SPRING FAIR
6 to 11 May 2025
GARDEN DECORATION COMES IN TO FOCUS AT OUR SPRING EVENT
The Decorative Fair has rightfully earned its strong reputation as the UK’s must-visit event for interior designers, with over 130 specialist dealers showcasing every discipline of antiques, fine and decorative art and 20th century design, dating from the 1700s to the 1970s, at a wide range of price points. The Spring Fair is the time our thoughts turn to outside, and garden statuary, objects, furniture, urns and outdoor decoration have a stronger focus, although they are always part of the mix in the Fair.
Packing, delivery and export services are available on site. Our vibrant restaurant on the Mezzanine catered by London restaurateurs Bone Idyll provides all-day refreshment, and we offer a courtesy coach service between Sloane Square and the Fair. We’re a dog-friendly event, although we do require dogs to be well-behaved and kept on a lead at all times when inside the venue.
NEW THIS SPRING! The House Directory LIVE upstairs on the mezzanine, featuring decorating suppliers, makers and craftspeople PLUS there’ll be talks by leading specialists, daily demos and workshops to enjoy. For over 20 years The House Directory has been the keeper of the best little black book of contacts in the decorating business; now you can be in on it too.
The Fair is excited to have collaborated with architect George Saumarez Smith, one of the UK’s leading classical architects, who generously allowed the Organisers to reproduce drawings from his recent “Sketchbooks” publication as backdrops to the Fair’s 2025 marketing campaign imagery. A director of ADAM Architecture since 2004, George Saumarez Smith has worked across a wide range of projects including new country houses, alterations to historic buildings, commercial housing and urban design. He also teaches and writes. His most recent publication is Sketchbooks: Collected Measured Drawings and Architectural Sketches (Triglyph Books 2021).
VISITOR INFORMATION
Venue
Evolution London
Battersea Park
London SW11 4NJ
Vehicle Entry via Chelsea Bridge Gate ONLY
Opening times
Tuesday 6 May 12pm-8pm
Wednesday 7 May 11am-8pm
Thursday 8 May 11am-8pm
Friday 9 May 11am-7pm
Saturday 10 May 11am-7pm
Sunday 11 May 11am-6pm
Admission
Tuesday 6 May – £20 p/person
Wednesday 7 – Sunday 11 May – £10 p/person
Free entry after 4pm
Public transport
Train: from Victoria or Clapham Junction to Battersea Park station, its then approximately a 15 minute walk.
Bus: 44, 137 or 344 all stop at Chelsea Bridge (South Side) then follow Carriage Drive North to the venue.
Tube: Sloane Square station, then take the free shuttle vehicles. Or the new Battersea Power Station tube stop is approximately a 20 minute walk to the venue.
Free shuttle
Courtesy coaches run from Sloane Square to the Fair’s Battersea Park venue approximately every fifteen minutes. Pick up in Sloane Square near to Sloane Square Hotel and the Royal Court Theatre (depending on traffic). These coaches are branded with The Decorative Fair logo for easy identification.
By car
Via Chelsea Bridge Gate only.
From Chelsea & Knightsbridge, look out for yellow AA signs to the Fair. Free parking at the venue is limited. Overflow parking is at Pay & Display car parks close by, where you must pay to park when visiting the Fair. Battersea Park is not in the Congestion Zone.
Hotel Accommodation
PESTANA CHELSEA BRIDGE HOTEL
25% discount on Pestana hotel room rates
To book direct on the website: www.pestana.com
Code / voucher: DECOFAIR
Valid from 06.05.2024 – 12.05.2024
DOUBLETREE BY HILTON LONDON CHELSEA HOTEL
For 12.5% off please book direct: London Chelsea Club or visit www.Hilton.com and enter your unique code Hilton ID: 113032717.
Located just a short distance from Battersea, DoubleTree by Hilton London Chelsea offers you a prime spot with 172 recently refurbished modern bedrooms with everything you need along with our bar and restaurant, Crè.
Urban Rest Apartments
55-57 Nine Elms Lane, Nine Elms SW11 7DE
Dogs Welcome (Doggy spa too!)
7 mins from Battersea Underground Station & 20 mins walk to/from the Fair.
£195 per night per 1-bedroom apartment
£240 per night per 2-bedroom apartment
Minimum stay 3 nights
To secure your apartment please email bookings@urbanrest.uk
Quote The Decorative Fair / Harvey Management Services for our special rate
and let them know that you are exhibiting/visiting The Decorative Fair
GENERAL ENQUIRIES
fairs@decorativefair.com
+44 (0) 20 7616 9327
OUR OTHER FAIRS
We hold three events each year: a Winter Fair in late January, a Spring Fair in mid-May and an Autumn Fair during the busy ‘design season’ in late September/early October.
