A UNIQUE AND INSPIRING COLLECTION OF ANTIQUES AND DESIGN FROM A WIDE RANGE OF DEALERS
The Decorative Fair has, over its 35 years, built a powerful reputation amongst the decorating trade and private buyers. Some 130 specialist dealers showcase 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. Our exhibitors are resourceful in finding unique and special items to create and finish an interior scheme or garden room. Many exhibitors present room-sets, providing further inspiration on how to imaginatively display items.
The Winter Fair is the perfect source for interior sparkle to brighten up your home, from modernist or period lighting and mirrors, to cheerful contemporary paintings and colourful works of art such as studio glass, crystal, and silverware. Or treat yourself to a new piece of jewellery or a vintage watch. Winter is also when The London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair (LARTA) takes place up on our mezzanine, with 15 specialist dealers in rugs and carpets, tribal weavings, and a huge variety of antique textiles for decorating with, and collecting. If you are searching for a rug, or original textiles for the wall such as embroidered panels or tapestries, you’ll find a great range to choose from.
Packing, delivery and export services are available on site. The restaurant on the Mezzanine, 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.
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 21 January 12pm-8pm
Wednesday 22 January 11am-8pm
Thursday 23 January 11am-8pm
Friday 24 January 11am-7pm
Saturday 25 January 11am-7pm
Sunday 26 January 11am-6pm
Admission
Tuesday 21 January – £20 p/person
Wednesday 22 – Sunday 26 January – £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.
Courtesy Coach Service
UPDATE: COACH PICK UP POINT
CLIVEDEN PLACE SW1W 8LA
Due to the ongoing road works in Sloane Square, the pick up point for the Courtesy Coaches to and from the venue is now located at Cliveden Place. Turn right and right again as you exit Sloane Square Underground Station. All coaches are clearly identified with Decorative Fair signage. This service runs approximately four times an hour from 10.30am.
By car
Via Chelsea Bridge Gate (for satnav use SW8 4NW for Chelsea Bridge Gate, then follow signs).
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 & Spa:
To book direct on the website: www.pestana.com
25% Discount Code / voucher: DECOFAIR
Stay dates: 16.01.2025 to 27.01.2025
Bookable up until: 16.01.2024
Please note that this rate is non cancellable and non refundable.
The Chelsea Harbour Hotel:
The Chelsea Harbour Hotel & Spa is a 5 star all suites hotel just 13mins by car from Evolution Battersea.
Should you require accommodation on the night of the event please use the code EVOLCHH15 to book directly from our website and enjoy:
• 15% discount from our Best Available Rate
• 15% discount for all in house dining
• Cancellation policy with no charge on 24 hours’ notice prior to arrival date
• Complimentary room upgrade to the next level category (subject to availability)
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.
