Early Markets
| BERMONDSEY MARKET Bermondsey Square & Long Lane, SE1. Fri 5am-noon. This Friday event involves around 500 traders. The Best treasures get snapped up early and stock ranges from bric-a-brac to silverware and furniture. |
BRICK LANE MARKET Brick Lane, E1 Sun 8am-2pm. Not the chaotic treasure chest it used to be, but worth an early start on a Sunday for the crowds and delicious food smells. Everything from bikes and tools to clothes, books and magazines. www.eastlondonmarkets.com |
| COLUMBIA ROAD MARKET Columbia Road, E2 Sun 8am-2pm. This Sunday morning market is the place for cheap bedding plants, flowers and even trees. Prices are knockdown, but beware the rampant parking attendants. www.eastlondonmarkets.com |
NEW COVENT GARDEN Nine Elms Lane, SW8 Mon-Fri 3am-11am, Sat 4am-10am. This warehouse sells wholesale provisions to restaurants and shops so, if you’re buying lobsters in bulk, cheese for the mother of all fondue parties or planning a guacamole fiesta this is the place to go. www.cgma.gov.uk |
| SOUTHALL MARKET Cattle Market High Street, Southall, Uxbridge, Middx. Fri 6am-nnon, Sat 9am-5pm, Tue 10am-noon, Wed 8am-3pm. Lively street market with junk and bric-a-brac on Friday and beginning at 6am. If that’s too early, try the horse market and auction on Wednesday (8am-3pm), or the poultry and caged birds sale on Tuesday (10am-noon), or there is Saturday’s general market (9am-5pm). Stop for refreshment at the Glassy Junction pub in South Road, where they accept Sterling or Indian Rupees. |
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