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Car boot sales in Reading
7 regular sales within 15 miles of Reading, nearest first: when they run, when buyers are let in and what a pitch costs.
The nearest car boot sale to Reading is Bunn's Saturday Reading Car Boot Sale, 1 mile from the centre. It runs on Saturdays. Across all seven, four run on Sundays and two on Saturdays, with one midweek (some run on more than one day). One keeps going all winter, when most field sales have packed up. Sellers typically pay £10 for a car pitch.
Further afield? The car boot finder lists every sale by distance from Reading for any day in the next ten weeks, and our guide to car boot sales in the South East covers the whole region.
Bunn's Saturday Reading Car Boot Sale
Reading
1 mile from Reading
Saturdays
Free entry
Free to enter, the Saturday sale in Prospect Park has run since early April with no published end date.
Times, fees and rain rules
- Where
- Prospect Park, Liebenrood Road, Reading RG30 2ND
- Season
- Saturdays from early April
- Sellers arrive
- from 6am
- Pitch fee
- Car £12, van £15, large van (LWB) £20
- Pitches
- Turn up on the day
- If it rains
- May be cancelled at short notice for weather; check the organiser's Facebook
- Facilities
- Toilets with hand washing, disabled parking, ample parking, catering, first aid, dogs welcome
Checked on the organiser’s website on 9 October 2026.
Woodley Town Centre Car Boot Sale
Woodley (Reading)
about 3 miles from Reading
Sundays
Buyers 8am
Woodley's pedestrianised town-centre precinct hosts this council-backed boot, a smaller local sale rather than a giant field boot. Open Sundays, 8am to 1pm.
Times, fees and rain rules
- Where
- Woodley Town Centre precinct, Woodley, Reading
- Season
- Weekly, all year; Sundays 8am to 1pm
- Buyers
- 8am (until 1pm)
- Facilities
- Town-centre shops and cafés; disabled parking; public toilet maintained by the council
Checked on the organiser’s website on 9 October 2026.
Bunn's Saturday Bracknell Car Boot Sale
Bracknell
10 miles from Reading
Wednesdays and Saturdays
6am early bird · Entry £3 6–7.30am, £2 7.30–8.30am, £1 after 8.30am
Saturdays are the main day at this sale beside Moss End Garden Village, with a Wednesday sale added from mid-April. The organiser updates Facebook more often than its website, so check there for the latest.
Times, fees and rain rules
- Where
- Moss End Garden Centre, Maidenhead Road, Bracknell RG42 6EJ
- Season
- Every Saturday from early March; Wednesday sale from mid-April; extra bank holiday dates
- Buyers
- 6am early bird; general 7.30am (sale runs to 1pm)
- Entry
- £3 6–7.30am, £2 7.30–8.30am, £1 after 8.30am; under-16s free
- Sellers arrive
- 5am–7.30am
- Pitch fee
- Car £10, van £15, large van £20
- Pitches
- Turn up on the day
- If it rains
- May be cancelled at short notice for weather; check the organiser's Facebook
- Facilities
- Toilets, disabled parking, ample parking, catering, first aid, dogs welcome
Checked on the organiser’s website on 9 October 2026.
Elvetham Heath Scout Car Boot Sale
Fleet (Elvetham Heath)
12 miles from Reading
Roughly monthly Sundays around Scout term dates
Buyers 8.30am to 12pm · Suggested £1 donation
A fundraiser run by the 100th Elvetham Heath Scouts in their Turners Way car park, with bacon rolls and hot drinks served by the Scouts. Dates for the autumn are still to be announced and there is a December break, so check before travelling.
Times, fees and rain rules
- Where
- Scout HQ car park, Turners Way, Elvetham Heath, Fleet GU51 1GX
- Season
- Selected dates through the year (monthly), winter break in December
- Sellers arrive
- 7.30am
- Pitch fee
- £10 pre-booked, £14 on the day
- Pitches
- Book ahead or turn up
- Ground
- Hard standing
- If it rains
- Cancellations for extreme weather posted by 7am on the day
- Facilities
- Hot drinks, bacon rolls and snacks from the Scouts; toilets on site
Checked on the organiser’s website on 9 October 2026.
Thatcham Car Boot Sale
Thatcham
13 miles from Reading
Sundays · Mar to Nov
Buyers 8.15am · Early bird £2 per person, £1 per person after 9am
Runs into November, closing only for Remembrance Sunday (8 November in 2026). The exact end-of-season date is yet to be confirmed.
Times, fees and rain rules
- Where
- Thatcham Memorial Ground / Memorial Hall & Playing Fields, off A4 Bath Road, RG18 3AG
- Season
- Every Sunday, March to November (exact end date tbc)
- Buyers
- 8.15am (early bird until 9am)
- Sellers arrive
- from 7am
- Pitch fee
- Car £10, van £15, trailer +£2
- Pitches
- Turn up on the day
- If it rains
- Cancels if forecast particularly bad; decision normally posted on the website after 6pm the evening before
- Facilities
- Food and refreshments; two car parks next to the site plus free overflow parking on the field after 8.30am
- Size
- 100–150 sellers most weeks
Checked on the organiser’s website on 9 October 2026.
Forever Smiling Indoor & Outdoor Car Boot
Basingstoke (Winklebury)
14 miles from Reading
last Sunday of the month · May to Oct
Buyers 12.30pm to 3.30pm · Free entry
A charity-minded indoor and outdoor boot sale at Sycamore Halls in Winklebury, held on the last Sunday afternoon of the month. Proceeds support the Forever Smiling community work, and there is a pay-what-you-like donation stall.
Times, fees and rain rules
- Where
- Sycamore Halls (Sycamore Centre), Sycamore Way, Winklebury, Basingstoke RG23 8AB
- Season
- Last Sunday of each month, May to October (afternoon sale)
- Sellers arrive
- Set-up from 12 noon
- Pitch fee
- £7 per car, £10 van/trailer
- Ground
- Grass and hard standing
- Facilities
- Refreshments and charity stalls; indoor and outdoor pitches
Checked on the organiser’s Facebook page on 9 October 2026.
Big Ben's Car Boot Sale (West Wycombe)
High Wycombe (West Wycombe)
15 miles from Reading
Sundays and bank holiday Mondays · Apr to Oct
Buyers 12 noon · Entry £2 per person before 1pm, 50p after 1pm
Organised since 1981, this family-run afternoon boot fills a 20-acre field on the West Wycombe Park estate beside the Hellfire Caves. Gates open to the public at noon, so it pairs neatly with a Sunday lunch.
Times, fees and rain rules
- Where
- Cowleaze Field, West Wycombe Park Estate, A40, West Wycombe HP14 3BA (later-season site: The Meadows, Chinnor Road, Bledlow Ridge HP14 4AA)
- Season
- Every Sunday and bank holiday Monday, April to October, weather permitting
- Buyers
- 12 noon (last entry 4pm)
- Entry
- £2 per person before 1pm, 50p after 1pm; children free
- Sellers arrive
- set up from 11.30am
- Pitch fee
- Cars £10, vans £15, trailers from £3
- Pitches
- Turn up on the day
- Ground
- Grass field
- If it rains
- Weather dependent; any cancellation announced by 10am on the day
- Facilities
- Toilets, catering, ice cream and greengrocer; parking for 2,000 cars; dogs on leads
- Size
- 20-acre site
Checked on the organiser’s website on 9 October 2026.
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Good to know
If it rains: Forever Smiling Indoor & Outdoor Car Boot is indoors or under cover, and Elvetham Heath Scout Car Boot Sale is on hard standing. All are less likely to cancel; grass-field sales call it off when the ground is soft.
Bank holiday Mondays: Big Ben's Car Boot Sale in West Wycombe opens on bank holiday Mondays as well as its usual days.
Early or late: Bunn's Saturday Bracknell Car Boot Sale lets buyers in first, from 6am; for a lie-in, Forever Smiling Indoor & Outdoor Car Boot doesn’t open to buyers until 12.30pm.
Car boot sales in Reading: your questions
Where is the nearest car boot sale to Reading?
Bunn's Saturday Reading Car Boot Sale, 1 mile from the centre. It runs on Saturdays. The other six within 15 miles are listed below, nearest first.
Are there Saturday car boot sales near Reading?
Yes, two: Bunn's Saturday Reading Car Boot Sale (1 mile) and Bunn's Saturday Bracknell Car Boot Sale (10 miles).
Are there car boot sales near Reading in winter?
Yes: Woodley Town Centre 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 Reading?
Yes: Forever Smiling Indoor & Outdoor Car Boot (14 miles) is indoors or under cover, and Elvetham Heath Scout Car Boot Sale (12 miles) is on hard standing. They are less likely to cancel for rain than grass-field sales.
How much does it cost to sell at a car boot sale near Reading?
Where the organiser publishes a price (five of the seven), a car pitch costs £10 to £12, and at least half charge £10. Vans usually pay more; each listing has the full prices.