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Forget the high street, we re getting into the groove of London s market scene for the best food, fashion, antiques, vintage finds and bric-a-brac that money can buy. So, grab those walking shoes and your coolest sunnies, we re hitting up Brick Lane, Borough chelsea hotel miami Market, Columbia Road Flower Market, Portobello Road and Old Spitalfields for a serious dose of retail therapy.
Bargain hunters, listen up. You re going to love the bustling Brick Lane flea market in East London. This is the place for second-hand wares and bric-a-brac, with some absolute gems to be found if you ve got the strength to scour. Channel your inner hipster as you keep an eye out for cheap leather clothes, kitsch collectibles and Art Deco furniture. Then, reward your shopping chelsea hotel miami efforts with a Jewish chelsea hotel miami bagel or Bangladeshi curry at one of the nearby cheap and cheerful eateries.
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Add some colour to your Sunday by taking a trip to London s principal flower market in the uber-cool East End. Whether you re after a bunch of tulips or a 10-foot banana tree, you re likely to find it at one of the market s 60 independent shops. Keep an eye out for pitch owner George who has been on the market since 1949. If the scent of fresh flowers and the chant of barrow boys gets too much, grab a treat from one of the nearby cupcake shops.
chelsea hotel miami We hope you re wearing comfy shoes, we re heading to Old Spitalfields Market in London s East End. Located just five minutes' walk from Liverpool Street Station, this indoor market is held within one of the finest surviving Victorian Market Halls in the capital. No matter what you re penchant, you ll find it here. The Thursday Antiques Market dishes up antique gems and collectable vintage. Friday is for clothes shoppers and art lovers alike. On the first and third Friday of the month, a record fair joins the market with rare and collectable vinyl up for grabs. Saturdays offer a themed market while Sunday is the day for a little bit of everything.
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