Swiss Cottage Market Explained

Location:Swiss Cottage, Camden, Greater London
Coordinates:51.544°N -0.174°W
Address:Eton Avenue, NW3
Manager:Camden London Borough Council
Owner:Camden London Borough Council
Environment Type:Outdoor
Goods Sold:Food, Antiques (Fridays only)
Normal Market Days:Tuesday to Saturday
Website:camden.gov.uk/markets
Map Type:United Kingdom London Camden
Map Relief:no

is an outdoor street market in Camden, North London. Licences to trade are issued by Camden London Borough Council.

History

Swiss Cottage marked started in 1974 as an informal and unlicensed market[1] in an area of derelict land owned by Camden Council next to the nearby junction of Eton Avenue and Winchester Road.

Forshaw describes a market selling homemade food, secondhand clothes and books as well as bric-à-brac and plants. At the end of 1981 the site was redeveloped and the market moved to a new location close to the sports centre.[2]

Camden Council designated the pedestrianised western end of Eton Avenue as a street market from 1 July 2003 allowing Swiss Cottage Market and Swiss Cottage Farmers Market a permanent home.[3] Swiss Cottage is the youngest of Camden's street markets and, from 2003 stalls, have been licensed and managed by Camden Council.

On Wednesdays the market hosts Swiss Cottage Farmers’ Market which is run by London Farmers’ Markets and started in 1999.[4]

In November 2019 Prince Charles and his wife Camilla visited to mark the Farmers Market's twentieth anniversary. Prince Charles had visited the market once before in 2000.[5]

Transport

Bus

Bus Routes 13, 31, 46, 113, 187, 268, 603 and C11. Night bus routes N28, N31 and N113.

Railway and tube

The nearest underground station is Swiss Cottage on the Jubilee line. The nearest London Overground station is South Hampstead on the Watford DC line (Lioness line).

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bergström. Theo. Markets of London. Forshaw. Alec. Butler & Tanner. 1983. 0-14-006653-5. 1st. London. 93. en. amp.
  2. News: Swiss Cottage Market Promotions. 26 July 1990. Swiss Cottage Market. 35. Kensington News. London.
  3. Camden Council . Camden London Borough Council . 7 July 2002 . Minutes of the General Purposes (Licensing) Sub-committee . Camden Council . London.
  4. Web site: Swiss Cottage Farmers' Markets. 13 July 2020. London Farmers’ Markets.
  5. News: Booth. Samantha. 7 November 2019. Royal couple visit Swiss Cottage farmers' market. Camden New Journal. London. 20 July 2020.