Many may think of the classic car boot sale as a thing of the past, purely nostalgia for a simpler time when the masses would pitch up on a car park and flog their belongings – from antiques to iconic records – for next to nothing. Well, gone may be the days off grabbing a fully working hi-fi unit for 99p, but car boot sales are definitely still alive and kicking in the Manchester area, and it may just be the answer to our lack of Sunday (or other day) morning plans. Here’s our guide to the best car boot sales in and around Manchester where you can grab a bargain – or even pull up with your own boot full of items.
1. Barton Aerodrome
Known for hosting massive gigs and festivals in the summertime, Britain’s first municipal airport is now home to a huge weekly car boot sale where you’re likely to find some right bargains. Barton Aerodrome is honestly huge, with the obvious masses of outdoor space and huge hangars to hold all the second-hand goodies, sellers can pitch up with £12 for cars, £16 for vans, and buyers pay just £1 entry. No pre-booking is required, and it’s a dog-friendly car boot sale. Go wild!
📆 Saturdays from April 2025 – check for updates here.
🕒 Sellers anytime from 7am | Buyers anytime from 9am.
📍 Barton Aerodrome, Liverpool Rd, Eccles, Manchester M30 7SA.
2. Manchester City Car Boot, Warrington
OK, Warrington isn’t exactly Greater Manchester, but we’re classing it as close enough. This car boot sale has everything you could want; fresh bakes and cakes, kids rides, bouncy castle, a meat auction, fresh fruit and veg, a ‘cheeseman’, plants, an RAC man, ice cream and desserts, retro sweat stalls and so many more amongst the hundreds of stalls that pitch up every week. Grab fresh pies and pastries and shop til you drop.
📆 Saturdays – check for updates here.
🕒 Sellers from 7am (£10 for any vehicle) | Buyers from 9am (£1 admission).
📍 Tom Field Nursery, Manchester Rd, Moat Lane, Rixton, Warrington WA3 6EE.
3. Rummage in the Range, Whalley Range
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The appropriately named Rummage in the Range is a staple in the car boot sale world, being hosted in Whalley Range and Stretford once each per month. On the first Saturday of the month in Whalley Range and the last Sunday of every month in Stretford, Rummage in the Range provides all the second-hand and market stall goods from clothing, homeware and art to coffee, sweet treats and juices. Check out what to expect and any updates here.
📆 First Saturday of the month in Whalley Range | Last Sunday of the month in Stretford.
🕒 10am – 3pm.
📍 The Carlton Club, 113 Carlton Rd, Greater, Whalley Range, Manchester M16 8BE | Stretford Public Hall, Chester Rd, Stretford, Manchester M32 0LG.
4. New Smithfield Market, Openshaw
Almost every Sunday the New Smithfield Wholesale Market hosts a Sunday market and car boot sale. The outdoor car boot is perfect for traditional car booters selling unwanted household goods on an ad hoc basis. The Sunday Market is a large covered and outdoor space for retail traders to sell their wares – both new and used. Find out more here.
📆 Sundays.
🕒 7am – 2pm (last customer entry is 1.30pm).
📍 New Smithfield Market, Whitworth Street East, Off Ashton Old Road, Openshaw, M11 2WJ.
5. Burnage Rugby Club
One place you’re likely to find a good car boot sale is a sports club, and Burnage Rugby Club has one of the finest. Just a stone’s throw from Manchester city centre, car boot sales at Burnage RFC will run from 11th May and every Sunday up to and including the last Sunday in August (bank holiday weekend) this year, so get down early and see what you can find. Find pricing information here.
📆 Every Sunday (May 11th – August Bank Holiday).
🕒 Sellers at 6am | Buyers can enter once buyer spaces are full or when the seller queue has gone.
📍 Burnage RFC, Varley Park, Battersea Rd, Stockport, SK4 3EA.
6. Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton
The Toughsheet Stadium is not just a funny name, it’s a place where dreams are fought for (and usually lost), and home to the best and most attended car boot sale in Bolton and surrounding areas, with over 300 sellers and housands of buyers. With its hard-standing surface and the best car boot toilets around, the event can run come rain or shine. Come and grab a bargain from the hundreds of stalls or just turn up to a pitch – get ready to empty your sheds, garages and lofts and make money from old rope. Find out more here.
📆 Every Wednesday, Sunday & Bank Holiday Monday.
🕒 Wednesday: Sellers at 10am, Sunday: 6am | Wednesday: Buyers at 11am, Sunday: 7am.
📍 Toughsheet Community Stadium, Burnden Way, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6JW.