Portobello Road Market

The world's largest antiques market, Portobello Road Market can be found among the rainbow-coloured façades of Notting Hill. It's been around in one form or another for more than 150 years and is known all over the world for the first-rate antiques on display, as well as its excellent selection of other items.

Visitors come from all over the globe to browse Portobello Road Market's countless stalls, stretching for over a mile on Fridays and Saturdays, the market's busiest days. With a constantly changing lineup of traders, you're certain to find new treasures to peruse every time you come around, from lovingly restored antiques and various bric-a-brac to desirable collectibles, with some items dating back thousands of years. Saturday is the most popular day for such hunting, so get there early to avoid the crowds – and the competition.

Fashion stalls offering vintage clothes and bags as well as souvenir T-shirts are scattered around the area. There's also a dedicated second-hand area with racks of clothes, while the new goods traders on Talbot Road sell cheap everyday objects, toys and the like.

With all the trundling around and bargaining, you'll doubtless get hungry, and the market is ready to come to your aid with hot food stalls from around the world serving dishes such as paella, fish 'n' chips, Caribbean specialties and more. There are fresh produce vendors, from fruit and veg to fish and cheesemongers, on duty throughout the week as well, with their numbers swelling on the busy weekends.