We asked some of the New Covent Garden Market community what Black History Month means to them and why this year's theme, 'Proud to be', is an important message.
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New Covent Garden Market looks forward to welcoming you
If visiting the Fruit and Vegetable Market or the Flower Market, we would encourage you to wear a face mask or covering in crowded or enclosed spaces, maintain a safe social distance, and wash or sanitise your hands before entering.
What we do
We source wonderful fruit, veg and flowers from an incredible selection of growers around the world and provide it to a wide network of customers from our base in the heart of London.
Opening times and visiting information
Plan my visitWhy New Covent Garden Market?
We are London’s home of fresh. We move a lot of boxes and buckets every day, connecting British food businesses with the best products from at home and overseas.
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Cook better,
design better
Tastier food, more beautiful floral designs. They start with amazing talent and the best ingredients. You’ve got the first covered, we’ve got the second.
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This is the new
fashioned way
We've been selling produce since 1670. We've moved on a lot since then, always staying fresh. But you'll still find somethings done the old way; relationships, trust and, of course, the banter.
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We’re in
central London
We can get to anywhere in London, quickly. So you can get to us quickly too. Quicker means fresher. And shorter journeys for you means you save time.
"To start with we came to the market for a better deal and that just opened lots of new doors for us with fresh produce."
Jeremy Redgewell
"Buying at market is quite an easy way to make a difference. You have the pick of the world here. You can never be stale if you buy in the Flower Market."
Simon Lycett
"All our fruit and veg comes from New Covent Garden Market. The produce has always been great."
Naomi Twigden
"I like to see what I am getting before I buy. I like to see the quality, and I like to pick the traders’ brains."
Mark Upton
"New Covent Garden Market has got a great vibrancy to it – you have a sense when you’re there that it’s the fruit and veg centre of London. It’s quite an incredible thing really."
Joe Lambert
"For inspiration, to get ahead of the trends and to find seasonal materials I just can’t find anywhere else."
Suzi Hunt
"We enjoy the trip to New Covent Garden Market: tasting and seeing seasonal fruits from different countries."
Shaun Joseph Fernandez
"The fact that we can access high quality ingredients from New Covent Garden Market fresh every day is incredibly important to our business."
Megan Ellis
"I love the market. We’re very lucky to be here and have it on our doorstep. It’s an amazing part of London’s restaurant culture."
Jackson Boxer
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We regret to inform you that Joe Tuhey, who worked at Covent Gardens Old and New for more than 45 years, has died at the age of 88.
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