With the temperatures soaring and the sun making more appearances this time of year than it usually does, attentions have turned to springtime activities.

Now is a great time to get ahead of the game and do the big spring clean and sort out the spare room that's increasingly becoming just a dumping ground.

And if you want to make a bit of cash from your unwanted items, a car boot sale is a great place to find your old things a new home.

But if selling isn't your game, having a browse round a car boot sale could also be a good way to spend a sunny Sunday morning.

Here are five Leicestershire car boot sales that you can head to this month:

Measham

This car boot already has two weeks under its belt as the gates were first thrown open on February 17.

According to the @MeashamCarboot Twitter account, the ground at the field was 'amazingly well drained'.

The car boot will once again be open on March 3 and every other Sunday in March.

It's open from 7am for sellers to set up and then from 7:30am to 1pm for the public to browse.

Prices:

Cars - £7

Vans - £10

Car and trailer - £10

Buyers - £1

Address: Bosworth Road, Measham, DE12 7HA

Croft

Grab a bargain or sell the things you don't need anymore.

The first Croft car boot take place this Sunday (March 3).

It will then take place every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday throughout the spring and summer months.

And there's more to this one than just buying and selling unwanted items.

Croft has a range of on-site catering options as well as a bouncy castle, a merry go-round and quad bikes for the little ones.

Gates open at 5:30am.

Prices:

Cars - £7

Small trailers - £2

Large trailers - £4

Small vans - £9

Medium vans - £12

Large vans from £15

Buyers - £1

Address: Broughton Road, Stoney Stanton, LE9 4JA

Quorn

Hopefully the weather will be even better by March 17 when Quorn opens its gates for the first time this year.

This one comes with two strict warnings.

No new goods are allowed to be sold and no buyers can park on the grass verge outside as they will get a parking ticket.

Sellers can set up from 6:30am on Sunday mornings and buyers can start browsing from 7:30am.

Prices:

Cars - £7

Vans - £11

Trailers - £3

Buyers - £1. Seniors 50p.

Address: Granite Way, Mountsorrel, Loughborough, LE12 7TZ (just off the A6)

A47

The boot sale at the A47
The boot sale at the A47

No specific date has been set for the return of this car boot, but it will be at some point in March.

The date decided will depend on the weather.

Updates and a confirmed date will be posted on the Facebook page.

When the car boot sale does begin for this year, it will open at 6am every Sunday.

Prices:

Cars - £7

Small vans - £10

Large vans - £15

Trailer - £3

Table hire - £4

Buyers - £1

Address: Just off the A47 between Earl Shilton and Leicester Forest East, LE9 9JE.

Saddington

Similarly, a specific start date is yet to be confirmed for this car boot.

It will be at some point in March or April, weather and ground conditions permitting.

The date will be released as well as any other updates on the Facebook page.

Gates open every Sunday for this at 6:30am.

Prices:

Cars - £7

MPV/4x4 - £8

Car and trailer from £8

Small vans - £8

Large vans from £10

Buyers - £1

Address: White Stacks Farm, Fleckney Road, Kibworth, LE8 0HJ