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26 markets, and when each one is next on
Farmers’ markets in five counties: the day each one runs, its opening hours and the next dates.
The North West has 26 farmers’ markets in this directory, in five counties: 20 run on a Saturday and six on a Sunday, and one is weekly rather than monthly. The 18 that run in every month of the year include Taste Cheshire Chester, Abbey Leys Community and Brampton. FARMA certifies two of them.
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Farmers’ markets by county
On this weekend in the North West: Saturday 3 October and Sunday 4 October
Scheduled that weekend: eight of the 26 markets below. Dates do move, so check the organiser’s page before you set out.
Abbey Leys Community (Sun), Rode Hall (Sat), Carlisle Cathedral Farmers’ & Makers’ Market (Sat), Cockermouth (Sat), Keswick Market (Sat), The MUD Market (Sun), Heaton Moor Producers Market (Sun), Burnley Artisan Market (Sat)
Farmers’ markets in Cheshire 5 markets
Taste Cheshire Chester Farmers’ Market
Third Saturday of the month
Next: Sat 17 Oct, Sat 21 Nov, Sat 19 Dec
9am–3pm · 20–25 stalls
Town Hall Square, Northgate Street, Chester, CH1 2HJ
Parking Town centre car parks
Around 20–25 Cheshire-based producers outside the historic Town Hall — sausages, pies, cheese, preserves and crafts.
Abbey Leys Community Farmers Market
High Legh (near Knutsford)
First Sunday of the month
Next: Sun 4 Oct, Sun 1 Nov, Sun 6 Dec
10am–1pm · 20–25 local producers
Abbey Leys Farm, Peacock Lane, High Legh, WA16 6NS
Certified as a ‘Real Farmers Market’ by the Real Farmers Market Company, with 20–25 local producers.
Treacle Market Macclesfield
Last Sunday of the month (December: last Sunday before Christmas)
Next: Sun 25 Oct, Sun 29 Nov
10am–3.30pm · 140+ stalls
Exchange Street, Mill Street, Castle Street, Market Place, St Michael’s Churchyard, Butter Market, Upper Market Place & Chestergate, Macclesfield, SK11 6JZ
Parking Town centre car parks
One of the biggest monthly street markets in the North West — antiques and vintage, art, food and produce, street food and live music across eight town-centre streets, 140+ stalls.
Nantwich Farmers’ Market
Last Saturday of the month (December moves to pre-Christmas)
Next: Sat 31 Oct, Sat 28 Nov
9am–3pm
Town Square, CW5 5DG
Parking Town Square parking
Farmers, growers and producers from across Cheshire selling directly to the public, mostly grown or made by the stallholders themselves.
Rode Hall Farmers Market Scholar Green
First Saturday of the month, not in January
Next: Sat 3 Oct, Sat 7 Nov, Sat 5 Dec
9am–1.30pm
Rode Hall, Church Lane, Scholar Green
Held in the grounds of Rode Hall, a historic estate with gardens.
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Brampton Farmers’ Market
Last Saturday of the month
Next: Sat 31 Oct, Sat 28 Nov, Sat 26 Dec
9am–1.30pm
Moot Hall, Market Place, Brampton
A monthly village market bringing together quality food producers, plant sellers and artists at the historic Moot Hall.
Brough Farmers and Makers Market
Third Saturday of the month, not in January or February
Next: Sat 17 Oct, Sat 21 Nov, Sat 19 Dec
Brough Memorial Hall
Local producers each month, including Buckles Farm eggs, Bowland sausages and bacon, and Raynebow Farm goats’ milk soaps.
Carlisle Cathedral Farmers’ & Makers’ Market
First Saturday of the month, not in January
Next: Sat 3 Oct, Sat 7 Nov, Sat 5 Dec
10am–3pm
Carlisle Cathedral grounds & the Fratry, CA3 8TZ
In the Cathedral grounds and inside the Fratry, and every stallholder is a local producer, among them Hallsford Farm (beef, lamb, pork) and Warwick Bridge Corn Mill (bread and cakes).
Cockermouth Farmers’ Market
First Saturday of the month
Next: Sat 3 Oct, Sat 7 Nov, Sat 5 Dec
9am–1pm · 15+ stalls
Main Street, Cockermouth, CA13 9NQ
Parking On-street parking
Running since 2003 in the Georgian market town of Cockermouth, gateway to the Western Lake District.
Keswick Market
Every Thursday and Saturday
Next: Thu 1 Oct, Sat 3 Oct, Thu 8 Oct
9am–3pm · 65–70 stalls
Market Square, CA12 5JA
Parking Market Square parking
65–70 stalls including Cumbrian cheeses and locally baked bread; award-winning market dating to a 1276 charter, popular with Lake District walkers.
Orton Farmers’ Market
Second Saturday of the month
Next: Sat 10 Oct, Sat 14 Nov, Sat 12 Dec
9am to about 2pm · 20–25+ traders
Orton Market Hall, centre of Orton village, CA10 3RU
Parking Plenty of free parking in the village
FARMA-accredited with over 20 local farmers, growers and artisan producers, including four butchers.
Shap Farmers’ and Makers’ Market
Fourth Saturday of the month (Third in December)
Next: Sat 24 Oct, Sat 28 Nov, Sat 19 Dec
Shap Memorial Hall and the Old Courthouse
Farm produce alongside makers; Lakeland Valley Wagyu beef is a regular.
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The MUD Market (Platt Fields Market Garden)
Fallowfield, Manchester
First Sunday of the month
Next: Sun 4 Oct, Sun 1 Nov, Sun 6 Dec
10am–3pm
Platt Fields Market Garden, Platt Fields Park, Fallowfield, M14 6LT
Held in a working community market garden that grows over a tonne of food a year on half an acre.
Yan Tan Tethera Manchester Farmers’ Market
Last Sunday of the month
Next: Sun 25 Oct, Sun 29 Nov, Sun 27 Dec
12pm–5pm
Track Brewing Co Taproom, 18 Piccadilly Trading Estate, M1 2NP
An urban, non-profit farmers’ market bringing Peak District, Yorkshire and Lakes producers into central Manchester.
Heaton Moor Producers Market Stockport
First Sunday of the month, not in January
Next: Sun 4 Oct, Sun 1 Nov, Sun 6 Dec
10am–3pm · 60+ traders · Dog friendly
Shaw Road, Heaton Moor, SK4 4AG
An independent producers’ market, established in 2010, where every trader makes or sources their own produce and no two stalls sell the same thing.
Farmers’ markets in Lancashire 5 markets
St Michael’s Farmers’ Market, Ashton-on-Ribble
Third Saturday of the month
Next: Sat 17 Oct, Sat 21 Nov, Sat 19 Dec
9am–12.30pm
St Michael’s Church Hall car park, Tulketh Road / Egerton Road, PR2 1AJ
Parking Plenty of parking at the junction of Tulketh Road and Egerton Road
20-year-running church-run market selling Fleetwood fish, Cartmel Fells beef and lamb, and proper Lancashire cheese made near Preston.
Burnley Artisan Market
First Saturday of the month
Next: Sat 3 Oct, Sat 7 Nov, Sat 5 Dec
10am–4pm · About 80 stalls
St James Street, BB11 1NQ
Features local food and fresh produce alongside 80 independent makers, plus live music and free kids’ craft activities.
Grimsargh Farmers’ Market
Third Saturday of the month, not in January or August
Next: Sat 17 Oct, Sat 21 Nov, Sat 19 Dec
9am–1pm · 20–30 stalls
Grimsargh Village Hall, Preston Road
Parking Limited – locals encouraged to walk
Running since spring 2006, one of Lancashire’s longest-established village markets, and raising money for the village hall.
Kirkham Artisan Market
Second Saturday of the month
Next: Sat 10 Oct, Sat 14 Nov, Sat 12 Dec
Market Square, Kirkham
Held in the historic market square of one of Fylde’s traditional market towns.
Whalley Artisan Market
Last Sunday of the month, March to November (November is a two-day Christmas market, Saturday and Sunday)
Next: Sun 25 Oct, Sat 28 Nov, Sun 29 Nov
30+ stalls
Swan Hotel, King Street, Whalley, BB7 9SN
Parking Hotel parking
Run by Crafty Vintage; the village’s pubs and riverside walks make a day of it.
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Heswall Farmers’ Market
Third Saturday of the month
Next: Sat 17 Oct, Sat 21 Nov, Sat 19 Dec
10am–2pm
Heswall Hall, Telegraph Road, CH60 4RH
Runs alongside Heswall Hall’s own busy events programme (live music, comedy, cinema) in the same community hall.
Allerton Road Market Liverpool
Third Saturday of the month
Next: Sat 17 Oct, Sat 21 Nov, Sat 19 Dec
9am–2pm
Garthdale Road, off Allerton Road (next to Barclays Bank), L18 2DH
Parking On-street parking
One of Liverpool Council’s farmers’ and craft markets.
Lark Lane Market Liverpool
Fourth Saturday of the month
Next: Sat 24 Oct, Sat 28 Nov, Sat 26 Dec
9am–2pm · 30+ stalls · Dogs welcome
1 Lark Lane, L17 8UN
Parking On-street parking
One of Liverpool’s ‘farmers and craft markets’ along the riverside Lark Lane strip of independent cafes and shops.
Woolton Village Market Liverpool
Second Saturday of the month
Next: Sat 10 Oct, Sat 14 Nov, Sat 12 Dec
9am–2pm
Woolton Village, L25 7RG
Parking Village parking
Held in the heart of the picturesque Woolton Village, up to 35 traders selling plants and a wide variety of produce.
Wirral Farmers’ Market New Ferry
Second Saturday of the month
Next: Sat 10 Oct, Sat 14 Nov, Sat 12 Dec
9am–1pm · 25 stalls
New Ferry Village Hall, Grove Street, New Ferry, CH62 5AZ
Parking Village Hall car park
Community volunteer-run market established 2000, licensed for indoor stalls all year round.
West Kirby Farmers’ Market
Fourth Saturday of the month (Third Saturday in December)
Next: Sat 24 Oct, Sat 28 Nov, Sat 19 Dec
9am–noon · More than 20 local producers
Westbourne Hall, Westbourne Road, CH48 4DQ
Running 13 years; market relies on and welcomes volunteers alongside its 20+ producer stallholders.
Sunday farmers’ markets in the North West
Saturday is the usual day; these six trade on a Sunday.
Abbey Leys Community, Treacle Market, The MUD Market, Yan Tan Tethera Manchester, Heaton Moor Producers Market, Whalley Artisan Market
Indoor and covered farmers’ markets in the North West
For a wet Saturday: four of the 26 trade indoors or under cover.
Brough Farmers and Makers Market, Heswall, Wirral Farmers’ Market, West Kirby
Winter farmers’ markets in the North West
24 of the 26 are scheduled at least once in January or February 2027, and 18 run in every month of the year.
Taking a winter break (two):
Brough Farmers and Makers Market (from March), Whalley Artisan Market (from March)