If you’re a foodie or a passionate home cook, you know that any dish is only as good as its ingredients. The best food you’ll ever eat, or cook, starts with the very best ingredients. And where better to source high-quality produce, vegetables, and more, than a local farmers market? There are plenty to choose from, too, as it turns out that some of the best farmers markets are right here in London!
Recent research from recipe box provider, HelloFresh, has seen them compile a top 20 list of the best farmers markets in the United Kingdom. To make the list they looked at a number of factors, such as:
- How often the markets occur
- How long they last
- How many stalls/traders are there
- Online ratings
London made a pretty good showing in the rankings. It turns out our capital is home to two of the best farmers markets in all of the UK!
The UK’s best farmers markets
Now, sadly, London didn’t take the top spot on the list. Instead, the Winchester Farmers Market in the south of England was crowned the best farmers market in the UK. Trailing behind it in second and third place respectively were Truro Farmers Market in southwest England, and Edinburgh Farmers Market in Scotland.
London pops up on the list in fourth position, with the Blackheath Farmers Market in the South East of London. The top ten list also included London’s Barnes Farmers Market at number 8 on the list.
The full top 20 list of best farmer’s markets in the UK is:
- Winchester Farmers Market, Hampshire
- Truro Farmers Market, Cornwall
- Edinburgh Farmers Market, central Scotland
- Blackheath Farmers Market, South East London
- Taunton Farmers Market, Somerset
- Cowbridge Farmers Market, South Glamorgan, Wales
- Stirling Farmers Market, central Scotland
- Barnes Farmers Market, South London
- Haverfordwest Farmers Market, Pembrokeshire, Wales
- Stroud Green Market, Gloucestershire
- Perth Farmers Market, central Scotland
- Causeway Specialty Market, Coleraine, Northern Ireland
- Cardiff Riverside Farmers Market, South East Wales
- Malton Monthly Food Market, North Yorkshire
- The Garage Farmers Market, Nottingham
- Ripley Farmers Market, North Yorkshire
- Moseley Farmers Market, Birmingham
- Hexham Farmers Market, Northumberland
- Orton Farmers Market, Cumbria
- Barnard Castle Farmers Market, County Durham
You can find the Blackheath Farmers Market at Blackheath Station Car Park, Blackheath, SE3 9LA. It’s open Every Sunday from 10am-2pm.
You can find the Barnes Farmers Market at Essex House Surgery, Station Road, SW13 0LW. It’s open every Saturday from 8:30am-2pm.