Lewes Markets - The Town Hall

I’d completely forgotten about the Tuesday market until a month ago when I found myself in need of a Philips screwdriver. I happened to be wandering past the Town Hall, walked in and found one on the first stand I visited. It was 40 pence. Across the aisle, a stand was raffling off what looked like the contents of someone’s recently cleared out larder. I bought a pound worth of tickets (proceeds to charity) and was declared the winner of a tin of scotch broth - which I must admit to having quite a fondness for. The third stand yielded a Power Rangers video my son had coveted for many months. I felt like I’d stumbled in to the middle of some kind of karmic shopping experience.

The market takes place every Tuesday from 10am - 2pm. On my last visit there were about thirty stalls selling an eclectic range of goods ranging from second-hand clothes to organic health and beauty products. There’s always a selection of children’s toys to be found around the hall, whilst of course, as its Lewes, there are also a fair number of stalls selling ‘antiques’ of various ages. My final stop was the well-established café, which was doing a roaring trade serving drinks, cakes and sandwiches to a selection of Lewes’s young mothers and retirees. I settled for a cup of tea and one of Mr Kipling’s finest cakes, before making a mental note to visit again soon... NW