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Shoreditch & Brick Lane: The Overwritten Street · 6

Sunday: how to link three markets

Ep. 6 · Flowers, vintage, and a Victorian hall

FitTrip Editor · 2026.07.16

Columbia Road Flower Market runs Sundays only, from 8am to around 3pm; Brick Lane’s market is also a Sunday affair; Old Spitalfields Market opens daily in its 1887 Victorian hall. So the right day here is Sunday — walk flowers (morning) → Brick Lane (midday) → Spitalfields (finish) and the three markets join into one half day.

The overwritten street peaks on Sunday morning, for a simple reason: Sunday is the only day all three of its markets open Fact.

Three markets, one route

Order · Market · When

1 · Columbia Road Flower Market · Sundays 8am–about 3pm, flowers and Victorian shopfronts

2 · Brick Lane Market · Sunday-centred; vintage, secondhand, street food

3 · Old Spitalfields Market · daily, under the 1887 Victorian roof

Start with the scent of flowers on Columbia Road, pass Brick Lane’s vintage and street food, and finish under the Spitalfields roof — the half day fills exactly Estimate. If it rains, the last market being indoors is your insurance.

The weekday face

Not a Sunday? Scale the ambition down. The Spitalfields hall opens daily Fact, and the permanent vintage shops — and Episode 4’s beigel bakery — keep no calendar. A weekday version that trades market noise for the murals of Episode 8 is no bad thing Estimate.

FAQ

When is Columbia Road Flower Market open?
Sundays only, from 8am to around 3pm (as of 2025). Both the peak buzz and the flower bargains favour the morning.
Is Brick Lane Market daily?
No. The street market and the Truman Brewery markets centre on Sundays. On weekdays the area runs on its permanent vintage shops.
Is a weekday visit wasted?
No. Old Spitalfields Market opens daily under its 1887 roof. But linking all three markets only works on a Sunday.

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