CAMDEN
MARKET & PORTOBELLO MKT
The
Camden markets are a number of adjoining large retail markets often
referred to as “Camden Market” or “Camden Lock”, located in
the historic former Pickfords stables, in Camden Town north of the
Hampstead Road Lock of the Regent's canal.
It
is famous for their cosmopolitan image, products sold on the stalls
include crafts, clothing, bric-a-brac and fast food.
It
is the fourth-most popular visitor attraction in London, attracting
some 250,000 people each week.
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| COSMOPOLITAN CAMDEN MARKET |
A
small local foodstuffs market has operated in Inverness Street in
Camden Town since the beginning of the 20th century. From
1974, a small weekly crafts market that operated every Sunday near
Camden Lock, eventually developed into a large complex of markets.
In
2014, Israeli billionaire Teddy Sagi started buying property in the
Camden Market area. By March 2015, having purchased four most
important of the six sections of the market, he announced plants to
invest 300 million pound in developing the market area by 2018.
I
have visited the Camden Market for two times – in 2007 and 2015. I
was amazed with the stuffs that are sold here, things which probably
cannot get elsewhere in the world, can be found here. One of the
outstanding item I had bought for my brother Gary, is a marijuana
designed cigarette box.
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| SOUVENIR SHOP AT CAMDEN MARKET |
Another
smaller version of Camden Market, is none other than Portobello
Market. Portobello Road is a street in the Notting Hill district of
the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in west London. It runs
almost the length of Notting Hill from south to north, roughly
parallel with Ladbroke Grove.
On
Saturdays, it is home to Portobello Market, one of London's notable
street markets, known for its second-hand clothes and antiques. Come
August since 1966, the Portobello Film Festival has been held in
locations around Portobello Road.
I
have been to Portobello Market way before Camden Market in 2003, and
subsequently in 2007.
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| PORTOBELLO MARKET |
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