We went to St. Gemma's Vintage Fair last Sunday, and we were pleasantly surprised.
I used to live in Barcelona, and I travel down to London regularly and what I like about these 2 cities is the variety of shopping they offer: there's always a market or fair somewhere in these cities. Leeds seems to keep it's vintage fairs and markets low-key, in fact I had not heard of many until some one told me about St. Gemma's Vintage Fair.
I was amazed by the diversity on offer, furniture, clothing, accessories, books, music and home-ware from the 1920s to 1980s. the fair is divided into different rooms with a different type of product in each, making it easy to browse. We found a great condition 1960s Calypso Smith Corona typewriter, and also a 1960s Kodak Instamatic 233 camera, both only £5 each! With great prices and good cause, St. Gemma's Vintage Fair raised thousands for the Hospice last year, and they are hoping to raise even more this year.
St. Gemma's Vintage Fair happens 3 times a year. The next Vintage Fair is 11th and 12th of December, from 10 am to 4 pm. Will I see you there?