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Brillsville Market

Regular community-run market that offers goods from local growers, makers and traders with a repair cafe and more.

Leigh Curtis

Community-run Brillsville Market returns on Saturday 12 October with stalls, workshops and goods from local producers.

The market, which was first held in July 2022, focusses on sustainable shopping to offer products from community growers, makers and traders.

Brillsville Market every second Saturday St Thomas Exeter

This year’s market season has so far hosted Tip Top Tempeh, Tappermade, The Culmstock Chilli Co. and Kilimanjaro Candles & More.

A repair café also accepts items such as clothing, leather goods, jewellery, electronic devices, ornaments and toys between 10am-12pm in the function room of the adjacent The Kings pub.

Brillsville Market takes place from 9am-1pm every second Saturday of the month. It next returns on Saturday 12 October 2024.

The market is held in the car park of The Kings pub beside the railway arches in Cowick Street.

For more information visit the Brillsville Market website.

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