- Market days
- Monday & Saturday
- Location
- The Market Place
- Established
- 1145
- What's there
- Local farmers, traders, produce & crafts
How it changes the town centre
- Stalls narrow the Market Place itself, so through-traffic and pickup points shift compared to a normal day.
- Central car parks — Market Place especially — fill earlier than usual; see Parking for the full list of car parks if you're driving in.
- The Market Place taxi rank still operates, but with less room to manoeuvre — expect a slower pickup than on a quiet weekday.
Taxi tips for market days
- If you're planning to be picked up from the Market Place itself, agree a nearby side street as a backup in case the rank area is busy with stalls.
- Mornings are the busiest — if you can shop later in the day, both parking and the rank tend to ease off.
- For a return trip from somewhere with heavy shopping bags, mention that when you book — a driver will plan for the extra loading time.
💡 Local Tip
If you're combining a market morning with a longer trip out of town later, it's worth booking that onward taxi in advance — you'll be busy browsing, and market mornings are exactly when it's easy to lose track of time.