Deddington Farmers' Market

Deddington Farmers' Market fills Deddington's Market Place on the fourth Saturday of every month except December, from 9am to 12.20pm, the hours on the market's own website (opens in a new tab). The remaining dates in 2026 are 28 November and, breaking the pattern, 19 December. The market has published its 2027 dates: 23 January, 27 February, 27 March, 24 April, 22 May, 26 June, 24 July, 28 August, 25 September, 23 October, 27 November and 18 December. It is free to come in, and the market team starts taking the stalls down at 12.30pm, so do not leave it late.

What you can buy

There are more than 30 stalls, selling locally produced beer, bread, eggs, fish, flowers, fruit, meat, preserves, vegetables and ready-made meals, including food from other parts of the world. Craft stalls selling handmade gifts are in the church on market days. Bring a bag.

Who runs it

A volunteer team, the Deddington Market Management Group, runs the market and meets monthly. It has crews who start setting up at 7am, and a role for grants and donations.

Getting there and parking

The parish website says parking in Deddington is free, but stalls take part of the Market Place on market mornings, so arrive early. Without a car, take Stagecoach's S4 from Banbury or Oxford. It runs about hourly and takes about 25 minutes from Banbury, with stops on the Market Place, and the buses page has more. Check the last morning bus against the 12.20pm finish if you want to get home for lunch.

Making a morning of it

Shop first, then walk it off round Deddington Castle, a few minutes away, where English Heritage keeps the earth banks free to walk in daylight; the banks are all that remains. The Unicorn is on the square for lunch. Deddington's Town Hall stands on arches in the middle of the Market Place, and stalls still go underneath them on market days, as butchers' stalls did in 1818.