We’d like to thank everyone who has supported the farmers markets over the last couple of years.

We’re now in to our 24th year of supporting farmers markets in Kent and our reasons for being so committed to this remain the same as back in 2000 – here’s some of the benefits of farmers markets:

Reduces environmental impacts – reduces food miles

Makes local foods available

Awareness of farming, seasonality

Fresher, locally grown and locally produced foods available

Social – improves community spirits

Self help for local and small farmers, growers, brewers and many small local businesses setting up

Can be self sustaining

Links with many climate change objectives

With this in mind in 2022 our own small business My Farmers Market undertook an audit of our carbon emissions to produce our own Carbon Footprint. We have also committed to reduce our emissions by joining the SME Climate Hub

We are proud to confirm that all of our markets are Accredited as Real Farmers Markets by the Farm Retail Association (FRA). Certification identifies genuine farmers’ markets where customers can buy local produce direct from local farmers, growers and producers using locally grown and raised ingredients where possible.

All our farmers markets are held out doors and we continue to have in place certain measures at our Farmers Markets which include hand sanitizing stations and contactless card payment options from a number of stallholders.

Overview of our current farmers markets operating:

Farmers Market at Hall Place, Bexley – 1st Sunday of the month
Lenham – 2^nd Sunday of the month
Saturday Farmers Market at Hall Place, Bexley – 3rd Saturday of the month
Chislehurst – 3rd Sunday of the month
West Malling – 4th Sunday of the month

Here’s an update on each farmers market:

Hall Place Bexley Farmers Market

Hall Place Bexley Farmers Market takes place on the 1^st Sunday of the month between 10 and 2 within the grounds of Hall Place, Bourne Road, Bexley DA5 1PQ. The Farmers Market has been running since 2012 and takes place on the hard standing area opposite the Visitors Centre/The Shop and also on the grassed area which runs alongside the courtyard area. Including the grassed area for use by the farmers market. This means more stallholders can attend and more space is available for customers too. The Farmers Market offers a lovely range of locally produced items including seasonal fruit/veg, beers, game, fish and more.

The next date for Hall Place Bexley Farmers Market will be Sunday 6th October 2024 between 10am and 2pm.

Further details regarding Hall Place Bexley Farmers Market which includes all the dates and stallholders due to attend each individual market can be found on Markets section of this website under Hall Place Bexley Farmers Market

Lenham Country Market

Lenham Country Market takes place on the 2^nd Sunday of the month 9 – 1 in the Village Square, Lenham, ME17 2PQ. The Market has been running since 2000 and offers a lovely selection of food, drink and some craft – in recent years the focus has moved more to the locally produced food and drink stalls however, retains its original name as a Country Market.

The next Lenham Country Market is due to take place in Lenham Square between 9am and 1pm on Sunday 13th October 2024

Back in the Summer 2022 Lenham Country Market was filmed for the BBC1 programme The Farmers Country Showdown. The programme follows two of the stallholders at the market and also at the Market itself. The Lenham Country Market episode on the BBC1 Farmers Country Showdown was first shown on Monday 23 January 2023 at 2.15 but is now available to watch on catch up. The link is here : BBC One – The Farmers’ Country Showdown, Series 7, Lenham Farmers’ Market. The episode was shown again on BBC2 on Monday 14 August 2023 (edited version) at 6pm .

In June 2023 Lenham Country Market was announced as winning the Gold Award in the Food and Drink Market category of Taste of Kent Awards 2023. In June 2024 Lenham Country Market was announced as winning the Bronze Award in the Taste of Kent Awards Food and Drink Market category

Further details regarding Lenham Country Market which includes all the dates and stallholders due to attend each individual market can be found on the Markets section of this website under Lenham

Hall Place Bexley Saturday Farmers Market

The first of the Hall Place Bexley Saturday Farmers Markets took place on Saturday 17th April 2021 on the grassed area next to The Courtyard area

It continues to take place on the 3rd Saturday of the month 10 – 2 on hard standing Courtyard Area in front of the Visitors Centre and the Shops with some different stallholders to the Sunday Farmers Market.

The next Saturday Farmers Market at Hall Place will be on Saturday 19th October between 10 and 2

Further details regarding Hall Place Bexley Saturday Farmers Market which includes all the dates and stallholders due to attend each individual market can be found on Markets section of this website under Hall Place Bexley Farmers Market

Chislehurst Farmers Market

Chislehurst Farmers Market was started in June 2011 at the request of the Chislehurst Town Centre Management Group.

The Farmers Market which is held on the 3rd Sunday of the month between 10 and 2 moved to its new location of Hornbrook House Car Park, High Street, Chislehurst BR7 5AB just opposite Chislehurst Common in October 2012. The new location provided a much larger space for the farmers market which has now grown in size.

The Farmers Market will next be back in Chislehurst on Sunday 20th October 2024

Further details regarding Chislehurst Farmers Market which includes all the dates and stallholders due to attend each individual market can be found on Markets section of this website under Chislehurst Farmers Market

West Malling Farmers Market

West Malling Farmers Market was opened in 2000 making this farmers market one of the longest running farmers markets in Kent. The farmers market is held on the 4^th Sunday (not the last Sunday) of each month between 9.30 and 1.30 in West Malling High Street, ME19 6NA. We still have some restrictions in place at the farmers market and most stallholders accept contactless card payments too.

West Malling Farmers Market was announced as Best UK Farmers Market at the Farm Shop and Deli Awards April 2018 and received the Best Farmers Market in Kent 2016 Award at the Kent Life Awards. It was also a finalist in the Farm Retail Association Best Farmers Market category in 2020.

In June 2024 West Malling Farmers Market received Gold Awards at the Taste of Kent Awards 2024 in the Food and Drink Market category

The next date for West Malling Farmers Market is Sunday 27th October 2024

Further details regarding West Malling Farmers Market which includes all the dates and stallholders due to attend each individual market can be found on Markets section of this website under West Malling Farmers Market

SUMMER EVENING FARMERS MARKET AT DANSON HOUSE, DANSON PARK, DA6 8HL

Although our Summer Evening Farmers Market at Danson House opened during the Summer Period of 2021 sadly due to other Markets and Events being held at the same venue to very different criteria to ours we took the difficult decision to not run the Summer Evening Farmers Market in July and August 2022.

Please see the Danson House page on the Market Section on this website for further information .

Dartford Farmers Market

We have contacted Dartford Borough Council regarding the re opening of Dartford Farmers Market several times, however to date no confirmation of reopening has been received

Thank you everyone for your ongoing support of the Accredited Real Farmers Markets during these difficult and ever changing times

Take care and stay safe

Sandra and Brian

Directors: My Farmers Market