turn up on the day
- Ground
- Grass field
Checked on the organiser’s website on 9 October 2026.
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Good to know
If it rains: Colchester Car Boot Sale is on hard standing, so it is less likely to cancel. Grass-field sales call it off when the ground is soft.
Bank holiday Mondays: Colchester Car Boot Sale, Weeley Car Boot Sale and Late Riser Car Boot Sale open on bank holiday Mondays as well as their usual days.
Early or late: Marks Tey Car Boot Sale lets buyers in first, from 6am; for a lie-in, Late Riser Car Boot Sale doesn’t open to buyers until 7am.
Car boot sales in Colchester: your questions
Where is the nearest car boot sale to Colchester?
Colchester Car Boot Sale, 2 miles from the centre. It runs on Sundays and bank holiday Mondays. Buyers are let in from 7am. The other three within 15 miles are listed below, nearest first.
Are there Saturday car boot sales near Colchester?
Yes, two: Weeley Car Boot Sale (9 miles) and Late Riser Car Boot Sale (11 miles).
Are there car boot sales near Colchester in winter?
Yes: Colchester Car Boot Sale runs all year. Most field sales close at the end of October and reopen around Easter.
Are there indoor or all-weather car boot sales near Colchester?
None is fully indoors, but Colchester Car Boot Sale (2 miles) is on hard standing, so it is less likely to cancel for rain than grass-field sales.
How much does it cost to sell at a car boot sale near Colchester?
Where the organiser publishes a price (four of the four), a car pitch costs £8 to £13, and at least half charge £8. Vans usually pay more; each listing has the full prices.