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Established in 1990 Oxford's Antique and Craft Market is on every Thursday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
It is situated in the heart of the City of Oxford at Gloucester Green - this is Oxford's market square and is just 200 yards away from Cornmarket which is the main shopping street .
The Market is surounded by shops and cafes and makes a great place from which to explore Oxford.
"Oxford Market Has Become a Thursday Institution"
- Antiques Trade Gazette
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The Market offers a wide variety of goods, and not just for the collector. You might be surprised at the wide range of products available whether you are looking for gifts, clothing and jewellery or something for the home.
Further to the antiques and crafts, a Farmers Market runs along side us on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, offering fresh produce from local farmers, and even more diversity for our customers.
It is not possible to list all the unique and interesting items available on the 60 to 70 stalls that make up the market - but you will find .....
Carpets: Furniture: Jewellery:
Clothes - retro and new:
Toys - 50's, 60's ands 70's:
Books: Old coins:
Fossils and Stones:
Bags ,Boots and Fashion:
Pictures and Prints: Records:
Haberdashery: Printed Fabrics:
Incense: Ethnic Goods:
Lamps: Silver and Brass:
Home Furnishings: Tools:
Door Furnishings: Glass and
Pottery: Oriental Rugs:
Ephemera - And Who Knows What Else!
Please contact us if there is an area of particular interest to you
The Market is an outdoor event and runs all year. Below we have given some information - the type of information most commonly asked for by potential stallholders. Please feel free to give us a call if you require further information or stall availability .
TYPE OF GOODS: Goods must fall into the Antique or Craft category. No general market goods are allowed. If you are are not sure that your goods are suitable for this type of market please call us.
STALL SIZE: Our stalls are quite generous and measure 10 foot x 4 foot. Each stall has a canvas topping. Stall boards can be removed should you wish to operate a 'walk in area' in which to place clothing rails etc.
STALL PRICE: Stall rental is £26.30 for the day.
SETTING UP/PACKING UP: The stalls are set up and ready for you. Setting up time is from 6.30 a.m. and you are able to drive onto the square to unload your goods. However, as the square is a pedetrian area, all vehicles should be off the square by 9.00 a.m.
Vehicle access is allowed again after 3.30 p.m. Most traders will be packing up between 4.00 p.m. and 5.00 p.m. Vehicles should be off the square by 5.00 p.m.
EXTRAS YOU SHOULD BRING: You will need to bring a covering for your stall table plus a chair . Many stallholders find it useful to bring a few market clips to secure coverings.
The Market is on Gloucster Green, Oxfords Market Square, situated in the heart of Oxford City.
There is a car park directly underneath the Market Square at Glouster Green. There is a further car park at the bottom of George street, next to Glouster Green (see map Markers)
Oxford can be expensive to park in for any length of time and is not easy to drive through. The Park & Rides, situated on all the major routes into Oxford are a good option for all those who wish to stay in the city for an extended period of time. The bus service from the Park & Ride is quick, cheap and frequent.
Oxford's Train Station is under a 5 minute walk from the Market - see map.
Oxford has an excellent Bus and Coach Service. The main Bus and Coach station is situated just 10 yards from the Market Square, making this the most convenient way to visit both the Market and Oxford.
There have been a number of written articles on the Market over the years. We have included a couple (excerpts) just to give you a feel of the market.
The good thing about a market like Oxford is that you are not at the mercy of caterers and over-fried food. The city is not always cheap, but several cafes compete to provide decent coffees, acceptable food and shelter from the rain....
The market oraganisers....leave its running to the market manager, the wonderful Eddie, who's friendly and helpful. It's things like these that help to make such events enjoyable, no matter what the weather.
If you are thinking of going there, leave a little bit earlier than you anticipate (the one way system is hellish but helped by pre-rush hour use of bus routes) and take plenty of stock. The tables are about ten feet long....They're huge....As for stock, take a mixture but take a lot of it - business really was good. If you think that markets are where bad stock goes to die, think again.... All you have to do is look.'
Oxford market is next to the bus station and people buzzed round, buying or talking as they went, before catching their buses home or taking the Tube (the cheap bus) back to London and there was a surprisingly large number of London dealers at the market.....The strength of the market is not just in the diversity of its stock, but the fact that there are few events, other than auctions, on a Thursday....
One of the most popular stalls is the specialist bottle stall, with buyers arriving from all over the country to buy the colourful glass and stone goods. The quality of the stock in general was higher than expected ....objects ranging from the top rate to rather naff, but with buyers for all. There is nothing elite about the market, but what really sets it apart is the friendliness of dealers (well, almost all of them) and buyers alike. People stopped to talk, making it not just a profitable market buy an enjoyable event......
Oxford market: the forgotten side of the antiques business
'There is a certain snobbery in the trade that recognises the main London markets of Bermondsy, Camden Passage and their ilk, but not the regional ones, and this is why Oxford is so popular with those in the know. Not only is business brisk, but there are bargains to be made. Vintage clothes mingle with modern second-hand jumpers and Victorian diamonds nestle next to 1950's broaches and ugly modern rings, but there is something for all comers, regardless of budget and desires.
Modern paperbacks line up alongside Victorian magazines (including The Strand) and old books on architecture, whilst tired dealers stand next to frenzied ones......The dealers are heated by the energy that only busy markets seem to possess.
Gloucester Green Flea Market, Oxford
'Gloucester Green is a small pedestrian area in the heart of Oxford. It is a thoroughfare for thousands of people darting between department stores, offices, tourist sites, colleges, bus and rail stations and the West Gate shopping centre. Its perimeter is dotted with cafes, some with outdoor seating facing the Thursday fleamarket itself. So it is busy, busy, busy.
What's there.....some antiques, though more collectable and interior design. Second-hand as well as collectable goods such as dolls, games, kitchenware and toys. And, of course, vintage and retro fashion, fabrics and jewellery in abundance. Students and younger tourists just love the stuff.'
For All Enquiries Please Contact :
William Kennedy
Telephone: 01766 523409
