Events
UK Fairs Special 2024
Whether you’re searching for a key piece to complete your collection, or hoping to find interiors inspiration and a few decorative items to update your home, a fair is the place to start, says Charlotte Packer
UK auctions calendar for March & April 2024
Key antiques and interiors auctions around the UK in March & April 2024
Antiques fairs around the UK in March 2024
The best antiques fairs and vintage markets around the UK in March 2024
48 hours in Maastricht
With its cobbled streets, stylish boutiques, grand squares and one of the world’s top antiques fairs, Maastricht in the Netherlands is well worth a visit. Discover how to spend a weekend in this exciting city, steeped in history and charm
Best range cookers for 2024
Cook up a storm this year with one of these beautiful range cookers
What's new?
Collecting Martinware: a potted history plus how much it's worth
Martin Millard, director of Cheffins auction house, shares his expertise on collecting Martinware grotesques, from their beginnings to current auction value
Lesser-known cities to visit in Belgium
Karen Harvey takes us on a tour of some of Belgium’s lesser-known cities, each with plenty to offer lovers of antiques shopping, fine food and culture
Review: The Stack, Trelion, Cornwall
The Stack is nestled in a Cornish hamlet and is both cosy and stylish, making it a perfect Christmas retreat
The Northern Antiques Fair
28th September to 1st October 2023
LAPADA Berkeley Square fair returns to splendour
Following a three-year hiatus, LAPADA’s London fair returns to Berkeley Square where, for the first time, non-member dealers will take stands in the familiar pavilion. Emma Longstaff goes behind the scenes and meets members of the selection committee
Auctions
A guide to buying vintage handbags at auction
If you're thinking of buying a vintage handbag at auction, read our expert auctioneers' advice to make sure you bag a high-quality bargain
Collecting Fairground Memorabilia
Jeremy Curzon, Consultant at Cheffins, talks to H&A all about collecting fairground memorabilia and their upcoming sale on the 23rd July
Drew Pritchard's guide to buying antiques at auction
Get ready for the auction room as Salvage Hunter Drew Pritchard divulges the inside track to placing the right bid under pressure
Fairs
The biggest European art fairs happening in 2023
Huon Mallalieu rounds up the key European art fairs to have on your radar for 2023
Best European antiques markets to visit
From Munich to Amsterdam, we've rounded up a few of the best antiques markets in Europe
The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair Winter Edition Preview
Enjoy a preview of The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair Winter 2023 with our top picks!
Travel
Review: Boconnoc House & Estate, Cornwall
Boconnoc is at the heart of the Lostwithiel area in Cornwall and the sprawling 860-acre estate is not only an events venue but also an enchanting place to stay…
16 royal buildings to visit in the UK
We round up the best royal buildings to visit around the UK, from castles to palaces to the great Tower of London...
Best haunted castles and stately homes to visit around the UK
Stately homes, castles and heritage homes all have a spooky story to tell. Are you brave enough to pay one of these haunted castles and houses a visit?