Ardingly Antiques Fair in West Sussex takes place six times a year. It is massive and I have always wanted to go. There are usually around 1700 stalls - if you want to have a look at all of them then it takes all day. I have been to its sister fairs at Newark and Shepton Mallet but Ardingly is the biggest and the one I have always wanted to attend. I do have a thing about antiques fairs and generally buying old stuff. My house is pretty much full of old things, from books to toys, furniture to crockery. Most things I buy nowadays are old; doing my "eco" bit rather than contributing to the manufacture of yet more modern tat. If you buy something old it is generally better quality and more interesting. I also get a strong sense of satisfaction that I am preserving something that might just have been scrapped. Often my purchases are met with incredulity at home; like one of my most recent purchases, a 1930's french knitting spool shaped and painted like a fairy tale toadstool.
Anyway, my quest to visit it has taken a step closer as we have just booked a break away to Crowborough in East Sussex which is pretty close by, and, guess what, we are going at just the right time as the fair takes place during our trip - can't wait!
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