St Nicholas market, Bristol
This the living embodiment of what a market should be. You can munch your way around the world without straying past the perimeter, for these stalls, gathered in what is left of Bristol’s old centre, cater for metropolitan sophisticates as well as seekers of bargain cauliflowers. The main market trades six days a week and is the largest collection of independent retailers in the city. Every Wednesday it’s joined by a farmers’ market, at which you can buy local produce, from honey and cheese to fruit and vegetables, direct from the producers. Then, on Fridays and Saturdays, the Nails market adds arts and crafts to the mix. A slow food market opens on the first Sunday of the month. Corn Street, Bristol. Mon to Sat 9.30am to 5pm.