Market towns

As an area whose economy was predominantly built on agriculture, Norfolk and North Suffolk have a number of market towns spread fairly evenly across its landscape, with most retaining at least a weekly market, often now supplemented by a farmers' market. Market towns which have retained their market (that in Hingham sadly disappeared before the 19th century) include:

Town	Market day	Farmers' market	Early closing
Attleborough	Thursday	None	Wednesday
Aylsham	Monday and Friday	0900 to 1300 1st Saturday in each month	Wednesday
Beccles	Friday	First and third Saturday in each month	Wednesday
Bury St Edmunds	Wednesday and Saturday	0900 to 1400 4th Saturday in each month	Thursday
Diss	Friday	0900 to 1300 2nd Saturday in each month	Tuesday
East Dereham (Dereham)	Tuesday and Friday	2nd Saturday in the month	Wednesday
Fakenham	Thursday	0830 to 1200 4th Saturday in the month	Wednesday
Gt Yarmouth	Wednesday and Saturday	None	Thursday
Holt	Friday	None	Thursday
King's Lynn	Tuesday	None	Wednesday
Norwich	Monday to Saturday	1000 to 1500 3rd Sunday in monthly (Forum)	Thursday
Reepham	Wednesday	None	Thursday
Stalham	Tuesday	0900 to 1200 2nd and 4th Saturday in each month	Wednesday
Swaffham	Saturday	None	Thursday
Watton	Wednesday	0830 to 1300 1st Saturday in each month	Thursday
Wymondham	Friday	0900 to 1300 3rd Saturday in each Month	Wednesday

Guests say ...

"Holt: Nice town with interesting independent shops."
-JJ&S

"Fakenham Farmers' Market: Small but good variety of produce. We stocked up on organic vegetables, free range egges and bacon, local apple juice and the nicest home-made steak and ale pie we had eaten."
-The F Families