Hot on the heels of our busy Easter event, Vintage Market at the Mansion is back at Beckenham Place Park on May Bank Holiday.
If you’ve been before, you’ll know the Market hosts around 50 of the best vintage traders you’ll find anywhere. Lots are London-based, but some travel from as far away as Dorset and Lincoln to be here!
Outside and inside the Mansion you can expect to find mid 20th century furniture, lighting, homeware and ceramics, original posters, prints, books, records, antique maps and charts, brocante, salvage, vintage designer fashion, and lots more.
Most traders take card payments, and will deliver locally if you want to buy something big, like an armchair!
There’ll be delicious street food outside, including tasty burritos, tacos and quesadillas by Route 66, irresistible savoury and sweet crepes by Sarrasin mouthwatering bao buns by You Bao, souvlaki by Skewers, excellent coffee by Beats & Grind and amazing brownies by Slate ‘n’ Crumb.
In addition, the excellent Mansion Bar and Cafe will be serving craft ale amongst other tipples, and delicious lunchtime food.
Our resident Market band, The Alvar Treefrogs, will be back with us, busking with New Orleans jazz on the grass at the back of the Mansion.
Call in to see our friends KnowHowYou sewing school on the Ground Floor of the Mansion and find out about the various classes and courses they have to offer, have a browse in Verso Vintage shop and visit the artists studios of Maria Rado and others on the lower ground floor
So, come along on the May Bank Holiday and find loads of unusual things to buy, explore the mansion and enjoy the beautiful park while you’re there!
FREE ENTRY
Step-free entrance, and level access throughout the ground floor rooms. Dogs welcome indoors.
Getting there:
We strongly recommend using public transport and/or walking, or cycling to the market if at all possible, as parking facilities are limited and expensive.
See Lewisham Council’s website for more information on how to get to the Park.
By train:
Beckenham Hill Station – 8mins walk
Beckenham Junction Station – 12mins
Ravensbourne Station – 15mins
New Beckenham Station – 19mins
By bus:
Bus – 54, 354, 320, 227, 367, 181
By car:
The car park has a limited number of spaces. Paying to park is cashless and by the PayByPhone app only. Charges are complex and based on the emissions of your vehicle. If you still prefer to arrive by car we advise avoiding the busiest period (11am-2pm). Note that vehicle entry is only via the Beckenham Hill Road entrance (Sat Nav: BR3 1SY) opposite the Church of St Augustine. If your GPS takes you elsewhere, try SE6 3PU instead, or use ///follow.skinny.fade
We recommend using the cheaper St George’s Road car park, near to Beckenham Junction Station, just a 12 minute walk away. Alternatively, there’s some on-street parking close to the Downham entrance on Old Bromley Road (Sat Nav: BR1 4LE) and near to Ravensbourne Station, (Sat Nav: BR3 5HE). Please respect local residents and other road users, and park considerately.
The Mansion is an enjoyable 15 minute stroll across the Park from both these entrances.
The nearest cashpoint is at Waitrose near Beckenham Junction Station