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Voted **Best Market in Lewisham 2025**, the Blackheath Farmers Market has been a Sunday institution since September 2000. Every week, rain or shine, the Blackheath Station car park transforms into a bustling hive of community activity.   ## When & Where **Open every Sunday, 10am–2pm** Railway Approach, Blackheath SE3 (Blackheath Station car park) The market only closes between Christmas and New Year — it's even open on Marathon Day! ## What You'll Find Customers here are on first-name terms with their favourite farmers. Stalls include: - 🍞 **Bread & sourdough** — fresh from Bread Bread, Bread & Macaroon, and Artisan Foods - 🧀 **Cheese & dairy** — Bath Soft Cheese, Bradfields Farm Dairy, Nut Knowle Farm, Ellie's Dairy - 🐟 **Fresh fish** — Norfolk brown shrimps from North Sea Seafood, smoked trout from Chalk Stream Foods - 🥩 **Meat & poultry** — Court Farm in Kent, Fosse Meadows, Goodtrees Farm - 🍯 **Honey & preserves** — Artisan Apiary, Happy Bees, Nana's Chutneys - 🥬 **Fruit & vegetables** — Chegworth Valley, Fiveways Fruit Farm, Isle of Wight Tomatoes, seasonal asparagus & cherries - 🌿 **Plants & flowers** — Chris's Plants, Grange Nurseries, Oh Happy Dahlias - 🍰 **Cakes** — Cakehole - 🍷 **Drinks** — Dillion's Vineyard, Montgomery Vineyard, London Vermouth Co, Cafe Bueno ## Seasonal Highlights The market changes with the seasons: root veg in January, wild garlic in March, asparagus and strawberries in May, peas in June, cherries in July, apples and plums from August, corn in September, game in October, celery in November, and turkeys in December! ## Practical Tips - **Nearest cash point:** Blackheath Station (some stallholders accept cards — ask at the stall) - **Parking:** There's a charge at the station car park, but **free parking** on Tranquil Vale, Bennett Park, Lee Park, and Lee Road - 🐕 Well-behaved dogs are very welcome - 🛍️ **Bring your own bags and containers** — help reduce, reuse, recycle! The market was even featured on BBC One's *The Farmers' Country Showdown*. As one visitor, Mel A, put it: *"This place is beautiful with all the vegetables, the meat and fish stalls are a delight! If you love fresh bread, then it's here where you want to get it. There's a cake stall which is absolutely sent from heaven!"* For the full list of producers and weekly updates, visit [lfm.org.uk/markets/blackheath](https://www.lfm.org.uk/markets/blackheath/).

I noticed the council has placed a survey marker around the old horse chestnut near the bus stop on Blackheath Avenue. Does anyone have information on whether it's being assessed for removal? It's been a landmark for at least 80 years and would be a great loss to the green corridor.

Thames Water have notified the council of planned works on Lee Terrace beginning Monday 12 May. The road will be closed between Blackheath Village and St Margaret's Church for approximately two weeks. Diversions will be via Belmont Hill. Please allow extra time if travelling by car.

Having recently moved to SE3, I'm on a mission to find the best flat white in the village. I've tried a couple of the cafés on Tranquil Vale but would love recommendations from long-time residents. Bonus points if they have a decent selection of pastries!

The popular theory that Blackheath takes its name from its use as a burial ground during the Black Death has long fascinated me. However, I recently came across research suggesting the name derives from the dark, peaty soil of the common itself. Does anyone have access to primary sources or local records that might settle the matter once and for all?