Buying locally produced food and drink has never been so attractive or popular. At markets across the District, people are guaranteed to find the highest quality victuals to make any dish dazzle.
In buying locally produced food and drink, people aren’t just making a statement about the standards of quality and flavour that they demand for the dinner table, they are also making a stand to protect the District’s environment. Since the produce hasn’t had to travel vast distances to get to the market stall, there isn’t so much pollution from the transport vehicles, the roads are clearer and the goods don’t require preservatives to keep that just picked freshness.
The standard of locally grown food around the District is extremely high, as the thousands of people involved with last year’s Food and Drink Festival will testify. Many independent producers have been lauded for their unfailingly high standards, both in the field and on the market stall.
There are a number of markets across the District, making it easy for residents to buy the fine foods, no matter where they live.
For further information on any of the markets, please contact the operators direct using the details below.
In addition to the regular Local Produce Markets in Horsham on Saturdays, Horsham Town Centre hosts a number of other markets:
| BILLINGSHURST Library Car Park Third Thursday, monthly 9am – 2pm Anita Burdfield 01403 784445 |
STEYNING High Street Car Park (opp. Clock Tower) First Saturday, monthly 9am – 1pm Derek and Vicky Crush 01403 711057 |
| HORSHAM Carfax (town centre) Every Saturday, 9am – 5pm (4pm in winter) Includes local produce, arts and crafts PJ Aldred 07816 777340 pj@aldredassociates.co.uk |
STORRINGTON (Community Market) Village Hall Every Friday 9am to 10.45am Sylvia Hyams 01903 745878 |
| PULBOROUGH Pulborough Village Hall Last Saturday, monthly Feb to Dec 9am – noon Sarah Thomas 01903 891476 pulboroughfm@sky.com |
WEST CHILTINGTON (Village Market) Village Hall Second Saturday, monthly 9am – noon Judith Allen 01798 815455 westchiltingtonfm@hotmail.co.uk |