Markets near Wigan: days, times and locations
There are 18 regular markets within 30 miles of Wigan, including Wigan Market, Warrington Market, Bury Market. Here are the opening days, times and locations.
Wigan market days at a glance
Wigan Market in New Market Hall on New Market Street opens Monday to Saturday from 8.30am to 5pm, with cafes, fruit, vegetables and general traders. Wigan Council says the current hall will remain open until the replacement Wigan Market at Fettlers is expected to open in Spring 2027.
- Wigan MarketMon–Sat08:30–17:00 · under 1 mile from centre
Regular schedules, not live opening confirmations. Distances are straight-line from Wigan centre. Follow a market name for its location and official details.
Market opening days and times within 30 miles of Wigan
These are regular schedules, not live opening confirmations. Check the official market page before travelling, especially on bank holidays or in bad weather.
Wigan Market
Hours: 08:30–17:00
Wigan's indoor market with cafes, fruit, vegetables and general traders. The current hall remains open until Wigan Market at Fettlers is expected to open in Spring 2027.
Check official market details →Warrington Market
Hours: 09:00–17:00
Award-winning indoor market with over 50 independent traders plus the Cookhouse food hall in the Time Square development.
Bury Market
Hours: 09:00–17:00
One of the UK's most famous markets — the open market, World Famous Market Hall and fish & meat hall in Bury town centre.
Preston Market Hall
Hours: 08:00-17:00
Preston's covered Market Hall, where most stalls sell hot or cold food alongside fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and dairy produce.
Check official market details →Altrincham Market
Hours: 09:00–16:00
Altrincham's celebrated Market House food hall and outdoor market — regional food producers, vintage and craft.
Arndale Market
Hours: 09:30–18:00
Manchester's lively indoor market in the Arndale — street food, vintage, records and homewares.
Great Homer Street Market
Hours: 07:00–15:00
'Greatie' — Liverpool's huge Saturday market with 140+ traders, indoor and out.
NQ Makers Market
Hours: 11:00–17:00
Monthly makers' market in the Northern Quarter — independent art, craft, food and drink producers.
Rochdale Riverside Market
Hours: 09:00–17:00
Vibrant outdoor traditional market on The Butts in Rochdale town centre with a variety of stalls.
Oldham Market
Hours: 09:00–17:00
Oldham's market in a purpose-built two-level home inside The Spindles, with around 50 traders selling fresh food and goods.
Stockport Market
Hours: 09:00–16:30
Historic market with stalls in the Victorian Market Hall and fresh food in the Produce Hall in Stockport's Old Town.
Foodie Friday Stockport
Hours: 18:00–21:00
Popular evening street-food event with traders, craft ales and live music at Stockport Market Place on the last Friday of each month.
Chester Makers Market
Hours: 10:00–16:00
Monthly outdoor makers' market at Exchange Square, combining independent craft stalls with artisan food and drink traders.
Check official market details →Taste Cheshire Chester Farmers Market
Hours: 09:30–16:30
Weather-dependent farmers' market outside Chester Town Hall with Cheshire breads, pies, cakes, honey and drinks; Visit Cheshire lists no April market.
Check official market details →Chester Market
Hours: Tue–Sat 08:00–22:00; Sun and Bank Holiday Mon 10:00–21:00; produce/goods usually to 18:00
Purpose-built Exchange Square market hall with produce, goods and food-and-drink traders. Ordinary Mondays are closed; Bank Holiday Mondays open 10am–9pm. Produce and goods traders normally open 8am–6pm (from 10am Sundays); food and beverage traders normally open from 11am, some earlier, within the hall's opening hours. Check the official page for holiday changes and individual trader hours.
Check official market details →Treacle Market
Hours: 10:00–15:30
Monthly artisan market with 140+ stalls of food, drink, crafts, antiques and vintage; December moves to the Sunday before Christmas.
Check official market details →Macclesfield Outdoor Market
Hours: 08:30–16:00
Cheshire East's outdoor general market in Market Place, trading every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday.
Check official market details →Macclesfield Market Hall
Hours: Mon–Wed 09:00–17:00; Thu–Sat 09:00–17:30
Refurbished indoor market in the Grosvenor Centre with independent food, drink and produce traders; reopened in February 2026.
Check official market details →Local farm shops near Wigan
Independent farm shops within 20 miles of Wigan, nearest first. Check each shop's website for opening hours.
- Kenyon Hall Farm · 7 miles · Cheshire
- Red Bank Farm Shop (Newton-le-Willows) · 7 miles · Merseyside
- Owd Barn (Bispham) · 8 miles · Lancashire
- Church View Farm Shop · 14 miles · Merseyside
- Falshaw's Farm Shop · 15 miles · Greater Manchester
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