This makes the upmarket village of Penshurst in Kent very popuar with visitors.
This is good news for the twice-yearly Penshurst Antiques Fair held in the village hall. Usually organised by Beverley Nemet, who is currently away for three months, the three-day Easter event is being organised by locally-based Stephen Hazell-Smith, a specialist dealer in 20th century Scandinavian glass who exhibits at the Cambridge Glass Fair.
Stephen said: “Although this is quite a small fair, the quality is high, largely with the same dealers over the five or six years, selling china, jewellery, glass and silver. Because Penshurst is so popular, particularly over a holiday weekend, we have very good attendances at the fair of around 500-600 visitors a day over the three days.”
The antiques fair at Penshurst Village Hall is from Saturday to Monday, April 7 to 9.
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BY JOAN PORTER
Easter tidings in upmarket Kent
THE 14th century Penshurst Place with its walled garden is the ancestral home of the Sidney family and is still in the family’s ownership.
