Category: Book Fairs
Settle Book Fair | Bank Holiday Monday 25 August 2025 | Poster
SETTLE BOOK FAIR
On Bank Holiday Monday, 25th August we’ll be exhibiting at the Settle Book Fair being held at Victoria Hall, Kirkgate BD24 9DZ.
Around twelve dealers selling a wide range of secondhand and collectable books & ephemera. Café serving excellent home-made food and car parking nearby.
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The market town of Settle is situated in the Yorkshire Dales, accessed by the A65 Kendal/Ilkley road and within easy reach of Skipton and Ingleton.
For booking enquiries or further information please contact John Wilson on email j.r.wilson@cantab.net or telephone 03330 062270.
Bakewell Book Fair | Saturday 16 August 2025 | Poster
BAKEWELL BOOK FAIR
On Saturday, 16th August 2025 we’ll be exhibiting at the Bakewell Book Fair being held at the Agricultural Business Centre, Haddon Road DE45 1AH.
Open from 10am till 4pm there will be around twenty dealers with antiquarian, collectable and secondhand books and ephemera.
A large car park onsite, with cafés and shops nearby.
The pretty market town of Bakewell lies on the banks of the River Wye in the Derbyshire Dales and is widely known for its local dessert delicacy of the Bakewell pudding. The town is easily accessed via the A6, is within close distance of Buxton and Matlock, and only a short distance away are the splendors of Chatsworth House.
~ details and complimentary ticket ~
Organised by the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
Gargrave Book Fair | 12 August 2025 | Poster
GARGRAVE BOOK FAIR
On Tuesday, 12th August we’ll be at the mid-week Gargrave Book Fair being held in the Village Hall, West Street BD23 3RD.
Around seventeen dealers with a broad range of second-hand, antiquarian, out-of-print and collectable books and ephemera. Café serving excellent home-made food and parking nearby.
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The pretty village of Gargrave is situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales, accessed by the A65 Kendal/Ilkley road and within easy reach of Skipton and Settle.
For booking enquiries or further information please contact Gerry Cotter on email gerrycotterbooks@gmail.com or telephone 01524 752968.
Ingleton Book Fair | 3 August 2025 | Poster
INGLETON BOOK FAIR
On Sunday, 3rd August we’ll be exhibiting at the Ingleton Book Fair being held in the Ingleborough Community Centre, Ingleton LA6 3HG.
There will be around fourteen dealers with secondhand books on a wide variety of subjects including antiquarian and collectable, plus maps and ephemera. Café serving excellent home-made food.
A large pay-and-display car park adjacent.
Ingleton is located in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales on the A65 between Settle and Kirkby Lonsdale, and within easy reach of Lancaster via the A683 through Hornby.
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Local attractions include the Ingleton Waterfalls, good walking around about Ingleborough and Gaping Gill, and a little further afield is the picturesque bleakness of Ribblehead Viaduct.
Ilkley Book Fair 2025 | Poster
ILKLEY BOOK FAIR
On Friday, 25th and Saturday, 26th July we’ll be exhibiting at the Ilkley Book Fair being held at King’s Hall & Winter Garden, Station Road, Ilkley LS29 8HB.
Around thirty booksellers exhibiting for sale antiquarian, collectable and secondhand books, maps and ephemera.
The award winning crime writer Martin Edwards will at the fair on Friday afternoon.
The beautiful spa town of Ilkley lies on the River Wharfe in Wharfedale and is easily accessed via the A65 with the towns of Skipton and Otley close by.
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Event sponsored by The Grove Bookshop of Ilkley.
~ details and complimentary ticket ~
Organised by the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
Kirkby Lonsdale Book Fair | 5 July 2025 | Poster
KIRKBY LONSDALE BOOK FAIR
On Saturday, 5th July 2025 we’ll be exhibiting at the Kirkby Lonsdale Book Fair being held at Lunesdale Hall, Bective Road LA6 2BG.
Open from 10am till 4pm there will be around sixteen dealers with antiquarian, collectable and secondhand books and ephemera.
Car parking nearby, and with cafés, shops and eateries within walking distance.
The picturesque and historic market town of Kirkby Lonsdale can be found on the River Lune in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, and close to the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. Local attractions include Devil’s Bridge and Ruskin’s View.
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Kirkby Lonsdale is accessed via the A65 with Kendal to the north-west, and with Ingleton, Settle and Skipton to the south-east. The A683 to the south links to Hornby and Lancaster.
~ details and complimentary ticket ~
Organised by the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
Buxton Book Fair | 22 June 2025 | Poster
BUXTON BOOK FAIR
On Sunday, 22nd June we’ll be at the Buxton Book Fair being held at St. Anne’s Parish Centre SK17 6PX.










