Buying from local markets!

That’s where we were! I was looking at properties on right move there last night. I love the place. It’s got everything. Market, vets, chiropodist, the clothes shop is a branch of the one at Seahouses where I buy a lot of clothes from. Our dog loves the market, too, as we tell her she’ll see lots of other dogs. She gets excited when we pull into the car park. And everyone is so friendly, we chat with so many people. I buy toys for the grandchildren too. A friend told us about the market years ago but we’ve only just started going there. I love Newbiggin, too.

Ssshhhh MB70. If word gets out how absolutely glorious up here is, we’ll be overrun. 😂

Finally found Warkworth beach, too. Only realised there was a beach then when watching one of those lockdown walking programmes. Always thought of it as a pretty village by a river. Then took us two years to work out how to get to the car park!

We holidayed in the area a few years ago. It's fabulous.

One of our favourite areas too. We often pop up there when we visit Co. Durham on our way to Alnwick and Barter Books. And arguably the best kippers in the world at Craster.

Back to markets - we don't have any round here anymore although there are a couple of nice fruit and veg stalls. Our local butcher seems to always be selling a large tray of minted lamb chops but that's about it.

We use the fruit and veg Man at our local market and it is far superior to any that we have bought in a supermarket. Yes it is slightly more expensive but excellent quality and keeps well. We are happy to support local businesses.

One of our market stalls sells plastic bowls of fruit or veg for £1. Could be cherry tomatoes, plums, apricots etc. i like this idea.

we have an open market with a wonderful cheese stall that has great value cheeses, but I wouldn't ever buy meat that is cheap..

In our village, during lockdown, we started a littke market in th carpark. It was great outside but everyone went, masked up and we had fresh bread and buns baked by the pub landlady, fruit and veg and fish direct from Grimsby.

This market continues and we have many more stalls some selling mainly local produce: farmers with their own meat, sausages and bacon, cut flowers, plants, chocolate, ice-cream, olives, cheeses. It is very well used, expensive but such good quality. It is also a social meeting place with coffee on tap.