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Antiques@TheHolt was
launched in late 2013 with the aim of offering dealers and
collectors in north Oxfordshire, the Cotswolds and surrounding
counties a fresh venue for buying and selling mid- to high-end
antiques and collectables.
For
many years Hopcrofts Holt Hotel hosted a series of popular
antiques fairs that benefited not only from the easily accessible
location but also through the hotel's excellent facilities
- which include a series of large, well-appointed function
rooms, a highly regarded restaurant and more than 80 comfortable
bedrooms.
With
the loss of a number of local antiques fairs, including the
monthly Woodstock Fair (which ended in May 2013) and the absence
of any regular events at Kidlington's Exeter Hall, a small
group of dealers decided to combine their resources and
organise an event for themselves. With enthusiastic support
from the hotel management, Antiques@TheHolt is
the result.
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Within
days of announcing the first event the organisers had sparked
the interest of a wide array of dealers. Almost immediately,
the range of antiques on offer looked likely to extend
from Old Master prints and silver, through all eras of ceramics,
porcelain and pottery, to militaria, postcards and furniture.
Since then the fair has grown steadily, not only in size, but also in reputation. The emphasis is also on mid- to high-end antiques, ensuring
that even the most serious collectors should find something
to satisfy their interest, and Antiques@TheHolt is now widely regarded as one of the best medium-sized fairs anywhere in the country.
That
first fair, back in November 2013, proved to be a huge success, and a second
fair, opened by Charlie
Ross, was staged in March 2014. In recent years the fair has become became significantly larger, with the addition of more rooms, and now takes place on set dates twice a year
- across the third weekend in March and then, in the run-up to Christmas, on the last weekend in November. For details of future fairs
please see Dates & Times.
Please
explore the website to discover more about the event and the
dealers who support Antiques@TheHolt, as well as background
on the Fair and Hopcrofts Holt Hotel. You can also discover
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