Whether you’re looking to find a great place to eat and drink, take home some quality fresh produce from the land and the sea or enjoy shopping a line-up of unique quality independent retailers, Britain’s Favourite Market 2025, is a must-stop while visiting Shrewsbury.

It’s packed with almost 60 businesses, from cafes and take-aways – offering authentic flavours from Thai to Italian – to designer-makers, fresh local produce and delicious artisan specialities. There are also artisan gin and ‘real wine’ bars to relax in and watch market life go by. Try the locally produced Shrewsbury Gin.

You’ll find a diverse mix of the modern and traditional with many family-run businesses having traded here for decades – some go back to when the market hall opened 60 years ago.
Shrewsbury Market Hall, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, will be marking Love Your Local Market with a special social media campaign and a chance for shoppers to win a show-stopping market hamper, chockful of goodies from a diverse range of traders. Come and find the Shrewsbury Market Hall Love Your Local Market selfie frame board to record your visit to Britain’s Favourite Market and tell us why you love it. We’re offering a prize for the most imaginative post.