Covered Market

The Covered Market, in Oxford

The Covered Market is the historic covered market of Oxford, a lively and gourmet place that dates from the eighteenth century. The Oxford audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this permanent market, rich in stalls, shops and flavours, in the heart of the town.

The permanent covered market

Any visit of a town is only complete when you have discovered its gastronomy and the products of its terroir, and the Covered Market of Oxford is the ideal place for that. This permanent covered market dates from the eighteenth century: it was created to gather the stalls and the merchants that cluttered the streets, in a fine covered ensemble in the heart of the town. Since then, it has not stopped animating the local life. Under its halls, you discover a multitude of traditional shops and stalls: butchers, cheesemongers, bakers, greengrocers, florists, but also cafés, restaurants and craft and fashion businesses. It is an authentic and warm place, frequented by the inhabitants as by the students and the visitors, where you like to stroll, do your shopping and taste the specialities. A witness of the commercial life of Oxford for more than two centuries, the Covered Market has known how to preserve its charm of yesteryear. A gourmet and must-see place of life, the Covered Market is a tasty stop of the discovery of Oxford.

What to see

Here you discover the permanent covered market that dates from the eighteenth century, created to gather the stalls of the town, with its multitude of traditional shops, butchers, cheesemongers, bakers and greengrocers, as well as cafés and restaurants, an authentic and warm place where you stroll and taste the specialities. The Covered Market is a gourmet place of life of Oxford. It is a tasty stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Covered Market lies in the heart of Oxford, between the High Street and Cornmarket Street, reachable on foot. The market and its shops follow their own days and opening hours, which vary. It is best to check them before coming.

What is the Covered Market in Oxford?

The permanent and historic covered market of Oxford, which dates from the eighteenth century, created to gather the stalls of the town; there you find a multitude of traditional shops, butchers, cheesemongers, bakers, cafés and restaurants, in an authentic and warm place.

Where is the Covered Market of Oxford?

In the heart of Oxford, between the High Street and Cornmarket Street, in England.