Borough Market
One of London's oldest food markets, packed with stalls under the railway arches near London Bridge.
- Market
- Price: Free
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Did you know
Borough Market claims to have traded since 1014, though its current site dates from 1756, after Parliament abolished the older market on Southwark's High Street in 1754.
Local tip
Skip lunch beforehand and go hungry. This is a meal, not a snack. Arrive before 11am (Tuesday or Wednesday is quietest) to browse without fighting the 12-2pm crush.
Finding it
- Address
- Cathedral Street, Bankside, The Borough, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England, SE1 9AL
- Nearest station
- London Bridge (Tube), 112 m away
Details change, so check with the place before you set off.
More places nearby
- PadellaA small, always-busy pasta counter by Borough Market serving a short, changing menu of handmade pasta at low prices.
- Maria's Market CafeA traditional cafe under the arched roof of Borough Market, trading since 1961 and known for its bubble and squeak and full English breakfasts.
- Southwark CathedralA Gothic cathedral dating from between 1220 and 1420, described as London's first Gothic church, free to enter beside Borough Market with Shakespeare and John Harvard connections.
- CamilleA compact French bistro on Stoney Street from the Ducksoup team, serving a daily-changing blackboard menu of provincial French cooking with an emphasis on offal.