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Practical London guides tagged Markets.

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Red-roofed wooden chalets of the Trafalgar Square Christmas market lit with garlands at dusk, in front of the National Gallery's portico and dome, with the spire of St Martin-in-the-Fields on the right

Things to do

Christmas Markets in London 2026: Dates, Hours and What Each One Is For

Every London Christmas market with its 2026 dates where they are out, 2025's where they are not, opening hours, what to eat, cash or card, and when to go to avoid the crush.

  • Christmas
  • Winter
  • Christmas markets
  • Markets
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Market stalls filling Brick Lane beneath the railway bridge on a Sunday, crowds moving between them

London areas

A Walk Through Shoreditch and Spitalfields: Columbia Road to Petticoat Lane in Eleven Stops

A numbered walking route from Columbia Road Flower Market to Petticoat Lane, through the Boundary Estate, the Truman Brewery's basement vintage market, Brick Lane and Christ Church Spitalfields. With which market runs on which day, from each operator.

  • Shoreditch
  • Brick Lane
  • Spitalfields
  • Walks
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The glass-roofed Apple Market hall at Covent Garden, with stalls beneath the iron and glass arcade

Things to do

Shopping in London: Every Street, Market and Store Worth Your Time

Where to shop in London by what you actually want to buy — department stores, streets, markets, arcades and malls — with real price guides, and the two rules that catch every visitor out.

  • Shopping
  • Markets
  • Department stores
  • Vintage
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Traders and long picnic benches under the glass roof of Canopy Market in King's Cross

Things to do

London's Best Markets: 17 Compared

A banana-ripening warehouse full of food traders, a flower market that only exists on Sundays, and a fish market trading before dawn — London's markets by what they sell.

  • Markets
  • Street food
  • Shopping
  • Free things to do
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Traders and shoppers under the green ironwork and festoon lights of Borough Market

Food and drink

The Best Street Food in London: Every Market and Food Hall Compared

Every multi-trader street food venue in London compared on traders, variety, seating, vibe — and, most usefully, which days it actually exists.

  • Street food
  • Food halls
  • Markets
  • Cheap eats
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