Miller's Exploring Antiques in Britain
by Carol Fisher

Immodestly, here is a plug for my own book!

Called Miller's Exploring Antiques in Britain (available from Amazon.co.uk), it is a guide to the best areas in Britain for buying antiques and collectables. The book encourages you to get out and explore the British countryside, cities and towns and enjoy their places of interest, historical sites and antiques treasures.

There are 25 different routes in the book, aimed at providing the most interesting and fulfilling antiques hunting. The book starts in Kent, the Garden of England, and towns and cities on the route include Canterbury, Dover, Westerham and tiny Sandgate, which has the most intense concentration of antiques shops in the county. Other routes include stops in the Potteries of Staffordshire, book-lovers' paradise, Hay-on-Wye, the beautiful Cotswolds villages and Glasgow, renowned for its connection with Charles Rennie Mackintosh as well as for the titles of European City of Culture in 1990 and the UK City of Architecture and Design in 1999.

There are six routes devoted to the London busy antiques scene and include Portobello Road, Camden Passage, Belgravia and Mayfair.

The book visits 200 villages, towns and cities in England, Wales and Scotland. It lists over 2500 shops, auction houses and antiques centres as well as including information on some of the country's most notable fairs (shows). This is complemented by tourist material presenting places of interest such as stately homes like Longleat and Woburn Abbey, museums, country parks and historical sites that allow the visitor to really enjoy each area. Historical data and anecdotes provide stimulating background information, while route maps, internet sources and road direction help with advance planning and timing.

Whether you are buying for business or just browsing for pleasure, Miller's Exploring Antiques in Britain is the ideal companion for anyone hot on the antiques trail.

Copyright © 2002 Carol Fisher

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