Market Days

Every Thursday
Click and Collect also available

Contacts

Bob Taylor
Market Manager
t:01732 833976
m:07768 643614
email

David Porter
Treasurer
t:01732 832657
m:07940825428
email

Location

St Giles' Church
Stumble Hill
Shipbourne
TN11 9PF

Find us

Click to see detailed map

St Giles's Church, Shipbourne is located on the A227 half way between Tonbridge and Ightham.

Parking

Parking is available on Upper Green Road, Shipbourne (opposite the Church and Chaser)

Shipbourne wins national Award

Part of the GREAT Campaign

Best Food & Drink Initiative 2020

The Market Outside

The Market Inside the Church

Stallholders

25 Food, 6 Home & Garden, 1 Craft, 1 Other

30 permanent and 3 seasonal.

Our Market

Market Background

In 1285, Edward I granted the village of Shipbourne permission to hold a weekly market. In May 2003 the Parochial Church Council re-inaugurated the market.

Our objective is to provide a focus for the community and a retail outlet for small local producers. The Market is run entirely by volunteers. Any surplus made by the market is donated to Agricultural charities.

During Covid we introduced an 'ON-LINE FARMERS MARKET' combined with a 'DRIVE THRU' customer pick up'.

This has now become ‘CLICK and COLLECT'. The virtual Market ' is open from Saturday morning to Wednesday midday. Orders can be then be picked up at the market on Thursday mornings. To use the On-line Market click [Here].

This enables you to pre-order items and enables us to offer you a larger range of produce, including from those stallholders who cannot spare the time to attend the market.

More information as to what's available at the market sign up for our Market Newsletter. Click on 'REMINDERS' (displayed on the left of the screen).

Local News & Links

Awards won by Shipbourne market
- 2020:- Winner of Kent Life Award for the 'Best Food and Drink Initiative during Lockdown'
- 2020:- featured in the Government's 'Great Inspirations' during Lockdown
- 2020:- Farm Retail Association 'Best Farmers Market'
- 2018,2016, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2005:- Best Farmers Market in Kent
- 2007:- finalist in BBC Radio 4' Food and Farming program
'Shipbourne Farmers' Market pounds' featured on BBC Radio 4's Farming Today.
The Market was featured in the Financial Times as an example for preserving our Church heritage. You can see the article by clicking here
Click here to read about the Shipbourne pound
Click here for Michel Roux's visit to Shipbourne