A huge fair, right in the centre of the country

Visitors to the Ricoh Arena can expect to find hundreds of tables full of all types of collectable toys, trains and models.

Many of the country's biggest dealers will be at the show this Monday, with literally thousands of different items for sale.

The Arena has an excellent location, being just off the M6 at junction 3. There is free parking for thousands of cars in the Arena car parks.
Doors open at 10.30am. Admission is £3 Adults, £2.50 Senior Citizens and £1 Children.

Directions, a map and further information can be found on the Ricoh Arena page

The bi-annual Rugby Vintage event is a great way to meet up with fellow enthusiasts of old toys and trains

At the show on 30th August there will be working model railway layouts in 0 and 00 gauges running vintage trains throughout the day. In addition there will be special displays of early Meccano products and toys.

Amongst the 90 trade stalls collectors can find toys and trains for sale by Hornby, Bing, Carette, Triang, Wrenn, Dinky, Corgi and Spot On models as well as many more vintage rarities. There is a special section dedicated to spare and replacement parts for old trains.
Visitors can bring their old collectables in on the day to be valued by experts free of charge

Doors open at 10.30am. Admission is £3.50 Adults, £3 Senior Citizens and £1 Children.

Full details can be found on the Rugby Vintage page

Always a great day out, Buxton sees 150 stalls of collectables set out in the delightful Pavilion Gardens venue.

There will be a new face amongst the stalls on 31st August -
Michael Tipton of The Toy Emporium in Bridgnorth will be at the show selling rare 1950s and 60s Corgi and Dinky Toys as well as the very latest limited edition Steiff collectable bears and animals.

There are excellent catering facilities at the venue open throught the day. The Victorian Pavilion Gardens have just finished a multi-million pound restoration so there has never been a better time to visit Buxton.

Doors open at 10.30am. Admission is £2 Adults, £1.50 Senior Citizens and £1 Children.

Directions, a map and further details can all be found on the Buxton page

The range of toys and models for sale at each event is huge. Items for sale include Model Railways, Diecast Model Cars, Lorries, Buses and Aeroplanes, Star Wars, Dr. Who and other Film and TV related Toys, Teddy Bears, Action Figures, Dolls, Scalextric, Disneyana, Jigsaws, Model Soldiers, Tinplate Toys, Games and much, much more!
Prices range from just a pound or two for new toys and run right up to several hundred pounds for the very rarest models.

Whether you are a visiting one of our fairs for the first time or you are a regular stallholder or buyer at our fairs,
we want you to enjoy each show that you visit.

In this book Barry shares his experiences of many years spent in the world of toys and trains.

From having a train set as a boy - to turning a hobby into a business.
From the early days of swapmeets - to the toy and train scene today.

Read all about the pleasures and trials of organising fairs, the buying and selling of toys and trains,
the setting up and running of auctions and Barry's views on collecting itself.

It is both his story and his thoughts on it all.

Hardbacked, with 200 pages and 100 illustrations

The book is now available at all Barry Potter Fairs for the bargain price of just £5