Fun Facts

Some of the fun facts from over the years and memories of our travels:

  • Over 440 shows attended
  • Nearly 19000 items sold – including 1100 pieces of Audio equipment & 1000 plus Babycham Glasses!
  • Favourite item sold – Space Fever Cocktail Arcade Machine, Midcentury Modern Haggerston
  • Our favourite show – the Furniture Flea at York Hall, we were there at the beginning in 2010 and at the end in 2022; still much missed.
  • Most iconic venue – Victoria Baths, Manchester amazing building, ace sausage rolls
  • Coldest show ever – Kedleston Hall, in a marquee, in September, wrapped in Blankets
  • Best dressed crowd – Festival of Vintage York, every year
  • Best Croissant – Cambridge Furniture Flea from the bakery across the road. Becky had first breakfast, second breakfast and elevenses.
  • Most unconventional stall – the corridor to the gents loo at Dulwich, but we love it
  • Most uncomfortable journey home – Ardingly when we bought more than we sold
  • Best pack up – listening to Craig Charles doing his DJ set at the Great Estates Festival
  • Most expensive show – the one that ‘coincided’ with the Edinburgh fringe – god it was a great weekend.



Sale Now On

As a thank you to all our fans and followers we have a sale on for the next two weeks. Pop over to the shop to grab a bargain – Discounts from 15 – 25%. If you love something but it’s not on sale, send us a message and we’ll give you the best price.


It’s our Anniversary!

Retro Bazaar is 15 years old on the 10th January.

During these years we have been through highs and lows including recession, credit crunch, van theft, lockdown, three websites and four workshops but we’re still here.

We have made lots of amazing memories, from our first show in Wilmslow, March 2010, when the van broke down and we had to go back to Liverpool and pile what we could into my sisters Ford Fiesta to the amazing Goodwood vintage festival (which has never been surpassed) and the Bethnal Green furniture flea at York Hall when the boxing ring was still up!

In our 15 years we have travelled all over the country to sell our wares from the Edinburgh Fringe in the North, to the Great Estate Festival Cornwall in the South, Dreamland Margate in the East & Chester Racecourse in the West. Most of these miles have been covered in our trusty vans Ruby van Rouge & Boris van Bleu – plus a few rentals when Boris went on his enforced holiday with the villains & police.

We have changed a lot over the years and so has our stock from how we started to what we sell now but one thing is constant we still LOVE working for ourselves and being weird and wonderful – I’m Retro (Glynis) & Becky is Bazaar which sums us up.

Here’s to another 15 years when we will be selling little pieces of Jewellery cos that’s all we will be able to carry!


Happy Christmas!

We have now closed for Christmas and would like to wish all of our customers, suppliers and fellow traders a Happy Christmas and a wonderful New Year.

We will be back in the workshop on Thursday 2nd January, however if you need to get hold of us use the Contact Us form and we will reply on our return. You can still place orders in our ebay shop and they will be dispatched as soon as we are back.

We are back at shows on the 12th January at Greenwich Vintage Flea. Check out our events page for all the location details.

Happy Christmas!



Last Posting Date & Christmas Opening Hours

We will be working until Friday 20th December and our shop will be open until then.
• Last order date is Wednesday 18th December
• Last posting date is Thursday 19th December
• Orders can be collected from the workshop in Whittlebury up to 20th December.

We will be closed over Christmas from Saturday 21st December to Thursday 2nd January 2025.
If you have placed an order after the 19th, it will NOT be processed in time for Christmas.


Thats All Folks!

Thats a wrap – no more fairs for us in 2024. Big thanks to all the organisers, customers and anyone who helped along the way. We will be back in 2025 which will also be the 15th Anniversary of Retro Bazaar.

We will be selling online so pop over to our shop for last minute gift ideas.



We don’t have a shop

(but according to Google we do) and this can’t be changed in their categories!

We get a lot of enquiries to see if we are open but we don’t have a physical shop and unfortunately do not have the facilities for browsing. We sell online and at Vintage, Midcentury and Antique fairs around the country. The events we are attending are listed on this site.

We have a workshop in Whittlebury where we restore all our items. Also, we are happy to undertake customer conversions of speakers, radios, clocks and telephones, just drop us a line or give us a ring to discuss what you need done.

Customers can make an appointment to drop off and collect items for restoration.

Tuesday – Friday: By Appointment

Saturday – Monday: Closed



Summer Sale Now On

As all is quiet on the show front we have kicked off our summer sale. It runs from today for two weeks to the 19th August. Pop over to our shop and get 20% off selected items including Barware, Kitchenalia, Decorative Glass & Ceramics, Clocks, Art, Furniture & Lighting, If you are interested in any of the large items contact us for a delivery quote.

Follow this link and grab a bargain before it ends – SHOP


Triple Whammy!

We have had a quiet start to 2022 concentrating on buying fabulous new stock for the year ahead. We will be back on the road soon with three fairs in February. Starting next weekend at one of our old favourites is the Bristol Furniture Flea at the Paintworks – great fair in a fab venue with a wonderful vibe. Loads of tickets already sold so if you are in the Bristol area come on down.

Our second show is a new one to us and we are really looking forward to it. A monthly mid-week antiques fair, last Wednesday of each month at Wembley. Outside, but undercover so guaranteed to go ahead regardless of the weather. We will be bringing our Bluetooth speakers and vintage technology to a whole new audience. The fair is an eclectic mix of quirky pieces and gorgeous vintage and antiques in a great location. The bonus is it is easy to get there by car, cheap parking and outside the Ulez and congestions zones. Great excuse to come and fill up your vehicle with fantastic purchases.

The last show of the month will be a return to another new favourite; the North London Vintage Home Show. The first show last year was a massive success with lots of eager buyers and we are looking forward to returning with some really cool pieces.

See our events page for a full list of shows for the next six months.

Date/Time Event
13th February 2022
10:30 am – 4:30 pm 		Bristol Vintage Furniture Flea
The Paintworks, Bristol, BS4 3EH
23rd February 2022
8:00 am – 4:00 pm 		Wembley Park Antiques Market
Pink Parking Wembley, Wembley, HA90SJ
26th February 2022
10:30 am – 3:30 pm 		North London Vintage Home Show
St Marys Church, Primrose Hill, NW3 3DJ

OMG its 2022!

Happy 2022 one and all. Looking forward to a great New Year full of shows, sales and fabulous stock.

Thanks to all our customers who have shopped in 2021. We really appreciate your support for a small business that has struggled over the last two years to keep going. Hopefully the new year will be great.

We will be back on the road in Feb keep an eye on the website for new dates of shows we will be attending.