Regular Indoor and Outdoor Markets

There's something about a good market that gets to the heart of a place. The banter between traders and regulars, a bag that gets heavier with every stall, the smell of fresh bread or roasting coffee drifting across a cobbled square. In Cheshire and Warrington, markets have been part of town life for centuries, and they're still going strong.

From Chester's award-winning market hall at Northgate, where you can shop local and eat global under one roof, to the weekly outdoor markets that have anchored Nantwich, Sandbach and Knutsford's town centres for generations, there's a market to suit every mood. Some are perfect for a weekday errand; others are worth making a proper morning of.

Browse the full list below and find your nearest market day.

Market Halls

Chester Market Chester Northgate, Exchange Square, CH1 2AR. Open Tuesday to Sunday. Retail and food traders from 8am/11am, evenings Fri and Sat.

Ellesmere Port Market Market Square, CH65 0HW. Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday (closed Wednesday). 8am-5pm Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm Sun. Note: currently undergoing major refurbishment, flea market suspended until works complete.

Warrington Market 2 Time Square, WA1 2NT. Main Market and Mezzanine open Monday to Saturday, 9am-5pm. Cookhouse food hall has extended evening hours Friday and Saturday.

Crewe Market Hall 27 Earle Street, Crewe, CW1 2BL. Wednesday – 9.30am – 6pm, Thursday – 9.30am – 9pm, Friday & Saturday – 9.30am – 11pm, Sunday 10.30am – 7pm.

Knutsford Market Silk Mill Street, Knutsford, WA16 6DF. Open Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, 8am-4pm.

Indoor and Outdoor Markets

Alsager Market Fairview Car Park, Off Lawton Rd, Alsager, Stoke-on-Trent ST7 2AE. Open Wednesday, 8am-3pm.

Congleton Market Princess Street, CW12 1DB. Open Tuesday and Saturday, 9am-3:30pm. Car boot and flea market every Sunday (except Easter Sunday), 7am-2pm.

Crewe Outdoor Market Along Victoria Street and Market Street, Crewe, CW1 2NG. Monday 10am – 1pm, Friday & Saturday 10am - 4pm.

Frodsham Royal Charter Thursday Market 104 Main St, Frodsham WA6 7AR. Every Thursday, 9am - 3pm.

Macclesfield Indoor Market Grosvenor Shopping Centre, 27-29 Market Place, Macclesfield SK10 1DY. Open Monday to Saturday. Mon-Wed 9am-5pm, Thu-Sat 9am-5:30pm.

Macclesfield Outdoor Market Market Place, Macclesfield SK10 1DY. Open Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, 8:30am-4pm.

Nantwich Market Market Street, Nantwich, CW5 5DG. Open Tuesday 9am-1pm, Thursday 9am-3pm, Saturday 9am-4pm.

Neston Market 7 High St, Neston CH64 9TR. Weekly Friday Market, 8am - 2pm.

Northwich Market Market Hall Apple Market Street, Northwich, CW9 5BB. Soon to move to Barons Quay. Open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 9am to 4pm.

Sandbach Market The Commons. Open Thursday and Saturday, 9am-4pm.

Winsford Market Wyvern House, The Drumber, Winsford, CW7 1AH. Open Monday, Thursday and Saturday, 9am to 4pm.