The Yorkshire Flea "An Excellent Mixer"
Schedule
Sun Oct 19 2025 at 11:00 am to 06:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Thirsk Farmers Auction Mart & Rural Business Centre | Northallerton, EN
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On this day in 1997 Ken Wood the inventor of the eponymus domestic food processor passed away. an interesting man whose engineering and electronic skills brought a radical change to domestic life following its introduction in 1950 Kenwood's products were successful because Wood identified household tasks that gave housewives most work and developed machines to do those jobs. Within a few years of setting up the company, he was one of Britain's youngest millionaires.` At the Yorkshire Flea we welcome all entusiasts of antique and vintage items for your home your garden and your wardrobe. you dont need to be a millionaire to shop with one of 100+dealers in the rare, the beautiful the singular the desirable and the intriguing we have items priced at well under a fiver and items well into 4 figures. we do not sell new items at the flea. so whichever way you slice it the flea is a grand trip out On this day in 1997 Ken Wood the inventor of the eponymus domestic food processor passed away. an interesting man whose engineering and electronic skills brought a radical change to domestic life following its introduction in 1950 Kenwood's products were successful because Wood identified household tasks that gave housewives most work and developed machines to do those jobs. Within a few years of setting up the company, he was one of Britain's youngest millionaires.`At the Yorkshire Flea we welcome all entusiasts of antique and vintage items for your home your garden and your wardrobe. you dont need to be a millionaire to shop with one of 100+dealers in the rare, the beautiful the singular the desirable and the intriguing we have items priced at well under a fiver and items well into 4 figures. we do not sell new items at the flea. so whichever way you slice it the flea is a grand trip out , we are not going to mince our words, the process of booking an exhibitors pitch or attending the flea is a smooth blend of convienience and ease.
So whats in the mix that makes The Yorkshire Flea events so appealing?
We have exhibitors trading in great (grate?) quality vintage and antique items including furniture, ephemera, textiles, ceramics glass, pictures, drawings, posters and prints. and we have jewellery, sculpture, taxidermy, natural history specimens scienific curiousities, kitchenalia, gardenalia, watches clocks and a cornucopia of beautiful desirable hard to find items embodying sociall history and fantastic place to find and buy gifts.
It's where smart, clever, tasteful discerning folk come to shop.
Alll small businesses no corporate tat here so many nearly unique and very stylish items to admire and even better than a museum because they are all available to buy.
The venue is indoors and step free with wheelchair accessible toilets and admirable, extremely good value catering supplying drinks cakes and snacks and full hot meals..
We hope you have had your enthusiasm whipped up and trust that you will whisk yourself and your family up to the event.
new items? No Dice!
Admission £3 per adult acconpanied under 16s free of charge.
The Yorkshire Flea you cant beat it (unless you have a Kenwood Mixer*)
* other food processors are available
WHERE THERE'S MUCK THERE'S BRASS
We look forward to seeing you
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Where is it happening?
Thirsk Farmers Auction Mart & Rural Business Centre, Blakey Lane,Thirsk, North Yorkshire, Northallerton, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
