Chorley Markets

Chorley's popular markets date back to 1498 with the most popular market day being a Tuesday. If you're visiting Chorley today you will find two main markets; Chorley covered market, which makes up the heart of the town and operates four days a week and Chorley's Tuesday market, which is located outdoors along the streets of Chorley town centre.

Chorley Markets are in Chorley town centre, just minutes away from junction 8 of the M61, and very close to the town's bus and train stations. 

See Christmas opening hours

On the Saturdays running up to Christmas, there'll be live music in 1498 @ The Markets. See the line up below:

• Saturday 7 December – 2- 4pm - Bryony Nolan (organised by The Bob Inn)
   
• Saturday 14 December – 10.30am  - 3.30pm
  10.30am - 12noon -Clear water Music School, 1pm - 2pm - Nick Spencer, 2.30pm - 3.30pm - Kathy Sings
   
• Saturday 21 December – 12 noon – 3.30pm
  12noon - 1pm - Pink Vintage, 1pm - 2pm Age Gap, 2.30pm - 3.30pm Nick Medway

Market Place, (off Cleveland Street), Chorley PR7 1BH

Chorley's Covered Market thrives with local produce including food, drink, materials, fashion and much more. If you fancy taking a break from the shopping then don't worry, you can do just that at our Covered Market as there are plenty of places you can grab some great food and drink.

Our new 1498 area of the covered market offers a new communal seating area surrounded by many places for food and drink, whether you wish to eat in or takeaway. This is in addition to the cafe and other food-to-go options elsewhere on the covered market.

9am - 4.30pm

Monday - Closed (Perimeter / 1498 food and drink area open only)
Tuesday - New goods and food cabins
Wednesday - Closed
Thursday - New goods and food cabins
Friday - New goods and food cabins
Saturday - New goods and food cabins
Sunday - Closed

On Fridays and Saturdays until 21 December some of the traders in the 1498 food and drink area may be open later (up to 8pm)

Christmas opening hours

Every Tuesday, stalls line the streets of Chorley town centre and together with the Covered Market, over 100 stalls sell everything from fresh fruit and vegetables to cosmetics and clothes.

If you visit on a Tuesday, you will see stalls lining the streets of Fazakerley Street, Chapel Street, New Market Street, Cleveland Street and the bottom half of High Street. Each stall will be awaiting your arrival with friendly traders and delightful produce.

There is also a food and craft market on the second Saturday of each month, in addition to covered market. The market runs along Fazakerley Street, in the heart of the town centre from 10am until 4pm.

The stalls include locally produced cakes, dairy goods, hand finished crafts, meats and preserves.

Award winning public toilets

Chorley's covered market is home to award winning public toilets which are open 7 days a week.
They are located at the Cleveland Street end of the covered market.

Hygiene bins have been installed in the male toilets (in addition to bins already provided in the female and disabled toilets). Read more.

Toilets opening hours

• Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday 8:00 -17.00
• Wednesday 9:00 -16.30
• Sunday 10:00 -15.30

Whether it's the busy atmosphere of the Tuesday markets or the calmer pace of the covered marked you prefer, you're bound to have a good day out in Chorley and find what you're looking for. 

This is a smashing market and is a focal point in the centre of Chorley

Our Tuesday street markets see stalls lining the roads around the markets, adding to the friendly hustle and bustle of the town centre and offering a wide selection of stalls and products, making it the most popular day for group and coach trips.

The Chorley Markets coach trip package includes:

• free coach parking
• meet and greet
• Chorley Markets goodie bag for passengers
• driver refreshment voucher

For enquiries and bookings, Contact: towncentreambassadors@chorley.gov.uk 

Map of Chorley town centre