Covent Garden Apple Market, covered market in Covent Garden

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Covent Garden Apple Market

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The Market Building, Covent Garden Piazza, Covent Garden · WC2E 8RF · Mo (antiques and collectables); Tu-Su (arts and crafts)

The Apple Market is the covered craft market at the heart of Covent Garden, set under the glass roof and green ironwork of the historic Market Building in the Piazza. Once part of the world-famous fruit and vegetable market, the hall now hosts around forty stalls of independent traders gathered beneath the famous red Apple Market arch. It is one of London's most characterful daily markets, mixing one-off antiques at the start of the week with handmade arts and crafts for the rest of it, and entry is always free.

Opening times

The Apple Market runs every day of the week with a different character depending on the day. Every Monday the hall is given over to one-off antiques and collectables, drawing browsers looking for vintage finds. From Tuesday to Sunday it switches to handmade arts and crafts. For antiques arrive early on a Monday, while weekends are the liveliest time to wander the craft stalls alongside the Piazza street performers.

What's on the stalls

Around forty independent traders fill the covered market hall. On craft days you will find handmade jewellery, prints, watercolours, unique soaps and all sorts of unusual handmade goods sold directly by their makers. On antiques Mondays the stalls turn to collectables, vintage pieces and one-off curiosities. Because traders make or source most of what they sell, the mix changes through the week and from stall to stall.

Around the market / getting there

The Apple Market sits inside the Market Building in the Covent Garden Piazza in the WC2 district of Westminster. The nearest Underground station is Covent Garden on the Piccadilly line, a short walk away, with Leicester Square and Charing Cross also close by. Pair a visit with the neighbouring Jubilee Market, the Piazza street performers, and the cafes, shops and restaurants that ring the square.

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Common questions

What are Covent Garden Apple Market opening times?
The Apple Market opens daily. Mondays are for antiques and collectables, while arts and crafts stalls run Tuesday to Sunday inside the covered Market Building.
Is Covent Garden Apple Market free?
Yes. Entry to the Apple Market is free and you only pay for whatever you choose to buy from the stalls.
What is the best time to visit Covent Garden Apple Market?
Come on a Monday morning for antiques, or on a weekend for the fullest spread of arts and crafts stalls alongside the Piazza street performers.
Where is Covent Garden Apple Market?
It is inside the Market Building in the Covent Garden Piazza, WC2E 8RF, in the Covent Garden area of Westminster. The nearest Tube is Covent Garden.

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