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Car boot sales in Northampton
4 regular sales within 15 miles of Northampton, nearest first: when they run, when buyers are let in and what a pitch costs.
The nearest regular car boot sale to Northampton is Holcot Car Boot and Farmers Market, 6 miles from the centre. It runs on Thursdays, Saturdays and bank holiday Mondays. Duston Mill Car Boot Sale, 2 miles away, holds occasional sales on set dates: Sun 18 Oct. Across all four, two run on Sundays and one on Saturdays, with one midweek (some run on more than one day). All of them close for the winter, so once their seasons end you will need to look further afield. Sellers typically pay £8 for a car pitch.
Further afield? The car boot finder lists every sale by distance from Northampton for any day in the next ten weeks, and our guide to car boot sales in the East Midlands covers the whole region.
Car boot sales near Northampton this weekend: Saturday 3 October and Sunday 4 October
Scheduled this weekend: 2 of the 4 sales below. Field sales cancel in heavy rain, so check the organiser’s page that morning.
Holcot Car Boot and Farmers Market (Sat), Crick Car Boot (Sun)
Duston Mill Car Boot Sale
Northampton (Duston, near Sixfields)
2 miles from Northampton
Dates: Sun 18 Oct
Buyers 8am
Northampton's weekend boot sale at Duston Mill, beside Sixfields, where sellers turn up without booking. Two Sunday sales in October round off the 2026 season before the winter break.
Times, fees and rain rules
- Where
- Duston Mill, Upton Way, near Sixfields, Northampton NN5 5FP
- Season
- Spring to mid-October; 2026 season ends Sunday 18 October
- Buyers
- 8am (October dates)
- Pitches
- Turn up on the day
Checked on the organiser’s Facebook page on 27 September 2026.
Holcot Car Boot and Farmers Market
Holcot (near Northampton)
6 miles from Northampton
Thursdays, Saturdays and bank holiday Mondays · Apr to Oct
Buyers Thursday 11am · Entry £2 per car
Holcot combines a car boot sale with a farmers' market in open Northamptonshire countryside.
Times, fees and rain rules
- Where
- Holcot Showground, Holcot
- Season
- Thursdays and Saturdays, plus bank holidays, April to October
- Buyers
- Thursday 11am; Saturday and bank holidays 9am (to 3pm)
- Sellers arrive
- Early admission for front-row pitches 7am–8am Saturdays/bank holidays, 9am–10am Thursdays (extra fee)
- Pitch fee
- 2026: car £8; MPV/small van £12; Transit-size van £15; large van £20; extra-large van/small lorry £25; trailers +£5/+£10; early admission +£5 Thu, +£10 Sat/bank holiday
- Pitches
- Turn up on the day
- Ground
- Grass field
- If it rains
- Sometimes cancelled for bad weather; check the website and Facebook before travelling
- Facilities
- Food stalls, freshly ground coffee, ice cream; toilets and disabled facilities; well-behaved dogs welcome
Checked on the organiser’s website on 26 September 2026.
Crick Car Boot
Crick (between Rugby, Daventry and Northampton)
13 miles from Northampton
Sundays
Buyers 8am · Entry £1
A family-run Sunday boot sale on Crick playing field, just off the M1 between Rugby and Northampton, that bills itself as a proper, no-nonsense boot. Sellers arrive from 7.30am and buyers from 8am.
Times, fees and rain rules
- Where
- Crick Playing Field, Main Road, Crick NN6 7SX
- Season
- Sundays from Easter Sunday (5 April 2026) through the season
- Entry
- £1; OAPs 50p; under-16s free
- Sellers arrive
- from 7.30am
- Pitch fee
- Cars £6; vans/trailers £7
- Pitches
- Turn up on the day
- Ground
- Grass field
- If it rains
- Occasionally held off or cancelled when the field is wet
- Facilities
- Food and drink stalls
Checked on the organiser’s Facebook page on 27 September 2026.
Nene Park Car Boot
Irthlingborough (Wellingborough/Rushden)
14 miles from Northampton
Sundays
Buyers 8am · Entry Official buyers' car park £1 per car
An all-year, all-hardstanding Sunday sale near Rushden Lakes, also known as the Diamonds Car Boot. The organiser hasn't confirmed 2026 dates; check before travelling.
Times, fees and rain rules
- Where
- Diamond Way, Irthlingborough NN9 5QF (former Rushden & Diamonds stadium car parks)
- Season
- Every Sunday throughout the Winter and Summer (Jan to Dec)
- Buyers
- 8am; closes 12 noon
- Sellers arrive
- Gates open 7am, first come first served
- Pitch fee
- Cars and small vans £9; larger vans from £15; traders by size
- Pitches
- Turn up on the day
- Ground
- Hard standing
- Facilities
- Cafe and outside catering; luxury mobile toilets incl. disabled; first aiders; stewards; 800-space car park (£1); wheelchair friendly
Checked on the organiser’s website on 26 September 2026.
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Good to know
If it rains: Nene Park Car Boot 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: Holcot Car Boot and Farmers Market opens on bank holiday Mondays as well as its usual days.
Early or late: Duston Mill Car Boot Sale lets buyers in first, from 8am; for a lie-in, Holcot Car Boot and Farmers Market doesn’t open to buyers until 9am.
Car boot sales in Northampton: your questions
Where is the nearest car boot sale to Northampton?
Holcot Car Boot and Farmers Market, 6 miles from the centre. It runs on Thursdays, Saturdays and bank holiday Mondays. Buyers Thursday 11am. The other three within 15 miles are listed below, nearest first.
Are there Saturday car boot sales near Northampton?
Yes: Holcot Car Boot and Farmers Market, 6 miles away, runs on Saturdays.
Are there car boot sales near Northampton 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 Northampton?
None is fully indoors, but Nene Park Car Boot (14 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 Northampton?
Where the organiser publishes a price (three of the four), a car pitch costs £6 to £9, typically £8. Vans usually pay more; each listing has the full prices.