Once the gunnery range for the Honourable Artillery Company, Spitalfields markets in Shoreditch has been selling Londoners flea market wares for almost 400 years.  Although the fashionista have only been there around ten.

Originally trading in wholesale fruit and veg, the site was redeveloped in the early nineties, becoming the centre piece of the vibrant Brick Lane area. Open every day of the week the covered bric-a-brac and antiques market is home to a number of restaurants and shops selling everything from vintage bikes to Thai food, but it’s the Sunday market that attracts the biggest crowds.

Nearby, there are several excellent pubs, including The Water Poet and Dirty Dick's, which in the week are frequented by city types. The east London market is as diverse as its local population and provides Londoners and tourists alike with the ideal excuse to fritter both away an afternoon and decent bit of cash.