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Tuesdays
The Market has been held on Tuesdays since 1230,
the original site being the Buttermarket and
Cornmarket areas. The Buttermarket is traditionally
sited on the cooler north side, the Cornmarket
on the south. The area of Middle Row, which separates
the two, originally consisted of booths
which were put up and taken down each week. They
were gradually replaced by more permanent
structures, one of these being the Birdcage.
The Market is now held in the Upper High
Street car park and is a bustling and colourful
affair accommodating over 40 traders.
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Merchandise is many and varied and includes
fruit and vegetables, clothes, underwear,
sweets, garden ornaments, books, pictures,
fresh fish, fabric, aromatherapy products,
linen, picked eggs, household goods, knitting
wool, plants, handbags, pet foods, garden
ornaments, basketware, bric-a-brac and the
very popular Thame WI produce stall.
Every Tuesday 8.30am to 4pm
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Held on the second Tuesday in the month throughout
the year 8.30am to 1pm; Come and taste
and savour the seasonal produce of the region, meet
local farmers, growers and producers, and
enjoy a great day out in historic Thame.
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Produce available includes fruit and vegetables,
meat, poultry and game, organic and free range
produce, baked goods and preserves, traditional
and regional varieties and local wines and beers.
Other Farmers Markets in the area: Tetsworth
Village Hall, third Saturday in month, 9.30am
- 12.30pm
Tiddington, Sandy Lane Farm, every Thursday,
2pm - 6pm
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Usually held in May, Thame's annual French Market
started in 1998 and has proved hugely popular
with locals and visitors alike. Genuine French
market traders sell a variety of goods from
paté to perfume, garlic to glassware,
and of course, the inevitable French bread and
cakes.
Right: Thame's Mayor 2009,
Jeannette Matelot Green (centre) chats to one
of the French market stall holders.
See www.thamenews
.net for up-to-date news about markets and
other activities in Thame.
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