Dieppe Shopping

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The Market on Saturday runs the Full Length of the Man Street From the Quay to the Edge of the town by the Castle.

It's full of local producers and traders. In Winter local Farmers are there with literally tons of apples, cider, honey Creme fraiche Fruit, Veg, Salad. Wines, liqueurs, preserves, Meat, fish, shellfish, leather goods, clothes. You name it. All top quality and good prices.

There is was also a small veg Market on a Tuesday with a few stall olfers sell ing items like preserved meats etc.

What to buy: All of the above pus more.

What to pay: The best prices available.

One thing I love in France, and that is Le Fromage. Especially after a three course meal of a typical French nature.

Dieppe has a fabulous little cheese shop where you can taste all the cheese. (As most French towns , I guess). You can also buy local cheese for cheap at the Dieppe Saturday market. ( 3 for 3 Euros, not bad eh?).

(Remember not to let them hang around for too long getting warm in your bags when travelling, you could find people are clearing a very rapid space around you ).

I have just found this wonderful online French cheese store, so I thought I'd pass it on for your interest. (See link below).

"From our cellar to your table. Express Delivery. Ideal for entertaining, reception, a unique present or simply for your personal pleasure".

Fab!

Say cheese ; )

What to buy: Carre de Roncq, tender, delicious nutty ; St Paulin, sweet and discreetly salty; Maroilles, a lingering delightful aftertaste; Vieille Mimolette, a remarkable hard cheese that is gentle on the palate; and Boulette d’Avesnes, an aromatic cheese with tarragon and cloves, wonderful!

They even have 'cheese accessories.'

The cheese shop in Dieppe is called 'Oliver', where you can sample from over 130 varieties ranging from tiny local producers to famous brands.

This market is great. Lots of organic produce from local farmers, cheeses (we bough 3, for 3 euros), wonderful looking fruit and veg including the largest spring onions I have ever seen. Do your weekly shop before you get back on the ferry home.

(ps French cheese does not travel well on a boat back to Brighton!)

What to buy: Cheese, veg, wine, honey, bread, pate, coffee..everything edible really. (and I mean 'everything)!

What to pay: Cheap!

You arestrongly suggested to avoid buying staff from the big super markets. Try another experience. Visit the specialist shops markets that are excellent places for picking up fresh, local produce. It is also often possible to buy fresh produce direct from farms, mills and co-operatives. These will normally be sign-posted and tend to sell things like oil, olives, cheeses etc. Most shops are open from Monday to Saturday from 9.30am to 7.30pm (supermarkets tend to stay open until 10pm), although some food shops will be closed on Monday and open Sunday morning instead. Some smaller shops will close for lunch and bakeries normally close by 1pm.

As well as buying wine from supermarkets or specialist shops (cavistes), it is also possible to buy it from the chateaux and co-operatives, often in 5 or 10 litre containers as well as by the bottle, and these places will often offer tastings before you buy. Supermarkets hold wine promotions in the autumn called Foires au Vin where wine can be bought very cheaply.

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When we visited Dieppe it was Saturday morning and the town was a buzz with shoppers. There was a big market that ran the length of the pedestrianised Grand Rue, also stretching across Place Nationale & Place St-Jacques.

What to buy: The main draw-card of the market is the food - fabulous fresh fruits & vegies, meats, cheeses, bread, cakes - all the good stuff! Also some really lovely flowers.

There was also a variety of other items, such as leather goods (including some nice handbags!), clothing and general markety-type stuff.

Just head up Grand Rue from the port and you'll be in the thick of it.

Open each Saturday from 7:00 am to 1:30 pm