Thursday Market

A weekly Thursday market has been held since 1382 when Richard II granted permission for the existing Saturday market to take place on Thursdays. The stalls currently include fruit & vegetables, plants, bread, cakes and hot-dogs.

The Howard family, dukes of Norfolk, inherited Bungay Castle in 1483, and other property in and around the town. They also gained the rights and privileges of the market and received a regular income from them. Originally, the market centre consisted of trader’s stalls clustered around a central stone cross, but by Tudor times, many of the traders had started to build permanent shops and dwellings around the market area, and the cross was replaced with a roofed building to provide shelter in bad weather.

The Town Trust has managed the market since 1871 when it paid £40 to purchase the rights and dues of the market from the Duke of Norfolk.

If you are interested in becoming part of this historic market and trading from Bungay’s famous Butter Cross, please contact us for more information.