Your guide to Vintage toys
Find the events, places, shops and communities that make vintage toys easier to enjoy.
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EventsBP Fairs (Barry Potter) / Warners
11 October 2026
Toy and collectables fair at Doncaster Racecourse. General entry is 10:30am–3pm; paid early entry begins at 8am. Tickets are sold on the door. Check the organiser before travel.
EventsBP Fairs (Barry Potter) / Warners
18 October 2026
BP Fairs = BARRY POTTER FAIRS. Bookings and enquiries now via Warners: 01778 391179. Thousands of toys, trains and models — model railways, diecast cars/lorries/buses/aeroplanes, Star Wars, Dr Who, Marvel, sci-fi, Funko POP, teddy bears, Scalextric, LEGO.…
EventsBP Fairs (Barry Potter) / Warners
14 November 2026
500 STALLS — billed as Europe's No.1 Toy Collectors Fair. BP Fairs' flagship; they have run fairs here for 38 years, the venue's longest-standing client (first fair 19 Sept 1987). Pre-paid event for exhibitors. BP Fairs = BARRY POTTER FAIRS. Bookings and…
EventsRM Toys
2026-12-06
A toy collectors’ fair at Kempton Park Racecourse. Check the organiser’s admission and access details before visiting.
EventsBP Fairs
2026-12-27
A toy collectors’ fair with specialist traders. Public opening is 10:30am–3pm; check the organiser for admission and early-entry arrangements.
EventsBP Fairs
2026-12-29
A toy collectors’ fair with specialist traders. Public opening is 10:30am–3pm; check the organiser for admission and early-entry arrangements.
EventsBP Fairs
2026-12-30
A toy collectors’ fair with specialist traders. Public opening is 10:30am–3pm; check the organiser for admission and early-entry arrangements.
EventsRM Toys
2027-02-07
A toy collectors’ fair at Kempton Park Racecourse. Check the organiser’s admission and access details before visiting.
Physical retailThe Old Cinema
A physical shop carrying film, educational and travel posters alongside vintage objects.
Social & forumsThe Diecast Zone
A member-run diecast community with discussion, reference material and member auctions.
Physical retailForbidden Planet London
A specialist London shop for science fiction, comics, action figures, replicas and collectables.
Collectors Club of Great Britain
A national route into regional toy, diecast and general-collecting clubs and specialist sources.
4ni.co.uk - NI Model Shops sector
Northern Ireland business directory, Model Shops sector listing
Physical retailAJ Toys
FOUNDED 2023. LEGO and Pokemon TCG specialist — hand-curated stock, factory-sealed 'mint-in-box' authenticity focus, sources directly from official distributors. Ships from Belfast across the UK and worldwide. Explicitly spans LEGO, Pokemon TCG and Funko Pop…
Antiques Atlas
UK antiques, vintage and collectors fair diary by month
Antiques Trade Gazette
Cross-category guide to collectors' societies and clubs
Antiques Trade Gazette
Guide to societies and collectors' clubs across categories
Antiques Trade Gazette - auctioneer pages
Running news coverage of Vectis and other specialist salerooms, including recent results
Physical retailBritish Toy Auctions
Named Specialist Auction House of the Year 2026. Purchases completed within 24 hours are packed and dispatched the next day
Physical retailCheltenham Model Centre
CROSS-CATEGORY: model railways, plastic kits, diecast, slot cars, modelling tools AND RADIO CONTROL. Carries out repairs on RC cars and model railway locos, including DCC and DCC Sound fitting. Source: Rail Express Model Shops Directory (Heritage Railway…
Collect Ireland - Toy Fairs, Exhibitions & Shops
All-Ireland (North and South) toy fair, exhibition and shop directory with addresses, phone and email
Collectors Club of Great Britain
Master directory of regional toy and diecast clubs
Collectors Club of Great Britain
Directory of regional toy and diecast clubs
Corgi Model Club
One replica vintage-era Corgi edition roughly every 4 weeks. Pause, skip or cancel anytime. Joining gifts: replica 1966 catalogue and metal certificate tin (worth GBP 14.98)
Diecast Legends
Collectors Club GBP 65/yr for 10% off advertised diecast prices plus free UK P&P
Physical retailElite Models
RC models and toys, diecast, plastic kits, Estes rockets
Physical retailEwbank's
Free valuations at the saleroom weekdays 9.30am-5pm. Also online form, emailed images, video valuation. Bid in room, phone, live online or commission [See the 'Poster Dealers' sheet for the fuller, expanded entry]
Physical retailLacy Scott & Knight
Suffolk saleroom. Flexible about handling collections countrywide
My Old Toy Box
NORTHERN IRELAND'S / IRELAND'S LARGEST INDEPENDENT MODEL TOY SHOP. Classic and modern collectibles, vintage and modern models, soft toys. Source: Collect Ireland toy shop directory, page updated June 2025
Oxford Diecast Collectors Club
Started 1996. Associate GBP 10, Platinum UK GBP 16, Europe/US GBP 22. 4-for-3 purchasing. Globe newsletter 11-12x/yr. UK member postage GBP 2.96
Physical retailSpecial Auction Services (SAS)
Established 1991. Claims to sell more ready-to-run toy and model railways than any other UK auction house. Strategically placed in the south, within easy reach of London. Trains department: specialauctionservices.com/Departments/Trains
Physical retailSpink & Son Ltd
THE WORLD'S LEADING COLLECTABLES AUCTION HOUSE by its own and third-party description. Founded 1666 by John Spink as a goldsmith's and pawnbroker's business — one of the oldest trading names in the UK. Owned by Christie's 2000-2003; current ownership since…
The Diecast Zone
Founded 1997. Forums, member auctions (10% seller commission vs 12-17% eBay), archives. Collection placement: club@diecast.org
toyshows.co.uk
Aggregator for UK vintage toy fairs and collector events
Physical retailToytown Stores
FOUNDED IN BELFAST IN 1979 by Alan Simpson (first store, Castlereagh Road). ONE OF THE LARGEST INDEPENDENT TOY AND NURSERY RETAILERS IN NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE UK — 37 stores total, 10 in Northern Ireland and 27 across England and Scotland. Some branches…
UK Model Shop Directory
MODEL SHOPS BY COUNTY and by name, split into model railway, plastic kit, slot car, RADIO CONTROL and diecast stockists. Also DCC specialists, American, European, garden railways. Plus exhibitions calendar, swapmeets and toy fairs, and a club list
Physical retailUK Toy & Model Auctions
Established as auctioneers in 1996. Online bidding carries an additional 3% charge. Buyers bid from anywhere in the world
Vectis Auctions
SPECIALIST COLLECTABLES AUCTION HOUSE. Founded 1988 on the Isle of Wight by Roger and Jill Mazillius; bought by the Hambleton Group in 1996. 50+ staff, customers in 60+ countries. Also runs Train and Toy sales from the Benn Hall, Rugby. Record lots include a…
Warwick & Warwick Ltd
TRADING SINCE 1958, employee-owned. A LEADING UK AUTHORITY across an unusually wide span of collectables: stamps, postal history, postcards, cigarette cards, coins, banknotes, medals, militaria, MODEL RAILWAYS, DIE-CAST TOYS AND MODEL SOLDIERS. Accredited…
World of Collecting directory
UK auction houses, dealers and services for collectors, with addresses and phone numbers
