Salisbury Charter Market

One of England's oldest markets — trading every Tuesday and Saturday since 1227

Salisbury's Charter Market has been held on the Market Square since 1227 — nearly 800 years of continuous trading in one of England's finest medieval market places. The market still thrives twice weekly (Tuesday and Saturday) and remains a genuine community institution rather than a tourist attraction, drawing locals from across South Wiltshire for fresh produce, local crafts, clothing, flowers and household goods.

The Market Place itself is one of the most handsome in England — a wide, open square surrounded by the medieval Guildhall, Georgian townhouses, and the 15th-century Poultry Cross (one of England's only surviving covered market crosses). Stalls fill the entire square on market days, creating a busy, colourful scene that has barely changed in character for centuries.

Saturday is the bigger and more vibrant market — supplemented by a farmers' market and specialist food market on the third Saturday of each month. The Tuesday market is quieter and more traditional. Both are excellent for local Wiltshire produce including cheese, charcuterie, game, vegetables and honey.