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A central Friday-to-Sunday plan built around actual market trading hours. Check both venues before setting out; all allowances are editorial estimates.
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Browse food and craft stalls beneath the market hall’s high roof, then choose something to eat instead of treating lunch as an afterthought. Friday, Saturday and Sunday have different mixes of traders, so the experience depends on when you come. Leave room for an unplanned find rather than arriving with a checklist of stalls.

The regular market operates Friday to Sunday, not daily. Check the day’s trading hours before building an afternoon around it; it closes well before an evening meal.
Practical information checked 14 September 2026. Confirm anything essential to your visit with the venue.
Allow 45–90 minutes for the visit, plus travel and breaks. This is a suggested planning allowance; opening times, access and availability may affect your plans.
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