Camden Market in London offers the opportunity to purchase everything the latest fashion items and musical instruments to kids toys and food items from around the world. It should go without saying that anybody staying in a holiday apartment in London should not consider their London adventure complete until they have visited here.It is not widely known that Camden Market is actually a collective term for a number of smaller markets within a close proximity. They're called Camden Stables Market, Camden Lock Market and Inverness Street Market to name but a few. Each market places you'll find here are slightly different in layout and even in content, but have the core vibe and atmosphere synonymous with this world famous market. In a city which is jam packed with some of the most famous attractions in the world, you'll find Camden Market ranked as the fourth most popular attraction in London. Hundreds of thousands of people pass through the market each month, and it is this sheer number of people which creates the atmosphere for which the market is renowned. The iconic image of the London market seller shouting the latest deals and trying to attract people top their stalls ...

London, at least central London, may not be the place you associate with outdoor food markets. It wasn’t always this way. London has been an important trading centre since Roman times, but the Great Fire of 1666 destroyed a huge swathe of the city within the walls, and the subsequent rebuilding led to the relocation of many neighbourhood markets. Come the industrial age, urban space needed for increased traffic and public transport infrastructure caused them to disappear all togetherOne fantastic survivor from of the days of barrow boys and pearly queens is the Berwick Street market in Soho, one of the city’s most happening neighbourhoods. Surrounded by architect and design studios and cutting edge shops and restaurants, a group of about 40 costermongers (or street vendors) set up their pitches daily from around 8am. The Berwick street market is best known for its fruits and vegetables. It was the first market in Britain to sell tomatoes, which arrived from the New World in 1890, and today its merchandise reflects the multicultural character of the neighbourhood, with custard apples, figs, fresh herbs and kakis being sold beside ‘British’ peas, spring potatoes and strawberries. You will also find freshly cut flowers ...