Shrewsbury Market Hall

A fantastic mix of old and new, fresh and organic, taste and texture – visit the Market Hall today and experience the unique blend of Shropshire’s finest.

With its commanding clock tower, the award winning Shrewsbury Market Hall stands proud between Shoplatch and Claremont Street. Since 1965 it has been home to many traders, offering fresh fruit and vegetables, meat and poultry, fresh fish, delicatessen, books, china, antiques, collectables and contemporary arts and crafts to name a few.

So if you’re looking for something a little different, inspirational, fresh and value for money, visit the Market Hall…it’s a unique experience.

The market trades on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, however, some stallholders open on Thursdays from 9.00am to 4.00pm but times vary so please see opening hours for further information.

There are two public entrances and a combination of staircases and public lifts serve the upper floors. Other services include public toilets. There is on street parking outside and larger, surfaced car parks nearby. Sorry, but dogs, with the exception of Guide Dogs, are not allowed in the market.

Shrewsbury’s multi award-winning Market Hall is well worth a visit for its vibrant blend of delicious street food, unique cafes, boutique stalls, arts and crafts, fresh produce and much more. There’s even a gin bar!

Spy Shrewsbury’s soaring post-modernist clock tower on the skyline and here you’ll find the Market Hall, hunkered at its base.

This large indoor market has earned a reputation as a must-visit destination for some of the most unique, independent shopping and creative lunch spots in town.

And a number of times a year the market opens until 10pm as a popular Saturday evening venue for food, drinks and twilight shopping.

Diners can enjoy flavours from around the world including Thai and Indian street food, tapas, Tex-Mex, fusion, continental and authentic Beijing dumplings. Vegan and vegetarian diets are well catered for.

Gin parlour Gindifferent specialises in more than 100 craft gins which can be savoured alongside artisan cheese and charcuterie platters.

The market’s eateries source most of their ingredients from the dizzying array of stalls selling fresh produce, from meat and fish to vegetables, bread and cheeses.

There are traditional family butchers and fruit and veg sellers who farm the land, growing much of the food they sell themselves, including organic.

Barkworths Seafoods has been supplying fresh fish to the people of Shrewsbury for over 100 years, sourcing from small family-owned inshore day boats in Cornwall, Scotland, Wales and Scarborough.

Other food and drink specialists include Snapdragon Wholefoods, spice blend company Black Box and independent wine merchant Iron & Rose which sells wines from small production vineyards that use traditional and natural methods of production.

Family-run delicatessen Cook and Carve stocks British and continental artisan cheeses, cooked meats and home produced bacon and sausage.

Take the time to explore the market’s retail stalls including homeware and gift boutiques. Discover vintage finds, pre-loved books and unique handcrafts or treat yourself to a one-off work of art.

Also find niche shops selling vinyl records, traditional film cameras, model trains and specialist board games.

Ewe and Ply is a national award-winning yarn shop and doggy boutique Company of Hounds is perfect for stylish pampered pooch accessories such as Harris Tweed collars and natural treats and grooming products.

For a makeover drop in for a trim at Risdon’s barbershop or book a cut at organic hair salon Eden.

You can book a holiday at travel pod The Travel Table and even hire or buy a bicycle to explore more of Shrewsbury and the surrounding area. Supplier Urban Bikes UK provides sightseeing cycle route maps that weave through the town and fan out into the countryside.

Shrewsbury Market Hall, in Claremont Street, holds full trading days on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 8am to 4pm. Thursdays are a limited trading day with a selection of stalls open.