London Markets in Central London

Central London

Covent Garden Market

The original vegetable market moved from Covent Garden to Nine Elms in Battersea in 1974, but the old market halls have been preserved and are now home to stalls selling quintessentially English goods. The old Apple Market in the North Hall showcases antiques on Mondays and arts and crafts from Tuesday to Sunday, selling everything from jewellery and clothing to silverware and pottery. South of the piazza is the Jubilee Market, which sells clothes, shoes and household goods, while just beyond is London's Transport Museum with over 200 years of history, a café and gift shop. The piazza itself is a great place to catch some of London's best street performers and buskers.

Covent Garden, WC2

Open: Mon-Sun, 10am-7pm

6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 77A, 91, 176

Covent Garden, Leicester Square

www.coventgardenlondonuk.com

WhiteCross Street, Islington

The oldest market in Islington is between Old Street, and Fortune Street. It is a weekend food market (which is every Thursday, and Fridays), and the general market runs every Monday to Saturday, with a range of products on offer, including food, books, music, Jewellery, and DIY. Opening times 10am till 5pm Buses 4, 55, 56, 153, 243 Nearest Tube and Rail is Barbican, and Old Street. Phone Islington Street Trading Team 020 7527 3830

Gray's Antiques Market

A respected antiques market, with around 200 dealers selling a wide range of stock. Specialising in antique jewellery, watches, medals, coins and stamps, you can also pick up some antique English furniture and other household items. The front hall has one of the biggest collection of antique jewellery in London, with cheaper items in the Mews. Visit the 1950s-style Victory Cafe in the basement for a snack or a cuppa.

38 Davies Street, W1
(at junction of Oxford Street/South Molton Street)

Open: Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm

Tel: 020 7629 7034

6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 23, 73, 94, 98, 113, 137, 139, 159, 189

Bond Street

www.graysantiques.com

Berwick Street Market

Berwick Street is home to a tiny market in the heart of Soho. It has clusters of cheap and colourful fruit and veg stalls, as well as lots of off-beat record shops. Dotted along the market are some stalls with great specialist foods, such as fish, cheese, sausages of all kinds, herbs and spices as well as a fabulous stall selling all sorts of nuts and dried fruits for peckish shoppers.

Berwick St, Soho, W1

Open: Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm

3, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 23, 38, 53, 88, 94, 139, 159

Piccadilly Circus

Charing Cross Collector's Fair

A small but popular antiques and flea market, selling bric-a-brac, furniture and household accessories. There are rows of stamps, coins and medals on offer here, making it a collector's paradise, as well as lots of small eccentric items making it an ideal place to shop for unusual gifts.

Villiers Street, WC2

Open: Saturdays, 8.30am-5pm

3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 23, 24, 29, 53, 77A, 88, 91, 139, 159, 176

Charing Cross

London Silver Vaults

Hidden away downstairs behind large safe doors, the vaults house a seemingly endless number of specialist silverware dealers. There is a massive range of goods, from delicate jewellery to candelabras and cutlery. The dealers are really knowledgeable and helpful, whether you're buying or browsing.

Chancery House, 53-64 Chancery Lane, WC2A

Open: Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm, Sat 9am-1pm

Tel: 020 7242 3844

http://www.thesilvervaults.com

17, 46, 501 &521 (Mon-Fri), 8, 25, 45, 242, 341

Chancery Lane

Leadenhall Marketaults

This restored Victorian food market is a fabulous place to pick up luxury foods at a fraction of shop prices. It features a huge variety of gourmet ingredients and fine wines, and is especially good for cheese, seafood, meat and poultry, game and rarer meats. The glass roof and cobbled alleys make it a particularly picturesque slice of old London life, and the many nearby market bars are a great place to wile away the time over a pint of London Pride and a traditional ploughman's lunch.

http://www.leadenhallmarket.co.uk

Whittington Ave, EC3

Open: Mon-Fri 7am - 4pm

35, 47, 48, 149, 344

Bank, Monument

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