Car Boot Sales

...are held under licences issued by the district councils.
They usually take place early in the morning.
Look in your local paper or contact your local district or borough council for more details

For more about car boot sales: how to get a licence, where they can be held etc look at the Council Direct information service - see links below.

If you need help with a problem with goods bought at a sale contact the Gloucestershire Trading Standards service - link below.

To apply for a licence to hold a car boot sale first contact your local council - links below. You may need a licence or planning permission depending on the location and onwnership of the land/premises.

Cheltenham Area

• Southam, just past the racecourse on the Bishops Cleeve road: Sundays
• Cheltenham Race Course: Open every Sunday all year round. Open for sellers from 6am, public enter FREE from 9am. Visit www.racecoursebootsale.com [Opens in New Window]

Cotswolds Area

• Lidl Cirencester Sunday Mornings
• Tesco Metro, Town Centre, Cirencester one Sunday morning per month
• Elm Grove Nursing Home, Cirencester once per quarter

Forest Area

• Folly Farm, Mile End, Coleford (opposite Forest Hills Golf Course) Sunday Mornings (not during the winter)
• Parkend on a Sunday. Blakeney on a Sunday.

Gloucester Area

The latest Car Boot information for Gloucester can be found on the Gloucester City: Car Boot Sales page.

At 9am on 13^th July 2008, Gloucester's newest purpose built market and car boot site will open, allowing a market and car boot sale to take place every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday thereafter.

Hempsted Meadows features 199 brick paved pitches for market and boot traders, free parking for more than 400 cars and on site facilities. For more details call the organiser on 01452 528796.

Stroud Area

• Stroud Rugby Club Dudbridge Road, Stroud during the summer
• Oldends Lane Car Park, Stonehouse (by level crossing) Saturdays 9.30am
• Aston Down MOD site near Chalford (off A419 Cirencester Road) Sundays 8.00am

Tewkesbury Area

• Tewkesbury Rugby Club, 1st Sunday of the month, 9-12 noon

If you know of any more Car Boot Sales in Gloucestershire, tell us by emailing: webteam@gloucestershire.gov.uk and we'll update this page.