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The market in Saffron Walden Market PlaceTHE MARKET PLACE · SAFFRON WALDEN
SAFFRON WALDEN MARKET · MARKET PLACE

The market at
the heart of the town.

Follow the colour, the conversations and the scent of something freshly baked. The market is a long-standing part of town life.

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SAFFRON WALDEN MARKET · TUESDAYS & SATURDAYS

A market at the
centre of town.

Held in the Market Place on Tuesdays and Saturdays, Saffron Walden’s outdoor market includes stalls selling fruit and vegetables, fish, bread, plants, clothing and household goods. Shops and cafés are a short walk away.

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TUESDAY

Tuesday market

In the Market Place, Saffron Walden.

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SATURDAY

Saturday market

In the Market Place, Saffron Walden.

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MARKET STALLS

What’s on
the stalls.

Depending on the day, stalls may offer fruit and vegetables, fish, deli foods and cheeses, bread and cakes, plants, flowers, clothing, fabrics, jewellery, household goods and street food.

Market information from Visit Saffron Walden ↗
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE STALLS

Come for a browse.
Leave with a new favourite.

Meet the market traders and find out which days they’re here.

MARKET
STALLS
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9 traders found

TUESDAY

Tuesday market

5 stalls

Traders who list tuesday as a market day. Check the “Not every week” label for attendance notes.

Illustrative market image for Borough OlivesILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE
Deli & antipasti

Borough Olives

Mediterranean olives, antipasti, cheeses and olive oils from a stall that started life at London’s Borough Market.

Illustrative market image for Borough Olives
Deli & antipasti

Borough Olives

Borough Olives is an Essex-based business best known for its stand at Borough Market in London, and it also trades at Broadway Market, Cambridge and here in Saffron Walden. Expect tubs of olives in all sorts of marinades, antipasti, feta and other cheeses, sauces, olive oil and vinegar. If you find a favourite, they also sell online and run an olives by post subscription.

Market day
Tuesday & Saturday
Hours / notes
Tuesday 8.30am to 4pm, Saturday 8am to 4.30pm
Email traderVisit website ↗
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Bakery

Brownbread

Artisan sourdough, morning pastries, savouries and cakes, baked by a family bakery in Essex.

King Street
Illustrative market image for Brownbread
Bakery

Brownbread

More about this trader: Brownbread is a family-run bakery based on a farm near Ingatestone, bringing traditional bread-making skills to market stalls across the South East. Their sourdoughs are made with a starter fermented for at least 48 hours, and the stall also carries croissants, pastel de nata, sausage rolls, brownies and traybakes. If you have allergies, their website has full allergen information for each product.

Market day
Tuesday & Saturday
Stall area
King Street
Call 01277 354396Visit website ↗
Illustrative market image for Richer SpiritsNot every weekILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE
Spirits & liqueurs

Richer Spirits

Small-batch gins, rums and liqueurs made with locally grown, picked and upcycled ingredients, with no added colours or flavourings.

Illustrative market image for Richer Spirits
Spirits & liqueurs

Richer Spirits

Richer Spirits is a Suffolk producer making spirits with a difference. Their gins include a signature Newmarket Gin with cucumber and watermelon notes, an orange gin using zest saved from local juicers, and blush and rhubarb gins made with fruit they grow themselves. On the rum side, look out for a strong traditional navy rum, a white rum steeped in local honey, a festive Christmas rum liqueur, and a chocolate rum made with a local chocolatier. They also make a proper full-strength limoncello from just four natural ingredients.

Market day
Tuesday & Saturday
Attendance
Not every week
Visit website ↗
Illustrative market image for Saffron WholefoodsILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE
Wholefoods

Saffron Wholefoods

A long-standing local wholefoods stall and a favourite with Saffron Walden market regulars.

Opposite the Town Hall on Tuesdays and opposite the Library entrance on Saturdays.
Illustrative market image for Saffron Wholefoods
Wholefoods

Saffron Wholefoods

A family-run wholefoods stall with a huge range of plastic-free staples, plus homemade vegan and vegetarian lunches on market days.

More about this trader: Saffron Wholefoods is a family business and a real community favourite, with a passion for healthy eating. Their stall carries an enormous range of wholefoods in compostable packaging, including grains, rice, pulses, nuts, seeds, dried fruit, loose pasta, gluten-free and specialist flours, and a wide selection of herbs and spices. You’ll also find free range eggs, organic products and local honey and preserves. On market days they serve homemade vegan and vegetarian lunches, soups and salads, and post each day’s menu and ingredients on Instagram. You can pre-order for collection at the stall, and they deliver locally on Wednesday and Friday mornings within ten miles, with a postal service for those further afield.

Market day
Tuesday & Saturday
Stall area
Opposite the Town Hall on Tuesdays and opposite the Library entrance on Saturdays.
Call 01799 526 453Email traderVisit website ↗
Illustrative market image for The Granary StoreILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE
Pet food & bird seed

The Granary Store

Wild bird seed blends, pet food and freshly baked natural dog treats from a family business trading since 1948.

Illustrative market image for The Granary Store
Pet food & bird seed

The Granary Store

The Granary Store is a family business now in its fourth generation, supplying pet and bird food since 1948. They’re known for their own seed blends for garden birds and exotic species, and for their Martha & Moose range of natural dog treats, baked fresh in their Hertfordshire bakery. Their pet foods focus on balanced nutrition with sustainable or locally sourced ingredients.

Market day
Tuesday & Saturday
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SATURDAY

Saturday market

9 stalls

Traders who list saturday as a market day. Check the “Not every week” label for attendance notes.

Illustrative market image for Borough OlivesILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE
Deli & antipasti

Borough Olives

Mediterranean olives, antipasti, cheeses and olive oils from a stall that started life at London’s Borough Market.

Illustrative market image for Borough Olives
Deli & antipasti

Borough Olives

Borough Olives is an Essex-based business best known for its stand at Borough Market in London, and it also trades at Broadway Market, Cambridge and here in Saffron Walden. Expect tubs of olives in all sorts of marinades, antipasti, feta and other cheeses, sauces, olive oil and vinegar. If you find a favourite, they also sell online and run an olives by post subscription.

Market day
Tuesday & Saturday
Hours / notes
Tuesday 8.30am to 4pm, Saturday 8am to 4.30pm
Email traderVisit website ↗
Illustrative market image for BrownbreadILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE
Bakery

Brownbread

Artisan sourdough, morning pastries, savouries and cakes, baked by a family bakery in Essex.

King Street
Illustrative market image for Brownbread
Bakery

Brownbread

More about this trader: Brownbread is a family-run bakery based on a farm near Ingatestone, bringing traditional bread-making skills to market stalls across the South East. Their sourdoughs are made with a starter fermented for at least 48 hours, and the stall also carries croissants, pastel de nata, sausage rolls, brownies and traybakes. If you have allergies, their website has full allergen information for each product.

Market day
Tuesday & Saturday
Stall area
King Street
Call 01277 354396Visit website ↗
Illustrative market image for Richer SpiritsNot every weekILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE
Spirits & liqueurs

Richer Spirits

Small-batch gins, rums and liqueurs made with locally grown, picked and upcycled ingredients, with no added colours or flavourings.

Illustrative market image for Richer Spirits
Spirits & liqueurs

Richer Spirits

Richer Spirits is a Suffolk producer making spirits with a difference. Their gins include a signature Newmarket Gin with cucumber and watermelon notes, an orange gin using zest saved from local juicers, and blush and rhubarb gins made with fruit they grow themselves. On the rum side, look out for a strong traditional navy rum, a white rum steeped in local honey, a festive Christmas rum liqueur, and a chocolate rum made with a local chocolatier. They also make a proper full-strength limoncello from just four natural ingredients.

Market day
Tuesday & Saturday
Attendance
Not every week
Visit website ↗
Illustrative market image for Saffron WholefoodsILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE
Wholefoods

Saffron Wholefoods

A long-standing local wholefoods stall and a favourite with Saffron Walden market regulars.

Opposite the Town Hall on Tuesdays and opposite the Library entrance on Saturdays.
Illustrative market image for Saffron Wholefoods
Wholefoods

Saffron Wholefoods

A family-run wholefoods stall with a huge range of plastic-free staples, plus homemade vegan and vegetarian lunches on market days.

More about this trader: Saffron Wholefoods is a family business and a real community favourite, with a passion for healthy eating. Their stall carries an enormous range of wholefoods in compostable packaging, including grains, rice, pulses, nuts, seeds, dried fruit, loose pasta, gluten-free and specialist flours, and a wide selection of herbs and spices. You’ll also find free range eggs, organic products and local honey and preserves. On market days they serve homemade vegan and vegetarian lunches, soups and salads, and post each day’s menu and ingredients on Instagram. You can pre-order for collection at the stall, and they deliver locally on Wednesday and Friday mornings within ten miles, with a postal service for those further afield.

Market day
Tuesday & Saturday
Stall area
Opposite the Town Hall on Tuesdays and opposite the Library entrance on Saturdays.
Call 01799 526 453Email traderVisit website ↗
Illustrative market image for The Granary StoreILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE
Pet food & bird seed

The Granary Store

Wild bird seed blends, pet food and freshly baked natural dog treats from a family business trading since 1948.

Illustrative market image for The Granary Store
Pet food & bird seed

The Granary Store

The Granary Store is a family business now in its fourth generation, supplying pet and bird food since 1948. They’re known for their own seed blends for garden birds and exotic species, and for their Martha & Moose range of natural dog treats, baked fresh in their Hertfordshire bakery. Their pet foods focus on balanced nutrition with sustainable or locally sourced ingredients.

Market day
Tuesday & Saturday
Visit website ↗
Illustrative market image for Crystal Waters Traditional Fishmongers and SmokeryILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE
Fish & seafood

Crystal Waters Traditional Fishmongers and Smokery

Fresh fish, seafood and traditional smoked fish from a family-run Suffolk smokehouse.

Market Place
Illustrative market image for Crystal Waters Traditional Fishmongers and Smokery
Fish & seafood

Crystal Waters Traditional Fishmongers and Smokery

Crystal Waters is a family business with its own traditional smokery in Suffolk, preparing everything from raw fish through to the finished smoked product. Look out for their kippers, smoked haddock, hot roast salmon, mackerel and buckling alongside a wide range of fresh fish and seafood, some landed by local boats that morning. Regulars can join their weekly text list to hear what the catch of the day is, and pre-orders are welcome if you need something specific for a dinner party.

Market day
Saturday
Stall area
Market Place
Call 07711 170 140Visit website ↗
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Plants & flowers

O&A Floral

Fresh flowers and seasonal stems from a third-generation family of florists.

Illustrative market image for O&A Floral
Plants & flowers

O&A Floral

O&A Floral is a family business with flowers in its blood, now in its third generation of supplying florists, creating wedding flowers and selling direct to customers. They started out in 2019 and opened their first studio a year later. Every stem is chosen for freshness and long vase life, with a seasonal range that includes roses, lilies, lisianthus, eucalyptus and more unusual stems such as amaranthus. If you can’t make it to the market, they also deliver nationwide and offer a regular flower subscription.

Market day
Saturday
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Wine

Saffron Grange

Award-winning English sparkling wine, grown and made at a family vineyard just outside Saffron Walden.

Market Square
Illustrative market image for Saffron Grange
Wine

Saffron Grange

Saffron Grange is a local family vineyard at Little Walden, planted on the same chalk that runs beneath Champagne. They make sparkling wines the traditional way from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and other classic varieties, and the vineyard’s name was chosen to connect the town with quality local produce. Look out for their stall on selected market days, especially in the run-up to Christmas, when you can usually taste before you buy. They also run vineyard tours and tastings at the farm.

Market day
Saturday
Stall area
Market Square
Call 01799 516597Email traderVisit website ↗
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Butcher & meat

The Giggly Pig Company

Award-winning handmade sausages and pork from rare breed Saddleback pigs, raised free range on their own Essex farm.

Illustrative market image for The Giggly Pig Company
Butcher & meat

The Giggly Pig Company

The Giggly Pig Company has been making sausages by hand since 2007, using lean, free range pork from British Saddleback pigs reared on their farm in Hornchurch. They make around 40 different varieties with no added fat or artificial ingredients, and their range also includes dry-cured bacon, ribs, pork chops, pigs in blankets and award-winning faggots. You may have spotted them on Countryfile or The One Show, and their pink and black vans are hard to miss. They also cater for events with hog roasts and food from the griddle, and deliver locally from the farm.

Market day
Saturday
Call 07944 610834Email traderVisit website ↗
MARKET INFORMATION

Before you visit.

01 / WHERE

Market Place

In the centre of Saffron Walden, surrounded by independent shops and places to stop for a bite.

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02 / WHEN

Tuesdays & Saturdays

The regular market is held twice weekly. Individual trader attendance can vary, so check ahead if you’re visiting for a particular stall.

03 / CHECK AHEAD

Stalls and stock vary

If you’re looking for a particular trader or item, check ahead before travelling. Stall selection and seasonal goods can change.

ROOTED IN WALDEN, STILL GROWING

One more stall.
One more story.

The market is part of what makes this town feel like ours.

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