The Market
Weekly Wednesday and Saturday Markets take place in Bridport's three main streets throughout the year, from 8am. until mid afternoon.
Bridport's large street market has a good selection of stalls selling foodstuffs, clothing and hardware, flowers and plants, pictures and paintings, books and IT goods ...and much more. Many of the traders are long established and use the distinctive Bridport Market bags when selling their goods.
The Saturday market is particularly popular with traders, a special attraction is the large number of antique and Bric-a-Brac stalls located in lower South Street.
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Anyone wishing to trade in the Street market should contact Bridport Town Council for an information application pack. 
01308 456722 or E mail enquiries@bridport-tc.gov.uk
THE FARMERS MARKET
The Farmer's Market is held on the second Saturday of the month in the Arts Centre. This market is run independently of the Street Market. 01297 678318
The Farmers Market offers a variety of local fresh,often organic,goods. Many of the traders are members of the Bridport Local Food Group which organises the annual summer Bridport Food Festival in Asker Meadows.
History of the town stall market
In Saxon times port meant a place of trade, not neccessarily a seaport, whilst the market or "bull ring" was usually a widening of the main street in the town centre - this feature of saxon Bridport can still be seen by the Woodman Inn in South Street.
When King Henry III granted a Charter in 1253, the market gradually moved to a position outside of the Bull Hotel in East Street and to the site of the Town Hall (formerly the site of the Church of St. Andrew). Permanent fixed open stalls with roofs were built opposite the Town Hall. This market area was recorded as The Shambles.
When the Town Hall was completed in 1786, thirty seven butchers' stalls were included on the ground floor with other trader's stalls housed on a site which is now Bucky Doo Square. The butchers tradition continues in the 21st century with a long established butchers shop sited on the northern side of the ground floor of the Town Hall.
Bucky Doo Square
Much of the on screen information given on this page is available in printed form as Bridport Market leaflet, available from the Town Council.