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Bakewell Christmas Market
Bakewell Christmas Market
DATES TO BE CONFIRMED
9.00 am - 5.00 pm
held in the town centre on hard standing
free admission : coaches welcome
~ A Quintessential English Christmas Market ~
The Bakewell Christmas Market 2024 will be held on Market Street, Granby Road and Riverside Crescent and welcomes visitors, friends and families to our very own quintessential Christmas Market. This is a free event to attend, with some traders from our famous Monday market, traders from the town and also the Peak District and Derbyshire. Our Christmas market this year will host around 100 stalls and gazebos.
Here is a selection of what appeared at the 2023 Christmas Market
Scrumptious food
British Legion motor bikes
Christmassy stalls to browse
Seasonal music
Buxton Billerettes
Breakfast with Santa
Craft fair
Fun fair for the kids
Bakewell Silver Band
Yorkshire Pudding Beer
James McKay and his owls
While you are here, why not consider a visit to the Bakewell's shops, delis, cafe, pubs, hotels, quaint historic courtyards, churches and Old House museum.
Car parking in and around Bakewell town centre and further car and coach parking is available at the Agricultural Business Centre, Agricultural Way, Bakewell, DE45 1AQ
Coach parking is in front of the Agricultural Business Centre with additional coach parking at the rear of this building. The District Council does not operate a policy of booking coaches in. For all car parking information see Derbyshire Dales District Council website.
Fancy a weekend mini break. Bakewell offers hotels, pubs, B & B's and don’t forget to come back and visit Bakewell's famous Monday Market, every Monday on Market Street and Granby Road with around 120 plus stalls where you will find something for everyone.
Browse here for pictures from the 2020 Christmas Market Weekend.
Travelling
The roads into Bakewell can become quite congested at certain times due to the shear volume of people attending this event, to help alleviate this, please consider traveling by public transport.
Sheffield to Bakewell: https://bustimes.org/services/218-bakewell-chatsworth-sheffield
Derby to Bakewell: https://bustimes.org/services/61-the-sixes-derby-belper-wirksworth-matlock-bakew
Chesterfield to Bakewell: https://bustimes.org/services/170-bakewell-baslow-chesterfield
Derby to Buxton: click for the timetable
Parking
If you are travelling by car, parking is off Agricultural Way DE45 1AH
PLEASE NOTE: Anything bearing the name Bakewell Christmas Market on line or virtual has absolutely nothing to do with Bakewell Christmas Market and the organisers of Bakewell Christmas Market which is held in the town centre in Bakewell completely disassociate themselves with such activities.