Free self-guided walking tour · London
London Market Walk: Borough to Broadway
Taste your way through London's best food markets. From historic Borough Market to trendy Broadway Market, experience the city's culinary diversity.
- Duration
- 3h
- Tour stops
- 7 stops
- Distance
- 8 km
- Audio guides available in
- 13
Tour stops
1. Borough Market
8 Southwark St, London SE1 1TL
London's oldest food market, operating since 1276
Verified connection: Market records
2. Broadway Market
Broadway Market, London E8
Saturday market with artisan food since 2004 revival
Verified connection: Market records
3. Maltby Street Market
Maltby St, London SE1 3PA
Foodie favorite under railway arches
Verified connection: Local institution
4. Leadenhall Market
🏛️ A covered Victorian market of 1881, on a site that has been a market since Roman times — the basilica of Londinium stood here. The painted ironwork and cobbles are the reason to come; it is beautiful and almost entirely a lunch spot for the City now. It is busiest on weekday lunchtimes and largely shut at weekends.
5. Columbia Road Flower Market
💐 Sunday mornings only, and the whole street is flowers. 🌷 Traders shout prices that fall as the morning goes on; by two o'clock they are giving things away rather than carting them home. Go early for the choice or late for the bargains, and be ready for a crush either way. The shops behind the stalls are open the same hours.
6. The Brick Lane Food Hall
🍛 Brick Lane has been the arrival street for wave after wave of migration — Huguenot silk weavers, then Jewish refugees, then Bengalis — and each left its food behind. 🥘 The curry houses are Bangladeshi rather than Indian, and the bagel shops at the north end are open around the clock. The food hall is the compressed version of all of it.
7. Dover Street Market
Not a food market at all, despite the name. 🛍️ Dover Street Market is Comme des Garçons' concept store, now on Haymarket after years on the street it is named for. The interior is rebuilt from scratch every season — installations, scaffolding, one-off spaces for each label. There is a Rose Bakery café at the top with good tarts, which is the only real reason it belongs on a food walk.
8. Camden Lock Market
Camden Lock Market
Frequently asked questions
How long is the London Market Walk: Borough to Broadway?
The London Market Walk: Borough to Broadway takes approximately 3 hours and 0 minutes to complete, covering 8 kilometers.
Is the London Market Walk: Borough to Broadway really free?
Yes, all Venuto walking tours are completely free with no hidden costs, no expected tips, and no premium upgrades required for core features.
What will I see on the London Market Walk: Borough to Broadway?
You'll visit 7 verified locations including Borough Market, Broadway Market, Maltby Street Market. Each stop has verified connections to London Food Scene.
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