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Welcome to Barnsley Market

Barnsley's famous market is over 700 years old with over 300 stalls located in both indoor / outdoor areas, it is a great place to find anything and everything.

Only the best and highest quality fresh produce is available sought from local suppliers. Our market has a wonderful selection of fresh meats available, we have daily deliveries of fresh fish and provide a wide range of fresh fruit and vegetables. If you are looking for carpets, cosmetics, hair pieces, specialist items for hobbies and the home they are all available at our markets. Our spacious cafes provide a welcome place for a well deserved coffee break.

Freshly cut flowers are delivered to the market daily. Classic arrangements to luxury bouquets, seasonal decoration to house plants, they are all available at Barnsley market.

More detailed information about the layout of the stalls and the goods on sale are available in our Discover Barnsley market leaflet

Opening Times

The main market hall and the meat and fish markets are held every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 8.30am to 5pm

Semi-open market held every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 8.30am to 5pm

Open market held every Tuesday (second hand and collectors), Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 8am to 4.30pm
We also have a car boot every Sunday 7am to1pm

Transport

The market it situated in the town centre, approximately two miles from junction 37 of the M1 and makes an ideal day trip destination. The market benefits from free parking. Up to four coaches can be accommodated in the market service compound between 10:30am to 4.00pm. A free lunch will be provided for drivers.

If you are travelling by car the market has a 550 space multi-storey car park situated above the semi-open market, making shopping at the market easy. There is free parking available on Saturdays, Sundays and public bank holidays. Additional parking is available in town, view customer parking in Barnsley.

Barnsley's brand new bus and rail interchange lands you right at the foot of the markets and shopping centre. Details of South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE) and Live' Train Times available.

Accessibility

Barnsley market provides lifts, ramps, baby changing facilities, disabled toilets and disabled car parking. Further information is available on the Disabled Go webpage.

For more information contact

Barnsley markets office
Upper May Day Green Arcade
Metropolitan Shopping Centre
Barnsley. S70 1SX

Office opening hours: Monday to Saturday 8.30am to 5pm, Sunday 6am to 1.30pm
Markets office: Telephone 01226 772238/772239
Email: marketservices@barnsley.gov.uk

Or visit Barnsley Live

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This page was last updated on April 30, 2012

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Barnsley has a lot to offer everyone who lives, works and visits. We've a vibrant town centre, with a cosmopolitan mix of cafes, theatres, museums, art galleries and hotels.

Or, if shopping's more your thing, then you'll find plenty of high street stores and of course, our famous seven hundred year old market, open five days a week.

Travel...

Access is from junctions 36, 37 and 38 of the M1 with J37 just 1 mile from the Town Hall (S70 2TA).

We have frequent rail services to mainline stations at Sheffield, Wakefield and Leeds. There are also five airports within one hour of the town centre, namely Manchester, Doncaster, Sheffield, Leeds, Bradford, Nottingham East Midlands and Humberside.

Current journey times from...

  • DESCRIPTION: A61 Sheffield Rd - Barnsley Town Centre
  • JOURNEY_TIME: 8 Mins, 14 Secs
  • DESCRIPTION: A628 Dodworth Rd / M1 J37 - Shambles St
  • JOURNEY_TIME: 3 Mins, 42 Secs
  • DESCRIPTION: A633 Wombwell Ln - A635 Doncaster Rd
  • JOURNEY_TIME: 6 Mins, 4 Secs
  • DESCRIPTION: A635 Doncaster Rd (Ardsley Hill) - Cemetery Rd
  • JOURNEY_TIME: 4 Mins, 41 Secs

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