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Snape Maltings Annual Antiques and Fine Arts Fair
England's Most Picturesque Antiques Fair

By Ferne Arfin, About.com

  • What: Millions of pounds worth of antiques and fine arts; a London-style fair in the wilds of Suffolk.
  • When: Mid- July (In 2008, July 10-13)
  • Where: Snape Maltings, Snape, Saxmundham, Suffolk IP17 1SP, England. Seven acres of restored Victorian buildings near the Aldeburgh on the Suffolk Coast
  • Admission: £5
  • Telephone +44 (0)1278 784912
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The Most Scenic Antiques Fair in Britain

Snape Maltings, most famously known as the site of the Aldeburgh Festival, also hosts a huge antiques and fine arts fair, in a tented pavilion every July. Millions of pounds worth of high quality period furniture, paintings, silver, jewelry, pottery, porcelain, glass, arms, and armor and folk art go on sale - quality equivalent to London's Mayfair in the beautiful Suffolk Countryside. Dealers are vetted to ensure the quality of the goods on offer.

Snape Maltings

The Maltings at Snape is a collection of Victorian buildings, barns and workshops beside the Alde estuary, near the Suffolk Coast. Covering seven acres, the site has restaurants, shops, galleries, guided walks and river trips along the Alde.

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