The First Herne Hill market

By Ingrid | Published 1 July 2012

This Sunday, 1 July, saw the first Herne Hill market on the semi-pedestrian bit in front of Herne Hill station, at the top of Railton Road.

There was a wide variety of stalls, organic, sometimes biodynamic fruit and veg, rare breed meat, organic bread, cheese… and some craft and second hand stalls too.

‘London’s oldest organic bakery’My favourite was the home made ice lolly stall. I had a DELICIOUS cucumber, mint and chilli lolly!

The public helped press organic apple juice

Not only food
Cards and prints

It seemed pretty busy and when I was there. 2 hours before it closed, many of the stalls were nearly sold out.

I never got what this was about…

You could pick up a Shop Local Herne Hill Card where participating traders offer special deals to card holders.
More photos here

Herne Hill Market’s Facebook page

Herne Hill Market Twitter @HerneHillMkt

About this article

About Ingrid

Co-Editor and ex-Chair of the Friends Committee. I’m a teacher. I’ve worked in the education department of Dulwich Picture Gallery for 14 years, guiding, lecturing and teaching anyone from 7 years old to degree level. I have run a number of education projects (in a remand home, a prison, a local primary school) and am now the e-learning project developer. I commission articles rather than write them and am mainly in charge of the Gallery related articles.

7 Comments

Andrea Brown 1 Jul 2012

Do you have a fruit tree in your garden? We are conducting a community fruit survey, and would like to know the numbers of fruit trees and the different types within the SE24 and surrounding communities. Please contact us at info@organically-prepared.co.uk, we would like to hear your story.

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- John Greig 4 Jul 2012
  
  Greengages and damsons here in SE21
  
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- Shapa Begum 5 Jul 2012
  
  Hi Andrea,
  
  Thanks for your comment. Would you like to write an article about the community fruit survey for Dulwich OnView? You can read our submission guidelines here: http://bit.ly/N9vRI1 feel free to email me at editor@dulwichonview.org.uk
  
  Thanks:)
  
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Roger Wiliams 4 Jul 2012

You missed the best bit – Jazz on the Hill, just opened, a much-needed new venue oppposite the station, with quality music drawing the market crowd. http://www.jazzonthehill.co.uk

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- Ingrid 4 Jul 2012
  
  Shame, was that happening during the day? It looks like a great place. Will check it out another time.
  
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Nigel Soper 4 Jul 2012

We have a Banana tree (Musa Basjoo) it fruited last year for the second time. It is a clump forming type so there are currently actually 5 trees in various stages of development.

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- Ingrid 4 Jul 2012
  
  Goodness, does it produce edible bananas?
  
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