Event Information

The largest book fair in the Peak District of Derbyshire, with around 25 dealers in attendance.

Everyone welcome including children and pets.  Easy disabled access throughout.  

The venue is near to the town centre and shops, with other tourist attractions in the vicinity including Chatsworth and Haddon Hall.

The second Bakewell book fair of the year will be held on Saturday 15th August. 

Key Details

Time & Date 11th April 2026, 10:00 - 16:00

Venue Bakewell Agricultural Centre, Agricultural Way, Haddon Road, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1AH

Organisers Louise Harrison, T P Books Tel: 07719 606211 Email: l.harrison539@btinternet.com

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Ticket Information

Admission £ 1.00

Travel Information

Parking

Pay & Display.

Driving

M1, J29

Train

Matlock 9 miles, Grindleford 9 miles, but no taxi rank at either.

Bus

To Bakewell - Trans-Peak from Derby or Manchester; X18 or 240 from Sheffield or 170 from Chesterfield.

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Highlights

If you are thinking of attending this fair, why not have a look at some of the books recommended by some of the Members who will be there.

HISTORICAL ATLAS OF STAFFORDSHIRE

D M PHILLIPS

MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY

£30.00

Offered by Claremont Books and Prints

FARTHEST NORTH 2 VOLUME SET C1898

FRIDTJOF NANSEN

£150.00

Offered by Claremont Books and Prints

THE DERBYSHIRE COUNTRY HOUSE VOLUME 2

CRAVEN / STANLEY

LANDMARK

£15.00

Offered by Claremont Books and Prints

HISTORY OF DERBYSHIRE

GLADWYN TURBUTT

£95.00

Offered by Claremont Books and Prints

LARGE SCALE MAP OF STAFFORDSHIRE

PHILLIPS AND HUTCHINGS

£295.00

Offered by Claremont Books and Prints

**Signed** In the Carpathians

Lion Phillimore

Constable and Company

£220.00

Offered by Books Written By

Ivon Hitchens: A Retrospective of Paintings

Peter Heron

Waddington Galleries

£50.00

Offered by Books Written By

5 SIGNED 1ST EDITION CHILDRENS BOOKS BY WILLIAM MA...

WILLIAM MAYNE

£95.00

Offered by Claremont Books and Prints

An Architectural Account of the Churches of Shrops...

D. H. S. Cranage

Wellington: Hobson & Co

£400.00

Offered by Salsus Books

The Twilight of the Gods

Richard Garnett

The Bodley Head

£95.00

Offered by Books Written By

Paul Nash

Andrew Causey

Clarendon Press, Oxford

£148.00

Offered by Yardley Books

The Drawings of Sir Frank Brangwyn R.A. 1867 -1956

James D Boyd

F Lewis Publishers Leigh-on-Sea

£70.00

Offered by Yardley Books

A Broken String of Beads

Rigby Graham

Cog Press, Leicester

£40.00

Offered by Yardley Books

Masks Mimes and Miracles : Studies in Popular Thea...

Allardyce Nicoll M.A.

Cooper Square Publishers Inc.

£45.00

Offered by Yardley Books

Les Adam et Clodion

H, Thirion

A Quantin, Imprimeur-Editeur, Paris

£80.00

Offered by Yardley Books

Jacky Tsai : Future Past (SIGNED)

Jacky Tsai & Lee Cavaliere

Fine Art Society

£18.00

Offered by Yardley Books

Alice Neel : The Subject and Me

Moira Jeffrey

Talbot Rice Gallery

£28.00

Offered by Yardley Books

Catalogue Raisonne of the Works of Samuel Palmer

Raymond Lister

Cambridge University Press

£195.00

Offered by Yardley Books

The Architectural Works of A. N. W. Pugin

G. J. Hyland

Spire Books Ltd

£38.00

Offered by Yardley Books

Pierre Cardin

Laurence Benaim

Carla Sozzoni, Milan

£120.00

Offered by Yardley Books

Anselm Kiefer The High Priestess

Armin Zweite

Anthony D'Offay

£36.00

Offered by Yardley Books

Simply Not Cricket Catalogue du jazz britannique 1...

Philippe Renaud

Philippe Renaud

£165.00

Offered by Yardley Books

John Constable's Skies

John E Thornes

University of Birmingham Press

£38.00

Offered by Yardley Books

The Catalogue Raisonne of the Prints of Paul Dury

Robin Garton

Robin Garton & Co

£350.00

Offered by Yardley Books

Fair Exhibitors

If you would like to see which Members will be at this fair, you can browse through them all below. Just select the letter their name starts with and click their name to see their specific page.

Exhibitors A-Z

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Showing 1 Results

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Books

Alastor Rare Books | James Eaton Cleobury Mortimer

56

B

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Showing 2 Results

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Books

C

Name & Trading Name

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Claremont Books and Prints | Suzanne & Gordon Leete Market Harborough

99

D

Name & Trading Name

Showing 2 Results

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Books

E

Name & Trading Name

Showing 1 Results

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Books

H

Name & Trading Name

Showing 1 Results

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I

Name & Trading Name

Showing 2 Results

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J

Name & Trading Name

Showing 1 Results

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M

Name & Trading Name

Showing 1 Results

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David Maynard | David Maynard Grantham

63

N

Name & Trading Name

Showing 3 Results

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P

Name & Trading Name

Showing 1 Results

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R

Name & Trading Name

Showing 1 Results

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S

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Showing 1 Results

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Salsus Books | David T Salt Kidderminster

116

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Y

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Yardley Books | Bob Yardley Chesterfield

79

Resources

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