On Beauvais Square
Shortstown Local Produce Market
A monthly market of things made, grown or reared locally, not just food: from eggs, honey, bread and cakes to artwork, furniture, bags, cups and crafts. On Beauvais Square at the heart of Shortstown.
Next market
Sunday 1 November
9.30am to 1pm
Where
Beauvais Square
Shortstown, Bedford
Entry
Free
Everyone welcome
Dogs
Very welcome, on leads
Well-behaved humans welcome too. Paws off the produce, please.
Visiting
What to expect
Made locally, sold by the people who made it
Not just food. Eggs, honey, bread, cheese, meat, preserves and cakes sit alongside plants, artwork, furniture, bags, cups, candles, soap, knitwear and other things made by hand, all grown, reared, baked, brewed or made within about 20 miles. Every stall is the maker or grower, never a reseller.
Food and drink from our neighbours
The stalls sell to take home, so there are no hot drinks or food made to order, because the Hangar Bar and Cafe next to Beauvais Square do that brilliantly. Buy your bits, then sit down with a coffee.
A village morning
Run by volunteers from the New Cardington Residents Association, for Shortstown, Cardington, Cople and Cotton End. Bring a bag, bring the family, bring the dog.
Market dates
When we're on
Nov
Shortstown Local Produce Market
Sunday 1 November, 9.30am to 1pm
Beauvais Square, Shortstown
Usually the first Sunday of the month. Dates are added here as they are confirmed, and go out in the local updates email.
Finding us
Beauvais Square, Shortstown. Beauvais Square is the circular plaza in the middle of Shortstown, next to the Shorts Building, the shops and the play area.
Walk or cycle if you can. There is parking around Beauvais Square; please park considerately for residents.
Open in Google MapsA market with history
The market is held under the charter granted to Bedford by King Henry II in 1166, one of the oldest market charters in the country.
Organised by New Cardington Residents Association with the support of the New Cardington Estate Management Company.
Stallholders
Grow it, make it, bake it? Have a stall.
£15 a pitch for makers, growers and artists within about 20 miles, whatever you make. Booking is open now.
Know a great local maker, baker, grower or artist? Send them our way.
Trader terms and market rules · Refund policy · Adverse weather policy · Questions: market@shortstown.co.uk