Saturday morning I set my alarm "early" to get up and go to Brockley Market, which surprisingly is much closer to St John's or Lewisham station than Brockley! It's located next to the Lewisham College in our beloved neighbourhood SE13!!!
Please don't get scared by the postcode...
just between New Cross and Greenwich, Lewisham is becoming the ideal area for young people to live and hang out, with plenty of quircky and interesting stuff around it.
See?
Now that hopefully I made you a little bit more curious about it, let me explain you what I love about this market.
Brockley Market is developed on the Lewisham College car park, therefore it is very spacious, although it is not easy to find a car park nearby.
When you first arrive you can perceive the sense of community and you will feel like this is one of the few truly local markets of London. As a matter of fact, even the exotic traders here (Spanish, Mexican, Italian, Vietnamese) have a kind of British twist. While normally in Central London street food traders tend to show as much as possible the traditions of their country, here this local-exotic formula seems to work very well.
Families and people of any age love it also because there is a dedicated area to sit down and have a chat, while having a bite and just enjoying a relaxed Saturday morning.
Within the street food traders the choice is between burger, pizza, crumpets, fresh juices, cakes, coffee and more, depending on the week.
However the most interesting part of this market is the selection of local fresh produce (cheese, bread, condiments, preserves, craft beer, sausages), organic fruit and vegetable, meat, fish and something quite unique in the area such as game and poultry.
Brockley Market also has a space where sometimes you can find information about concerts and activites held in the area.
Best enjoyed on a sunny day, it is held every Saturday from 10:00 to 14:00 in
Brockley Market website
Lewisham College Car Park
Lewisham Way, SE4 1UT
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