Market at Christmas

With only 3 days to Christmas what better way of celebrating the Christmas spirit than with a trip down to the wonderfully festive London Borough Market. 

At this time of year there are so many festive stalls and things to try. When you first walk through the gates the smells of cheese, meat, flowers and mulled wine float aromatically around you and it feels safe and warm inside although the warmth is probably from the hundreds of people that were crammed in which I suppose is only to be expected so close to Christmas!

There were so many lovely things to see:

Pretty flowers, including some lovely Christmas berries

Tons of vegetables are to be found in numerous vegetable stalls

The smell of oranges always makes me feel Christmassy

And then there's the glorious spice stalls with the different exotic smells

And all the mushrooms which are a favourite vegetable of mine although Leigh is not a fan.

There are lots of tasty saucisson's to be tried, that range from the standard to Duck and Pistachio.

And of course the most exciting bit about the whole trip was the amount of cheese that I got to eat. You just need to ask and they will let you try little bits of cheese. We tried all sorts including a 36 month matured cheese which was full of flavour.

We bought several cheeses and once home arranged them on our lovely slate cheeseboard

But back to the market...


There are lots of places to get something warm to drink

And you can finish off the day with a piece of cake or chocolate on the side...

It was lovely to spend a few hours soaking up the atmosphere and if you want to feel festive and eat a lot of cheese I would definitely recommend it.

xxx