BBC FLOG IT! returns to Chiddingstone Castle on 17 July 2014

The popular BBC One antiques programme Flog It presented by Paul Martin, is coming to Kent onThursday 17^th July 2014. 

Flog It – the major BBC antiques show is now on its thirteenth series and regularly achieves an audience of over two million viewers in its weekday afternoon slot.

Chiddingstone Castle near Edenbridge will be hosting the Flog It valuation day. Rather like a treasure hunt, members of the public are invited to bring along up to three antiques and collectables they might be interested in selling. Once valued, the owner and a team of experts decide whether an object should go forward for auction.  If the item is chosen it is included in a sale a few weeks later – hopefully when the auctioneers hammer falls its owners make a tidy sum.  Everyone who goes along to the Valuation Day will receive a free valuation – even if their antiques are not chosen to go forward for auction. 

The show recently made a significant find when a rare Aboriginal Broad Shield that had been kept hidden away in a Flog It viewers wardrobe was brought along to a valuation day in North Lincolnshire and went on to sell at auction for £30,000! The series also uncovered an unusual Royal Doulton Spook figurine in Blackpool which had been bought at a car boot sale for £2; it went on to sell at auction for £5000. 

Louise Hibbins, Series Producer says “Paul Martin and the entire Flog It team are really pleased to be bringing the show toChiddingstone Castle. We always receive a warm welcome when we come to Kent, the castle and gardens will provide the perfect setting for our filming; our experts are all looking forward to welcoming people along for their free valuations in such impressive surroundings. If you’ve ever wondered how much your boot sale bargains or clutter in the loft might be worth, now is your chance to find out.” 

Ali Ditzel, Director of Chiddingstone Castle, said, “We are delighted to be able to welcome BBC Flog It to Chiddingstone Castle in July.  It will be the perfect opportunity for this unique castle and its remarkable and unusual collections of artefacts and antiquities to be enjoyed by a wide audience – our visitors are always amazed by what we have here, so it will be great to be able to showcase all that we have to Flog It’s millions of viewers.” 

Paul Martin, Presenter of Flog It said “I previously visited Chiddingstone Castle in 2011 when Flog It made a film about Denys Bower the former owner, this was very well received by our audience and I’m delighted to be returning to this beautiful location. Hopefully as many people as possible will come along to see us with their items for valuation.” 

Paul Martin will be joined on the valuation day by Flog It on screen expertsAdam Partridge, Thomas Plant and Claire Rawle. The BBC will transmit the four editions of Flog It featuring Chiddingstone within a year of recording. 

Flog It will be at Chiddingstone Castle, Hill Hoath Road, Chiddingstone, Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 7AD on Thursday 17^th July 2014 between 09.30am and 4pm. The items selected at the valuation day will go under the hammer on Wednesday 13^th August 2014 at Ewbanks Auctioneers,Burnt Common Auction Rooms, London Rd, Send, Woking, Surrey, GU23 7LN.