The Setlist

Market

The Stables, the Lock and Buck Street, stall by stall.

Vintage and record shops in CamdenMarket

Vintage and record shops in Camden

Burberry trenches in the Horse Tunnels, 1950s prom dresses on Saddle Row, punk seven-inches on Pratt Street and a heavy metal record shop that pours alcohol-free stout. Where to dig in Camden, and when.

26 October 2026·4 min read
The Stables Market, Camden: what to see, buy and eatMarket

The Stables Market, Camden: what to see, buy and eat

Once a horse hospital and stables, now the best quarter of Camden Market. Robots on the door at Cyberdog, two floors of Dr. Martens, an Argentine grill worth half an hour in the queue, and a cheese conveyor belt in North Yard.

18 October 2026·4 min read
How Camden Market started: 16 stalls in 1974Market

How Camden Market started: 16 stalls in 1974

It began with 16 traders in a former builders' yard by Camden Lock, and grew into a sprawl of markets that stretches towards Chalk Farm.

16 September 2026·3 min read
Camden Market guide: the Lock, the Stables, Hawley Wharf and Buck StreetMarket

Camden Market guide: the Lock, the Stables, Hawley Wharf and Buck Street

Open daily 10:00 to 19:00, more than 1,000 stalls, shops and kitchens, and four markets that keep four different sets of hours. How to do Camden Market properly, from the Stables cobbles to the late food halls at Hawley Wharf.

11 September 2026·5 min read
Camden Market food: the stalls worth the queueMarket

Camden Market food: the stalls worth the queue

A hundred-plus traders and a handful worth the wait. Asador’s steak sandwich in the Stables, char siu at Three Uncles in Hawley Wharf, pasta spun in a wheel of Grana Padano, and the food halls that serve until 23:00.

9 September 2026·4 min read
Camden Market before the crowds: when to go and where to walkMarket

Camden Market before the crowds: when to go and where to walk

Go on a Tuesday to Thursday morning, be through the gate for 10:00, and you get Camden Market at a human pace.

2 August 2026·3 min read
West Yard, Camden Lock: what to eat and when to goMarket

West Yard, Camden Lock: what to eat and when to go

West Yard is the food courtyard at Camden Lock: free to walk into, cheap to eat in, and best before noon on a weekday.

28 May 2026·3 min read
Cyberdog in the Stables: hours, floors and what to look forMarket

Cyberdog in the Stables: hours, floors and what to look for

Cyberdog on Chalk Farm Road is a three-floor neon and UV clubwear shop with robots on the door and a DJ on the shop floor.

16 May 2026·3 min read
Inverness Street: what is left of Camden's old market streetMarket

Inverness Street: what is left of Camden's old market street

A short street between Camden High Street and Arlington Road, with a century of market history and a Britpop pub, a Jamaican bar and a Mexican kitchen.

22 April 2026·3 min read
Camden Market: what to eat, when to go and how to get thereMarket

Camden Market: what to eat, when to go and how to get there

Free to walk into, open every day, and best before the weekend crowds fill Camden Lock Place and Chalk Farm Road.

27 February 2026·3 min read
The Stables Market, Camden: how to find your way roundMarket

The Stables Market, Camden: how to find your way round

Cobbled yards, a former horse hospital and a maze of shops on Chalk Farm Road: here is how to read the Stables Market.

9 February 2026·3 min read
Horse Tunnel Market: vintage, denim and a Victorian tunnelMarket

Horse Tunnel Market: vintage, denim and a Victorian tunnel

Free to enter, typically open 10:00 to 18:00, and built into a Victorian horse tunnel off Chalk Farm Road. Here is what to find.

13 January 2026·3 min read
Hawley Wharf in Camden: what to eat, where to sitMarket

Hawley Wharf in Camden: what to eat, where to sit

The newest corner of Camden Market has covered food halls, a brewery under the arches and a canal at the back door. Here is how to use it.

7 January 2026·4 min read