Street Trading

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Portobello Antiques Market

The antiques market is now open Fridays and Saturdays.

Market Office opening hours

Street Trading Office, 72 Tavistock Road, London W11 1AN

Normal office opening hours are:

• Monday to Thursday — 8am to 1pm
• Friday — 7am to 1pm and 2pm to 3.30pm
• Saturday — 6.45am to 1pm and 2pm to 3.30pm

The office is closed on Sunday, Bank Holidays and Christmas Day.

Street trading information

• Registering as a street trader
• Street trading markets (Portobello Road and Golborn Road)
• Frequently asked questions
• Markets not under the Council's control
• Bute Street Farmers’ market, South Kensington

Registering as a street trader

Important information for street traders : We can only register traders selling the following items:

• Second hand goods
• Arts and crafts. Goods must be handmade by the trader and the trader must take a pitch on the Arts and Crafts market on Tavistock Piazza.
• Very unusual goods not being sold by any other trader. This will only be the case once approved by officers at the street trading office.

Getting started

For the latest list of what commodities we will register traders to sell in Portobello and Golborne Market, you can download and print the street trading Getting Started Leaflet.

• Download / Print 'Getting Started' leaflet [PDF file] (file size 63Kb)
• Download a list of the Market pitch/receptacle bay dimensions in metric and imperial measurements [PDF file] (file size 12Kb)

Street trading application form

Download an Application for a street traders licence [PDF file] (file size 73Kb).

Please note that no cash will be accepted at the market office.

We will only accept postal orders or cheques with a valid guarantee card.

No third party cheques will accepted.

Street trading markets

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has two markets under its control. These are Portobello Road and Golborne Road.

• Portobello Road Market
• Golborne Road Market

The primary purpose of the Council is to serve those who use the Markets of the Royal Borough and improve the quality of service. Councillors and officers are charged with ensuring that traders and members of the public in the Royal Borough have the best services Local Government can offer, at a price that is reasonable. For further details of what the Royal Boroughs street trading section provides, what traders and customers are entitled to expect and what to do if you are dissatisfied with any of the street trading services see the Street Trading Charter.

Frequently Asked Questions

If you would like to become a trader please make sure you read the answers to all the questions below.

• How do I register as a trader?
• Now that I'm registered how do I get a pitch?
• What are the fees and charges?
• What are the rules and regulations for street trading?
• How do I get a food site?
• Apart from the markets, can I get a site anywhere else in the Royal Borough?
• Does the Royal Borough licence ice cream vans?
• How do I get a street trading site at the Notting Hill Carnival?
• How do I apply for a licence to distribute leaflets?

Markets not under the Council's control

• Notting Hill Gate Farmers Market - interested parties should contact 020 7704 9659 or visit their website at: www.lfm.org.uk
• The market under the canopy and on Acklam Road, below the A40 Westway flyover. Contact Westway Development Trust on 020 8962 5720

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