The Market is open on Tuesday, Friday & Saturday to all traders with their own stalls or gazebos or who can pop one of ours up themselves. We love fashion, household, shoes, bakery, fishmonger , gardening & flowers and lots more!
Welcome to Orpington Market
About the market
A well established Market in the heart of Orpington, the space is situated in the prime shopping area of Orpington in the centre of The Walnuts Shopping Centre that experiences annual footfall of 6.5 million visitors per year. It's close to the very popular Odeon Cinema and 80 bed Premier Inn and directly edged by the local library, leisure centre and Orpington College. Orpington town High Street is located just outside the Walnuts Shopping Centre with it's many cafes, retailers and bars.
Come and experience a great local shopping experience for all the family; a place for the community to meet, eat and relax and where our local businesses can test out ideas as well as having strong, well-known traders offering high quality produce. With great transport links and easy parking, Orpington Market is a great place to come and get your good stuff.
History
First established in 1990 by previous owners of The Walnuts Shopping Centre, the market today has seen considerable investment with a new look market launched in September 2017 following a successful bid to The Mayors High Street Fund.
Visiting Orpington Market
Parking At The Walnuts
Charges start from just £1 per hour rising to £4 for six hours. The perfect excuse to come for the day, see the market, visit the cinema or eat out!!
Travelling to Orpington by Bus
Orpington is well served for buses on routes R2, 51, 61, 208, 353, 358, 477, 654, 684, B14, N199, R1, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R9, R10, R11
Travelling to Orpington by Train
Served by London Stations and just half an hour from London Bridge to the North, there are also trains from Sevenoaks, Tunbridge Wells and Hastings to the South.
Travelling to Orpington by Car
Taking the 4th Junction from the M25 follow the A224 to Orpington town centre from where you will pick up the signs for The Walnuts Shopping Centre and Car Park.
Traders
Trade With Us
Orpington is the London to Kent Gateway with an increasingly affluent demographic offering a great place to set up in business.
With annual footfall of 6.5 million going through The Walnuts Shopping Centre, Market Square sits in the heart of the town. Orpington College, the local authority Leisure Centre & Library sits to one side of the square, while the other sides are serviced by shops and a new ODEON cinema.
You can pay on the day by debit or credit card or Apple Pay.
We do not accept cash payment.
Street Food
If you have a foody offering you'd like to share with our visitors us a call on 01689 832923 in office hours Mon-Fri for details. Our visitors love a good Chinese or burgers and bacon sarnies!
Traders Top Tips
A few hints and tips to get you trading at Orpington Market
Markets can be a quick way to start your own business, work flexible hours and become your own boss. There is also the vibrancy of a market as a creative, adaptive retail space that might appeal to you. You will get feedback on your products and you will also soon learn if you have what all great sales people need...the gift of the gab.
To find out more, read the traders top tips article here
Opening Times
| Tuesday |
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9am - 4pm (Packing up begins 3.30pm) |
| Friday |
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9am - 4pm (Packing up begins 3.30pm) |
| Saturday |
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9am - 4pm (Packing up begins 3.30pm) |
If you have any thoughts about our new market you would like to share or are thinking of trading with us but have some questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
By email at [email protected] or by telephone on 01689 832 923