Chesham Markets
Market News! Saturday 26th May sees 3 markets in Chesham High Street: Local Produce, General and French Markets! Find out more about the French market.
Local Produce Market - Britain's Greenest Market!
The town centre is bustling and vibrant on local produce days
Chesham's Local Produce Market is Britain's Greenest Market - as voted by the National Market Traders Federation - and operates on the fourth Saturday of each month. The next market will take place on Saturday 26th May from 10 am to 2 pm in Market Square. There will be a great variety of local produce on offer, including spring plants, candles, eggs, jewellery, bread, honey, pickles, curry sauces, oils, jams, fruit'n'veg, water buffalo, cakes and much more! To find the latest news about the market, follow us on Twitter - @CheshamMarket, or like us on Facebook!
You can download a flyer with the 2012 market dates (Word file, 193 KB)
All year round our popular markets mean you can sample and buy fine quality food, drink and crafts from producers, most of whom are based within 10 miles of the town. It's a fantastic opportunity to try the local produce on your doorstep, at your convenience. See our list of regular stall holders. Whatever the weather, there's a good turn out and a great ambience - see Click@'s gallery of our rather wet February 2011 market: http://www.donnaforbes.co.uk/localproduce/index.html
The local produce markets are organised by the town council and Transition Town Chesham, to support local producers and to reduce the food miles consumed by Chesham's residents to help create a more sustainable community.
If you are a local producer and interested in attending our markets, please contact the town council on policy@chesham.gov.uk or phone 01494 774842. We also have a free stall at each market for Chesham-based community groups and charities - if you think your organisation would qualify, please do let us know.
General Market
Chesham was granted its market charter in 1257 by King Henry III and is a defining part of the town's heritage. The general market is now held twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays and can be found in the High Street from 9 am to 4 pm.
There are a variety of goods on offer, including meat, fish, fruit & veg, clothes, hot food, plants, phone accessories, cards, electronic goods, rugs, jewellery, birdfood and fabrics.
The general market is operated by Amersham & Chesham Markets Co-operative on behalf of Chiltern District Council.