20 December 2007
Christmas Shopping at City of London Food Markets
Christmas shoppers avoiding plastic-wrapped supermarket meat and
fish should look no further than central London for their fresh,
quality, last-minute goods.
Smithfield meat market and Billingsgate fish market will open
for extra Christmas trading this weekend, 22-23 December. Bargain
hunters who have forgotten to buy a turkey or have left it till the
eleventh-hour, will be given a last chance on Christmas Eve at the
annual turkey auction being held at Smithfield market at
10.30am.
Customers are advised to wake up early this weekend to catch
Smithfield and Billingsgate market in full swing.
Ends
Smithfield Market
Dates: Saturday 22 December 2007, Sunday 23
December 2007, Monday 24 December 2007
Time: 4.00am – 8.00am
For further information contact:
Smithfield Market Tenants Association 020 7248 3151
Billingsgate Market
Date: Saturday 22 December 2007, Monday 24
December 2007
Time: 5.00am – 8.00am
For further information contact:
Billingsgate Market 020 7987 1118
The Great Annual Turkey Auction
Date: Monday 24 December 2007
Time: 10.30am sharp (the auction typically
lasts around 1.5 hours)
Venue: Smithfield Market. In "Hartes" the Old
General Market building (bottom end of Charterhouse Street/
Farringdon Road)
For further information contact:
Greg Lawrence at Smithfield Market 02072360460 / 02072484488
Press Enquiries Contact:
Loretta Lui 02073321528
Louise Rouvray 02073321455
Notes to Editor
Smithfield is the largest meat market in Britain. Produce
includes meat, poultry, cheese and pies. Food is usually purchased
wholesale by butchers, restaurant owners and caterers, however the
public are welcome for smaller purchases. The market hosts 66
stands and 67 offices.
Billingsgate market will open for extra trading on Sunday 23 and
Monday 24 December, however a restricted service will be in place.
The market starts at 5.00am and ends at 8.00am. Billingsgate is the
UK’s biggest inland fish market holding 98 stands, 30 shops and 79
offices.
Parking is available at Smithfield market for £1.50 and note the
congestion charge does not apply on the weekend. Smithfield market
is a two minute walk from Barbican tube station. Located at Canary
Wharf, Billingsgate market can be accessed by Docklands Light
Railway or Tube.