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  • Spitalfields Market

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    Nestled in the heart of the East end, between the boho cool of Brick Lane and the dizzying skyscrapers of the City, Spitalfields is one of London’s oldest and most iconic markets. Read more about Spitalfields Market

  • Brick Lane

    Nestled in the heart of London’s Bangladeshi and Bengali communities, you will find Brick Lane Market, known to locals as Banglatown. The area, in recent years, has become quite a trendy hangout for Read more about Brick Lane

  • Borough Market

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    Located on the bank of Thames in the borough of Southwark, Borough’s incredible food market has played a major part in elevating our city and nation’s status as a food destination. Read more about Borough Market

  • Billingsgate Fish Market

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    Billingsgate Fish Market is the UK’s largest wholesale inland fish market – where 25 000 tons of fish and fish products are sold on average through the year. The market is open to the general public Read more about Billingsgate Fish Market

  • Brixton Market

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    There are a multitude of reasons to love Brixton Market. It’s loud. It’s cluttered and intense, a hot mess of African and Caribbean stalls selling produce, old and new records and colourful threads. Read more about Brixton Market

  • Leadenhall Market

    Situated in the heart of the UK’s financial district is a gem, Leadenhall. This restored Victorian food market is a magnificent place to pick up luxury food items at a fraction of the normal retail Read more about Leadenhall Market

  • Columbia Road Flower Market

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    If the grey weather is getting you down and you need a lift spirits then why not visit the Columbia Road Flower Market on Sundays – open between 8am – 2pm. This vibrant, colourful market is bound to Read more about Columbia Road Flower Market

  • Petticoat Lane

    In the heart of the East End, nestled between Wentworth and Middlesex streets, you will find the famous Petticoat Lane Sunday Market. Do not bother to look for a street by this name as the market Read more about Petticoat Lane

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Markets in London

Our market history can be traced back to ancient London when market traders supplied goods and livestock to the city. These days the markets are more varied, selling clothes, antiques and vinyls but many still sell luxury food items.

Because the act of 'setting up shop' goes back for hundreds of years in London, visiting one of our markets really gives you a sense of genuine London. Not only can you purchase great quality food like fish at Billingsgate or flowers at Colmbia Road or even all sorts of unique clothing from Camden's market, but the people behind the stalls are what we'd call 'proper Londoners'. They're the guys shouting 'a pound for a pound' in, traditionally, thick Cockney accents and will generally treat people with respect and good-natured humour. Embrace our markets, even if the scaffold stalls and tarpaulin roofs look a little shabby, it's all proper good stuff.

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