The tiny UK village with Europe's biggest antiques centre - 300 dealers on ex-RAF base

If ever there was a place to inspire your antique adventures, all under one roof, well four roofs to be precise, then this is the place to come. A former RAF base has been converted into Europe's largest antique centre with thousands of items displayed in four large buildings and heading there could be your best antiques road trip ever.

Explore four large buildings filled with thousands of antiques and vintage collectables to inspire you on your antiquing adventure. The unique destination packed history, charm, and discovery is nestled in the beautiful Lincolnshire countryside and boasts Europe's largest collection of antiques. With over 400 dealers spread across four spacious and characterful buildings, whether you're a seasoned collector, an interior designer, or simply love to browse and be inspired, this is the places for you.

Hemswell, a tiny village of around 300 inhabitants, is situated in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, about 2 miles west of Caenby Corner, 7 miles east of Gainsborough and just under 15 miles north of Lincoln.

And the Hemswell Antique centre is the village's major attraction offering a wide variety of antiques and vintage items.

The village also has two lovely coffee shops, ample free parking and a warm and friendly atmosphere so a perfect place to spend a memorable day and the Hemswell Antique Centre is open on Bank Holidays too.

There are literally thousands of antiques and collectables to peruse at your leisure with each building featuring an unrivalled choice of beautiful high quality goods from different centuries, every historical period and style and from all over the world.

A spokesperson for the centre said: "We guarantee that it will keep you fascinated for hours."

"We carry the most extensive range of antique pine, rare kitchenalia, rustic and country made furniture from all over the world. Find that rare and unusual piece to compliment any home. Choose from handsome vintage leather luggage and traditional sporting items.

"Superbly crafted musical items available such as gramophones, music boxes and instruments. Always a magnificent range of English longcase clocks, period bracket clocks, and wall clocks plus aneroid banjo, wheel and stick barometers from the late 18th to the early 20th Century . You will discover a large selection of quality Georgian and Victorian mahogany, oak and walnut furniture for the bedroom, sitting room, dining room or for occasional use."

As you wander through the four buildings of treasures you will travel through the period furniture of the Georgian era to the elegance of the Regency age before experiencing the simpler but hugely popular and currently fashionable designs of the Arts and Crafts movement.

Onwards into the 20th century you can enjoy the end of the Art Nouveau movement before welcoming the age of Art Deco, before arriving at pieces by Midwinter and Whitefriars that epitomise mid-century design. Finally, as items from the 21st century head towards being classified as vintage, you will find some more contemporary items too.

Smaller items include advertising collectables, antique coins and stamps, clocks, vintage toys and games, clothes, and even taxidermy.

The Centres also house a sizeable variety of ceramics and glass from early Staffordshire pottery, oriental porcelain and Victorian glass through to collectable 20th Century ceramics and glass, quality silver ware and jewellery.

There is an excellent choice of decorative items, including oriental rugs, throws, curtains, scatter cushions, lamp shades, and tapestries are always available, and beautifully displayed.

They add: "Don't worry if you fall in love with something too big for your boot. Hemswell Antique Centres offers a reliable Home Delivery Service using our own fully insured van. In order to provide the most accurate quote we will require your post code.

"If you are interested in any item on the website, it would be wise to enquire straight away, as listed items are constantly being sold, and withdrawn from the site. If you are looking for certain items, please do not hesitate to contact us so we may update you on any incoming pieces that may be of interest to you.

"Nearly all of our smaller items are posted via Royal Mail Special Delivery as they are fully insured and offer a door to door tracking service. Allowing customers to follow their parcel's journey.

"Our team are able to provide quotes for more specialist items such as valuable, fragile and overseas shipping on a case by case basis.

Hemswell Antique Centre is open every day from 10am until 5pm including Weekends and Bank Holidays.