Local Markets

See our At a glance guide to Cheshire East Markets (PDF, 7.94KB) for details of market days in Cheshire East.

Market Locations and Opening Times

Alsager

Established in April 1994, Alsager Market is provides 25 pitches for traders bringing their own stalls.
For further details contact the Market Manager on 07974 256698.

Congleton

Under a charter granted to the town in 1272 by Earl of Lincoln, Henry de Lacy, Congleton Market was founded as a weekly market. Now, Congleton Market is managed by City Markets and operates every Tuesday and Saturday with elevent indoor stalls and eighty four outdoor stalls.
For further details on Congleton Market, Congleton Farmers’ Market or Congleton Car Boot Market, contact the Market Manager on 07739 529225.

Crewe

Crewe market is a statutory market, established by the Crewe Local Board. It is believed to have been operating since 1848 when a cheese and cattle market was formed in Coppenhall terrace, eventually becoming known as 'Market Square'. The present market hall was built in 1854 and purchased by the Council in 1869.
For further details, contact the Market Manager on 01270 255739.

Knutsford

While the original markets in Knutsford can be traced back to a Charter issued from King Edward 1 in 1292, the current general retail market in Silk Mill Street was opened in 1950. The Market Hall is open from 08.30am with seventeen individual stalls on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
For further details on Knutsford Market or Knutsford Farmers’ Market, contact the Market Manager on 07795 697703.

Macclesfield

The Indoor Market was established in Macclesfield within the Grosvenor Shopping Centre in August 1970. At that time, long established traders on the traditional outdoor market were given the first opportunity of having stalls at the new location.

Today, almost forty years later, the fifty stalls within the Indoor Market Hall provide a vibrant shopping opportunity from 9am six days per week, complemented by a further twenty five stalls at the Outdoor Market held in the surrounding streets on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
For further details contact the Market Manager on 07795 697703.

Middlewich

Established in June 1985, Middlewich Market is run every Tuesday on Southway Car Park. It provides up to fifteen pitches for traders who bring their own stalls.

Nantwich

It is believed that a market existed in Nantwich as early as the eleventh century. The present market hall was built in 1867 with market trading taking place from both the hall and an outdoor market.
For further details on Nantiwch Market or Nantwich Farmers’ Market contact the Market Manager on 07973 742066.

Sandbach

A Royal Charter was granted to the town’s market in 1579 by Queen Elizabeth I. An indoor and outdoor market is now held every Thursday and Saturday on The Commons and in the adjacent Indoor Market Hall.

The Farmers Market has live music and traditional Victorian Games to add to the festive atmosphere.