Car boot sale Garden clear-out of Golleville

Car boot sale Garden clear-out of Golleville — 300 exhibitors

The Car boot sale Garden clear-out of Golleville is an original event that combines two complementary formats for a large-scale event with 300 exhibitors. The classic car boot sale section is enhanced by a garden clear-out, a section dedicated to the exchange and sale of everything related to the garden: plants and cuttings, bulbs and seeds, gardening tools (spades, forks, secateurs, watering cans), garden furniture (tables, chairs, tubs, planters), gardening books and magazines, old and local seed varieties, shrubs, and young trees.

With 300 exhibitors in total, the event reaches a significant size for a village in central Cotentin. The proportion of car boot sale stands remains the majority, offering the classics of the Norman second-hand market: furniture, crockery, clothing, toys, books, household appliances, trinkets, and various objects. The garden clear-out stands bring a touch of greenery and rural specificity that appeals to visiting gardeners in the area.

The complementarity of the two formats is natural in a hedged countryside area where gardening and vegetable patches are part of the daily lives of the inhabitants. The association of the two markets on the same day enriches the offer and diversifies the audience, attracting both classic bargain hunters and amateur gardeners from the Cotentin region.

Golleville and central Cotentin

Golleville (50390) is a village in central Cotentin, in the Bricquebec-en-Cotentin area, between Valognes and Barneville-Carteret. This hedged countryside area of Cotentin, characterized by a landscape of hedges, meadows, and sunken lanes, is representative of the inland Cotentin, far from the coastal tourist areas. The commune is attached to the community of communes of Cotentin.

The Bricquebec-en-Cotentin area, a neighboring cantonal capital, is known for its imposing medieval castle and its still active livestock market. The agricultural and rural tradition of this Cotentin region is a natural breeding ground for events like the Golleville Garden clear-out.