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There are hundreds of street
markets in London, some held daily, some at weekends only. Some tend to
specialise, whilst at others a visitor will find a huge variety of clothes,
junk, jewellery, food , flowers and household items all offered noisily as
bargains of the day. Listed below are the more famous markets.
Berwick Street,
Soho W1. Monday to Saturday, General Market
Bethnal Green Road,
E1. Monday to Saturday, General Market
Brick Lane,
E1. Sunday Mornings, Everything
Brixton Market,
SW9. Monday to Saturday except Wednesday afternoons. General market with a West
Indian flavour
Camden Market,
including Camden Lock, Camden Passage and Camden Town markets, north of Regents
Park. Between them they sell almost everything.
Farringdon Road,EC1.
Monday to Friday. Old books and manuscripts.
Gabriels Wharf,
56 Upper Ground, South Bank SE1. Saturday and Sunday, Flowers, Vegetables and
clothes.
High Street, Walthamstow,
E17. Thursday Friday and Saturday. General market.
Jubilee Market,
Jubilee hall, Covent Garden, WC2. Open daily for antiques, crafts and general
goods.
Kensington Market,
Kensington High Street, W8. Monday to Saturday, mainly clothes and antiques.
Lambeth Walk,
SE11. Monday to Saturday except Thursday afternoons, general market.
Leadenhall Market,
Gracechurch street EC3. Monday to Friday, food market in splendid Victorian
building.
Leather Lane,
EC1. Monday to Friday, general market.
North End Road,
SW6. Monday to Saturday except Thursday afternoons, general market.
Petticoat Lane,
Middlesex Street E1. Sunday mornings, everything, but particularly fashions.
Portabello Road,
W11. Fruit and Vegetables and bric a brac from Monday to Friday, antiques on
Saturday.
Ridley Road,
E8. Tueday to Saturday except Thursday afternoons, East End market with Jewish
and West Indian Bias.
Sheperds Bush,
W12. Monday to Saturday, except Thursday afternoons. General market.
Whitechapel Market,
Whitechapel Road E1. Monday to Saturday, East End general market.
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