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How to get there

Chorley’s markets are ideally situated in the centre of town close to the main car parks and the town’s bus and rail interchange.

BY CAR – Chorley is easily accessible from the north and south off junction 8 of the M61. Follow the signs for the town centre where there are several cheap car parks with three hours parking for as little as £1.

BY RAIL – Services regularly stop at Chorley from Manchester and Blackpool and the Lake District. The markets are a short walk away.

BY BUS – The town is well served by buses with direct links from Bolton, Preston and Blackburn. The Markets

are within a five minute walk from the bus station.

Market DaysMondayFlea Market (held on the Covered Market)

TuesdayFlat Iron and Covered Market

ThursdayCraft Market (held on the covered market)

FridayCovered Market

SaturdayCovered Market

Opening TimesTraders arrive early in the morning to set up their stalls and the markets are open from around 8.30am onwards. The markets remain open into the late afternoon until about 4.30pm.

The Personal TouchChorley’s market traders offer a friendly and personal service providing a fantastic shopping experience. With everything from clothes stalls to the finest local produce, and everything in between, you are sure to walk away with quality products at low prices. To get a stall you can turn up on spec any market day before 9am or contact 01257 515151.

www.chorley.gov.uk/markets

Welcome to

Chorley Markets

www.chorley.gov.uk/markets

A Centuries Old TraditionHello and welcome to the famous Chorley Markets. The town’s proud market heritage dates back to the late fifteenth century with many of the age-old traditions still thriving amid the bustling open-air markets.

On market day visitors can expect a unique shopping experience with the sound of traders shouting their wares. Tuesday is the busiest day when both the Flat Iron and Covered Market are in full swing with over a hundred stalls offering a wide variety of goods.

The markets, owned and managed by Chorley Council, continue to be a focal point for Chorley’s town centre improvements creating a shoppers paradise offering real value, real shopping and real choice.

www.chorley.gov.uk/markets

Covered MarketChorleys’ thriving covered market is held every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday attracting visitors from far and wide. Just about everything is on sale from locally sourced fresh fruit and vegetables to household wares and fancy goods from all around the world.

Flat Iron MarketOriginating in 1498 the Flat Iron Market (also known as the cattle market) has developed from an agricultural produce market to one of the best open air markets in the North West. With dozens of stalls every Tuesday the market is popular with locals and visitors. The Flat Iron covers half of the Market Walk car park and gets its name from the practice of displaying goods flat on the floor.