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Cardiff Central Market - Cardiff
Cardiff Central Market
by diocletianvs
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Markets: Cardiff's tasty Farmers' Market
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  • aaaarrgh
  • Updated By aaaarrgh on February 7, 2005
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  • Eat healthy once a week! - Cardiff
    Eat healthy once a week!
    by aaaarrgh
    Riverside 'Real Food' Market takes place every Sunday near the City Centre. Here you can buy healthy, generally organically produced, food of all descriptions.

    The stallholders are all from the area near to South Wales. There are some from the English Borders and several from West and Mid-Wales.

    Open for business 10am to 2pm every Sunday on Fitzhamon Embankment.

    Maybe you will meet a famous Cardiff personality, like Rhodri Morgan (Wales' First Minister - I can see I've impressed you now :-) or Julie Morgan MP.

    I don't know why they choose to put up their stalls on the narrowest bit of pavement. Maybe they will move nearer the main road one day...!?

    Great for fresh vegetables and apples, cheeses (including goat), pies, home-made chutneys, organic fresh bread, plants...

    There is also several local meat stalls, selling (amongst other things) interesting sausages and occasional 'kid pies' - baby goat not human!!

    'Fairtrade' normally run a stall too.

    Very reasonable for the quality.

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  • Theme: Food and Drink
  • Address: Fitzhamon Embankment (facing Millennium Stadium)
  • Directions: Next to River Taff, 3 minutes walk from Central Station.
  • Website: http://www.riversidemarket.org.uk/association.htm
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    Markets: Cardiff 's Colourful Indoor Market
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  • By aaaarrgh on December 11, 2004
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  • A Mini-city under one roof - Cardiff
    A Mini-city under one
    roof
    by aaaarrgh
    Cardiff Indoor Market is an essential visitor experience. Here you can buy all your groceries - fruit, veg, bread, cheese, meat, sandwiches, sweets. And almost anything else - parakeets, tropical fish, records, wigs, umbrellas, toys, cloth, jewellery, microwaves ovens. Or you can get your hair cut, have a tatoo, have your fortune told, sit down to a hot meal then use the public toilets!!!

    See my Must See Activity on Cardiff Market

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  • Theme: Other
  • Address: High Street/Trinity Street
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    Markets: Riverside Real Food Market
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  • By HORSCHECK on June 5, 2005
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  • Riverside Real Food Market - Cardiff
    Riverside Real Food Market
    by HORSCHECK
    Since 1998 local Welsh and organic food products are offered on the Riverside Real Food Market.
    The market is perfect for a stroll and people watching. You get a good idea of fresh Welsh organic food from vegetables and fruits to cheese, pies and chutneys. It takes place every Sunday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

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  • Theme: Food and Drink
  • Directions: The Riverside Real Food Market takes place on Fitzammon Embankment, which can be found just opposite the Millenium Stadium at the river Taff.
  • Website: http://www.riversidemarket.org.uk/
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    Markets: Central Market
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  • Updated By diocletianvs on February 26, 2007
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  • Cardiff Central Market - Cardiff
    Cardiff Central Market
    by diocletianvs
    Among new and old shopping arcades of the Cardiff city centre one place stands out, and that is the Central Market. Worth a look to see the elegant 19th Century iron and glass structure that encloses the big indoor hall.

    Inside, there is a wide range of products on offer - from fruits and vegetables, fish and cheese to carpets, cheap plastic stuff and mobile phones.

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  • Theme: Food and Drink
  • Directions: The Central Market is located between St. Mary Street and the Hayes
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    Markets: Cardiff's award winning local food market
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  • By M0B1US on July 1, 2004
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  • Every Sunday next to the Millennium Stadium - Cardiff
    Every Sunday next to the
    Millennium Stadium
    by M0B1US
    This wonderful little setup sells fresh local Welsh and Organic produce helping producers to sell direct to the public.

    It's one of my favourite places to stock up on good healthy food from the Welsh country knowing that you're helping support the local farming industry of Wales.

    There is some great stuff to buy here and if you can make it, why not come and buy some real Welsh produce...?

    There is plenty to buy here, though I have to say that my favourite so far is Buffalo Milk Ice cream from Mid Wales - deeeelicious! :-)

    Otherwise there is plenty of organic fruit and vegetables, local organic lamb (including 'Glam Lamb' - lamb from Glamorgan!), beef, game and pork, cakes and biscuits, many types of bread including traditional French Bread of all types, wholemeal and rye breads and sourdoughs.
    Hand made chutneys, jams and marmalades, local honey and other bee products.

    Farmhouse, award winning cheeses, spicy pickles and country wines, Jersey raw cream and butter, Buffalo ice-cream. Herbs and outdoor bedding plants and perinnials.

    Free range and organic eggs and chicken. Middle Eastern food, French pies, cakes and quiches, vegetarian burgers and sausages.
    Hot Welsh cakes, fudge, hot samosas and hand-made soaps. Fair trade tea, coffee and fruit juice...

    List adapted from the website - check links to the suppliers

    (Buffalo Ice Cream - Mmmmmm!)

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  • Theme: Food and Drink
  • Address: Fitzhamon Embankment
  • Phone: 029 20 190036
  • Directions: On the Riverside embankment of the River Taff opposite the Millennium Stadium - you can't miss it! MAP
  • Website: http://www.riversidemarket.org.uk/
  • Other Contact: Sunday from 10am - 2pm
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    Markets: Cardiff Market
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  • By SabrinaSummerville on February 7, 2008
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  • Markets - Cardiff
    by SabrinaSummerville, 4 more photos
    Cardiff Market is a typical Olde English type of market, worth a visit as much for its architectural value as for its importance as a market. The many stalls, spread over two floors, sell almost everything you could wish to buy nd is particularly good on fresh produce. In addition to this there is a cafe upstairs with pretty red and white umbrellas and a view down over the heaving market stalls below.

    Come here to buy fresh fruit and vegetables, meat, fish, floury bread baps stuffed with freshly cut ham, handmade jewelry, fabrics of every colour and texture, second hand toys, antiques, food for your pets....hey, even some pets!

    The stalls are all painted a clean white with the name stencilled overhead. Stall owners are helpful and proud - friendly almost to a man; but when I say almost I mean it. Se my warning tip in this regard.

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  • Theme: Other
  • Directions: Cardiff City Centre.
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    Markets: Cardiff Market
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  • Updated By uglyscot on October 18, 2005
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  • Cardiff Market - Cardiff
    Cardiff Market
    by uglyscot, 1 more photos
    Under cover of glass, the many stalls in the market sell almost everything from
    cushions to cauliflower
    pig's head to pomade
    kitsch to keycutting

    nothing special unless you are into Welsh memorabilia

    as much as you like

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  • Theme: Other
  • Address: off Working Street
  • Directions: opposite back entrance of Queen's Arcade, next to St John's Church
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    Markets: Indoor Market
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  • By percy961 on April 24, 2004
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  • Cardiff Indoor Market - Cardiff
    Cardiff Indoor Market
    by percy961
    This large Victorian indoor market was built in 1891 and serves up a bizarre range of goods including cheese, fish, pets, electronics, secondhand records and laver bread, a local favourite made from seaweed.

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  • Theme: Local Craft
  • Directions: In the heart of the City, St Mary's Street
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    Markets: Local Market
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  • By percy961 on April 24, 2004
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  • Splott Maret - Cardiff
    Splott Maret
    by percy961
    Mix with the local at the famous local market, The new 4 acre site includes 2 acres under cover so that no matter what the weather the show goes on! This new site also has nearby parking facilities for 650 cars giving our customers easy access to the market. In 1999 the market has grown to over 400 stalls

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  • Theme: Gifts
  • Directions: One mile from the city center
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    Markets: At he market
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  • By Carmela71 on March 20, 2004
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  • Markets - Cardiff
    by Carmela71
    Well for a shopping addictive as me, a visit trough all shopping areas is a must lol ... This old market, reminded me Leicester one, but obviously this is nicer.. sorry ...

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