Spring harvest markets to know about

A list of properly good food markets in spring 2026, weighted towards the ones where the producers are present rather than the ones that are mostly resellers.

Bath Farmers’ Market — Saturdays, Green Park Station. Started 1997, now arguably the best-curated weekly market in the country. Look for Wyfe of Bath cheese, Bertinet Bakery sourdough, and the Park Farm asparagus from late May.

Oxford Covered Market — every Friday and Saturday. Smaller stall count than the big-name markets but a proper concentration of butchers, fishmongers and bakers in one indoor space. Open a hundred-and-fifty years.

Stroud Farmers’ Market — second and last Saturdays. A small Cotswold market that punches above its size. The Five Valleys Farm pork is worth the trip alone; Hobbs House Bakery does a particularly good four-grain.

Borough Market, London — Wednesday to Saturday. Yes, busy. Yes, touristy. Still has a serious producer presence in the back-of-market stalls — Ginger Pig butcher, Neal’s Yard Dairy, Brindisa charcuterie.

Cardiff Riverside Market — Sundays. Welsh-leaning producer roster, decent fish from Pembrokeshire, and the Welsh cakes are made on-site.

Edinburgh Farmers’ Market — Saturdays, Castle Terrace. The most consistently good producer market in Scotland. The Stoats porridge oats, Crombies of Edinburgh sausages, and the East Coast Cured charcuterie are all worth queueing for.

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