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Camden Passage Market their normal prices on a Sunday and pottery. On Riverside Walk, a
Camden Passage N1. Map 6 F1. morning in this charming Victorian book market stands under Waterloo
1 Angel. Open 9am–6pm Wed & Sat, street. (In December, as you might Bridge, with rows of tables laden
10am–6pm Fri, 11am–6pm Sun. expect, there’s a brisk trade in with new and secondhand books,
Camden Passage is a quiet walkway Christmas trees.) There is also a including much sought-after
where cafés nestle among bijou selection of vintage and modern Penguin paperbacks.
antique shops. Prints, silverware, china for sale, and alongside the
19th-century magazines, jewellery market are some lovely shops that Grays Antique Market
and toys are among the many keep market hours, such as Angela 58 Davies St & 1–7 Davies Mews W1.
collectables on offer. Don’t miss Flanders’ pretty perfumerie (No. 96), Map 12 E2. 1 Bond St. Open
the tiny shops tucked away in the Glitterati for vintage jewellery and 10am–6pm Mon–Fri, 11am–5pm Sat.
atmospherically poky Pierrepont watches (No. 148), and leather Conveniently sited in the West End,
Arcade; one is precariously stacked specialists Kaye Symons (No. 144). Grays probably isn’t the place to bag
with 18th- and 19th-century porcelain; When you’re shopped out, take tea a bargain – the liveried doorman is a
another specializes in antique at Treacle (No. 110–112), which turns tip-off that this place is posh – but it
puzzles and games. The passage out cute retro cupcakes and classic makes a pleasant place to browse.
is also lined with shops – Annie’s jam sponge cakes, plus cups of There are some lovely pieces here,
Vintage Clothes is known for pristine proper tea to wash them down. from costume jewellery and
1920s–40s frocks, while Origin sells
classic 20th-century furniture. Alternatively, snack on deep-fried fabulous vintage fashion to enamel
boxes and modern first editions from
There’s a specialist book market prawns from hole in the wall, Lee’s
on Thursdays. Seafoods (No. 134). the bookseller Biblion.
Chapel Market Earlham Street Market Greenwich Market
Chapel Market N1. Map 6 E2. Earlham St WC2. Map 13 B2. College Approach SE10. Map 23 B2.
1 Angel. Open 9am–6pm Tue–Sat, 1 Covent Garden. Open 10am–4pm 3 Greenwich. 1 Cutty Sark DLR.
Open 10am–5:30pm Tue–Sun.
8:30am–4pm Sun. Mon–Sat.
This is one of London’s most Radiating off Seven Dials (see p120), Situated in the maritime town of
traditional and exuberant street this market is a small affair. Several Greenwich, this covered market is
markets, and is best visited on stalls sell a range of items from packed with up to 120 stalls. Loosely
divided into two sections, one side
weekends. Its produce is second to second-hand clothes to fashion
none: the fruit and vegetables are jewellery and accessories. devotes itself to unique crafts,
wooden toys, clothes, handmade
varied and cheap, the fish stalls are
the finest in the area, and there East Street Market jewellery and accessories, and much
more. The other does a storming
are also stalls sell ing European
delicacies and cheeses. Visitors East St SE17. 1 Elephant and Castle. trade in street food. Ethiopian
will also find a wealth of bargain Open 8am–5pm Tue–Fri, curries, roasted meats, gluten-free
household goods. 8am–6:30pm Sat, 8am–2pm Sun. chocolate brownies, the freshest
sushi: no one will be left wanting.
East Street Market, also known as Surrounding the market are vintage
Church Street Market The Lane or East Lane, is best visited shops, a pub, children’s stores and an
Church St NW8 and Bell St NW1. on a Sunday. More than 250 stalls excellent sweet shop.
Map 3 A5. 1 Edgware Rd. fill the narrow street and a small
Open 8am–6pm Mon–Sat. plant and flower market is set up Jubilee and Apple
Like many of London’s markets, on Blackwood Street. The majority Markets
Church Street reaches a crescendo of traders sell clothes, accessories Covent Gdn Piazza WC2. Map 13 C2.
at the weekend. On Friday and and household goods, although
Saturday, stalls selling cheap clothes, there is plenty of local and Afro- 1 Covent Gdn. Open Apple Market:
household goods, fish, cheese and Caribbean produce, fish and other 10:30am–6pm daily (to 7:30pm Thu);
Jubilee Market: 5am–5pm Mon,
antiques join the everyday fruit and delicacies. Charlie Chaplin (see p33)
vegetable stalls. Alfies Antique was born in this street and was 10:30am–7pm Tue–Fri, 10am–6pm
Sat & Sun.
Market (Nos. 13–25) houses around inspired by characters he encountered
100 dealers selling everything from in the area. In the centre of bustling Covent
jewellery to furniture. There is also Garden, both the Apple and Jubilee
a cluster of interesting stand-alone Gabriel’s Wharf and markets sell crafts and designer
antique furniture shops, including goods. The Apple Market, inside the
James Worrall Antiques (No. 2), Riverside Walk Markets Piazza where the original fruit and
showcasing beautiful pieces from 56 Upper Ground and Riverside Walk vegetable market was housed (see
all over Europe. SE1. Map 14 E3. 1 Waterloo. Gabriel’s p118), has knitwear, jewellery and
Wharf. Open 11am–6pm Tue–Sun; novelty goods. The Piazza is also
Columbia Road Market Riverside Walk Open noon–7pm Sat & home to a plethora of shops, cafés
and restaurants. Jubilee Hall sells
Columbia Rd E2. Map 8 D3. Sun. See p195. antiques on Monday, crafts at the
1 Shoreditch, Old St. At Gabriel’s Wharf, little shops filled weekend, and a large selection of
Open 8am–3pm Sun. See p175. with ceramics, paintings and jewellery clothes, handbags, cosmetics and
This is the perfect place to come to surround a bandstand where jazz tacky mementoes in between.
buy greenery and blossoms, or just groups sometimes play in the The East Colonnade Market also
to enjoy the fragrances and colours. summer. A few stalls are set up has a variety of stalls, selling
Cut flowers, plants, shrubs, seedlings around the courtyard, selling ethnic handmade soaps to hand-knitted
and pots are all sold at about half clothing and handmade jewellery children’s clothing.
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