List of Markets in London - Notable Markets

Notable Markets

These are other wholesale markets and those popular with tourists, mainly in Central London:

• Bermondsey Market is located on Tower Bridge Road in Bermondsey, South London, and deals primarily with antiques, originally sold under the rules of market overt. Hours: 4am - 12 noon Friday.

• Brick Lane Market, at the northern end of Brick Lane and along Cheshire Street in East London. The market developed in the 17th century for fruit and vegetables. With the arrival of Jewish immigrants, it began to operate on Sundays. Today, it sells food and general bric-a-brac, on Sundays, before 2pm.

• Broadway Market, Hackney, modern revival of ancient market (Saturdays).

• Camden Lock Market, usually referred to simply as "Camden Market", is next to Regent's Canal in Camden Town, North West London. It sells general goods, music, collectables, military-surplus, jewellery, incense and clothing.

• Camden Passage Market, on Islington High Street and Camden Passage, has its origins in the 1960s when small shop and stall holders banded together to form the market. Two markets dealing in antiques and collectables. Wednesdays and Saturdays are good to visit for the antiques, Thursday is the book market, more recently fashion/accessories stalls come on Fridays and mixed craft/fashion/antiques on Sundays.

• Columbia Road market originated in the 19th century. It became a flower market to sell produce on Sunday - leftover from nearby Spitalfields. It is between Bethnal Green and Shoreditch in East London. Hours: 9am - 12noon Sunday.

• Inverness Street Market, For over 100 years Inverness Street Market has been a traditional street market, with stalls selling fruit and vegetables. Also situated on Camden it now has many more stalls selling clothes, trinkets and other cheap products.

• Covent Garden Market located in the West End, was originally a flower market, now relocated to New Covent Garden Market, Vauxhall in south London. The original building is now a shopping and tourist area with some shops, and there is an indoor market containing stalls selling jewellery, speciality soaps, tourist souvenirs, etc.

• Greenwich Market, located in Greenwich, South East London, deals in antiques, arts, and crafts.

• Petticoat Lane Market is located on Wentworth Street and Middlesex Street in East London, and sells clothing.

• Piccadilly Market was established in 1981 and operates six days a week in the courtyard of St James's Church, Piccadilly. Mondays: Food Market, 11-5pm. Tuesdays: Antiques and Collectables Market, 10-6pm. Wednesday - Saturday: Arts and Craft Market, 10-6pm.

• Portobello Road Market sells antiques, and is located in the Notting Hill area of West London. Hours: Saturday.

• Old Spitalfields Market is located on Commercial Street in East London. Spitalfields Market is one of London's busiest areas on Sundays with hundreds of market stalls specialising in fashion, art, design and vintage with restaurants and food. Old Spitalfields Market is located in the original, historic Victorian Market Hall built in 1887 and the new Traders Market is in the redeveloped western end of the site, on Crispin Street. Old Spitalfields Market is open 6 days a week, busiest day Sunday.

• Islington Farmers' Market was the first Farmers' Market in London. Having had a number of different locations since it first opened, it is now held every Sunday on the Penton Street end of Chapel Market N1

• Designers / Makers Market takes place at Old Spitalfields Market on the third Saturday of every month - featuring UK Designers and craft practitioners.

• Real Food Market at Southbank is located behind the Royal Festival Hall, not far from Waterloo Station. The Real Food Market runs most weekends (Friday to Sunday) throughout the year with around 40 stall holders specialising in sustainably and ethically produced food and drink. The market also showcases street food vendors.