There is also the popular 'giant table-top market' that takes place on Sundays where customers flock to bag a bargain. 'The market is one of the north west’s biggest and sits alongside a new craft section, so you can grab a candle alongside your carrots.'įor those wanting to give it a try, the market is held on the last Sunday of every month - so is taking place this coming weekend, Sunday March 26. The paper said: 'Early in the 1800s traders started to set up stalls and swap produce in the market hall here - and they’ve been coming back ever since to pile tables high with organic honey, oven-warm meat pies and extra gooey camembert. Read more: The historic cobbled market town just off the M6 with a 'bit of everything'Īshton Market Hall has a long history of trade in the region, also noted in the write-up.

The Ashton-under-Lyne farmers' market was praised for its 'organic honey, oven-warm meat pies and extra gooey camembert' on offer on the stalls. The Sunday Times compiled the list of 'markets worth stocking up on' for fresh and local produce at the weekend. It sits alongside the likes of Truro Farmers' Market in Cornwall, Edinburgh Farmers' Market and the Venn Street Market in Clapham, London. It has now made it into a list of the top 9 farmers markets across the UK collated by the national newspaper. Ashton Farmers' Market takes place on the last Sunday of the month outside the historic market hall on Bow Street.

A monthly farmers market in Tameside has been ranked among the best in the UK, according to the Sunday Times.

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