Markets in Stratford-upon-Avon
Traditional Retail Market
Enter the super shopping world of the weird and wonderful with a range of stalls that include local makers, street food, cool junk, vintage & rare finds. Every Friday on Rother Street.Urban Mix Market
Producers & occasional farmers adding their own healthy twist to the urban mix, plus an on-trend range of artisan food stalls. Wise buys to suit all tastes & styles every Saturday on Rother Street.Waterside UpMarket
For all enquiries, contact LSD Promotions Marketplace Ltd via telephone 01384 877336 or email admin@lsdpromotions.com
Dates TBC
Stratford-upon-Avon Town Council and Stratford-on-Avon District Council contract LSD Promotions Marketplace Ltd to provide the markets held in Stratford-upon-Avon town centre. The Councils welcome your views and comments concerning the markets; please contact them at info-markets@stratford-dc.gov.uk
Market History
Following the suppression of the Guild of the Holy Cross, King Edward VI granted a charter of incorporation to Stratford-upon-Avon on 28 June 1553. The charter conferred on the inhabitants a borough constitution comprising the right to hold, and collect tolls from, a weekly Thursday market and two annual fairs.
At that time, most country dwellers wishing to exchange their farm produce for items they could not make for themselves depended almost entirely on towns within a radius of five miles or so. As a result, places like Stratford-upon-Avon had fairs and a weekly market because it was particularly well-placed to serve as a market centre, due to the important crossing of the River Avon where several routes converged.
In 1819 under the authorisation of George III the Charter Market was changed to a Friday, the reason for the change was to avoid competition with markets in other nearby towns.
A vibrant and busy market still thrives in Stratford-upon-Avon today. The traditional Charter market is held in Rother Market every Friday with upward of forty traders.
To read more about the Friday Charter Market, as well as the Saturday and Sunday Markets - please visit the LSD Promotions website.