The Market Place
The market benefits from a wide selection of goods and wares varying from fresh locally reared meats, fishmonger, fruits and vegetables, bakery and dairy products, household goods, to clothing, garden, carpets, books, fancy goods and products to aid independent living.
One of the reasons the market attracts a high level of footfall is the Town Council’s insistence that only one trader can be licensed to sell particular goods. This ensures choice and variety as well as contributing to the overall vibrancy of the market.
Site Information
Opening Times:
Friday, Saturday 8.00 am – 4.00pm
Address:
Downham Market, PE38 9DH, Norfolk
Visitor Information
Disabled access
Yes
Refreshments (nearby)
Yes
Parking
Yes
Dog friendly
Yes
Features
Social Heritage
Gallery
Nearby Attractions
Attraction 1:
Downham Market
0.02 Miles Away
On the banks of the River Great Ouse, and dating back to Saxon times, Downham Market is one of Norfolk’s oldest market towns. The attractive market place is immediately identifiable by the splendidly unusual and majestic black and white clock.
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Attraction 2:
Downham Market Town Square
0.04 Miles Away
The Town Square is situated in the very heart of the town and is the square inhabited by the iconic Town Clock. Town Square Trading is aimed to maximize the square’s potential encompassing a range of activities from individual stalls, craft stalls, hosting public information roadshows/campaigns, advertising opportunities, product launches to a performance arena highlighting local talent.
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Attraction 3:
Discover Downham Heritage & Learning Centre
0.14 Miles Away
Discover Downham is run by the Downham Market & District Heritage Society.
The Society is operating as a ‘social enterprise’, in that it raises funds through donations, membership fees, admission fees to its talks and visits, hire of rooms, and through the sale of postcards and notelets depicting local scenes painted by one of its members.
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Attraction 4:
Church of St Edmund's, Downham Market
0.16 Miles Away
St Edmund’s is located on a beautiful site, overlooking the town to the fens beyond.
Although the building underwent an extensive 19th- century restoration, a number of earlier features survive, including a 15th-century font, a lady chapel dating from c.1500 and an eight branch glass chandelier made c.1730.
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Attraction 5:
Downham Market Train Station
0.47 Miles Away
Downham Market railway station is on the Fen line in the east of England.
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