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Redditch Outdoor Market

Redditch Outdoor Market is located within the heart of the town centre on Alcester Street Redditch.

Adjacent to the Library and Jon Bonham Statue the Outdoor Market will offer a brand-new mix of vibrant gazebos and mobile pitches home to a diverse range of traders.

Are you looking to join the market?

You've found the perfect opportunity, many traders rent a stall permanently or you can rent a stall at this market for just a day.

The market opened spring 2025, we are now inviting traders to apply for a regular pitch on any of the trading days or both (Thursday and Saturday from 9am-4pm.)

Trader Fees, Balance of Trade Policy, and application forms can be found below.

Initially, pitches will be allocated considering the following criteria:

  • Completed application form and associated documents i.e. insurance, hygiene certificate etc.
  • Market experience
  • Photos of goods to be sold and previous market stall set up

The criteria above will allow the balance of trade policy to be realised.

Redditch Market Logo

Frequently Asked Questions

Redditch market operates on Thursdays and Saturdays and starts trading at 9am and finishes at 4pm.

We welcome all food traders to apply to trade at Redditch market; however, you will need to have the benefit of either a 4 or 5 star food rating to be accepted to trade.

All traders will need to complete an application form and provide proof of public liability insurance. Food traders will need to supply additional information such as food registration, gas and electrical certificates.

Application forms can be found by following the link below.

Applications to trade at Redditch market are usually determined within a week, providing that all the required documentation has been submitted.

The fees vary according to which days you wish to trade, the size of your pitch, and if you’re a regular or casual trader. The full list of fees and charges can be found following the link below.

The pitches are 3m x 3m.

The gazebo and 2 tables are provided as part of the pitch fee. You can bring chairs and additional tables, but these must fit inside your allocated space. Equipment or articles outside of your space, may be permitted with the prior agreement of the market manager. 

Electricity is available at an additional cost. Generators are not allowed on the market.

Traders are permitted to start setting up from 6am. Some stalls take longer to set up than others, but you will need to be off at 8.45am and ready for trading at 9am

Payment will be taken via a chip and pin device by a member of the market staff on the day of the market and you’ll be given a receipt. No cash payments will be taken at Redditch market.

Location on the market is always a key factor, and we will always try to accommodate the traders wishes. However, existing traders have their established pitches, and priority will be given to the regular loyal traders.

As and when pitches in a more favourable location become available, they will be offered to the next senior market trader.

Yes, third party public liability insurance will be required to trade at Redditch market. Market traders need public liability insurance because it protects them from costly claims if a customer or member of the public gets injured or has their property damaged due to their stall or business activities.

Yes, free car or van parking is available for all traders. The space can accommodate all sizes of trading vehicles and is located 100m away from the market.

The market does offer a waste service which is an additional cost to the pitch fee and this cost can be found on the fees and charges link below.

Alternatively, you can take your waste home.

Traders usually must get approval from the market manager to change their listed products as we have a balance of trade policy.

Yes, there is. All traders’ vehicles will be issued with a vehicle permit from the market manager, which will allow vehicles to be on the market site until 8.45 am and not to return until 4pm.

No vehicle movements are permitted on the market site during the time of the market. Vehicles that fail to display their vehicle permit whilst on the market site and in the free parking area may be subject to civil enforcement.

There are toilet facilities adjacent to the market and two other sanitary facilities within 100m.

In the case of adverse weather, the market manager will contact all traders and advise them of the status of the market.

Any cancellation due to adverse weather will be in accordance with the adverse weather policy which can be found following the link below.

 

Documentation

Subject to change, documents still to be added

Balance Of Trade Policy

Document Checklist

Fees And Charges 2025

Market Regulations

Market Trader Information

New Trader Scheme

Property Damage Policy

Severe Weather Policy

Trading Agreement

View the layout of the Outdoor Market here! (Subject to Change)

Food Trader Application Form

Non-Food Trader Application Form

Once a completed application form has been received this will be assessed by the Market Manager and if successful a Market traders information pack and trading agreement will be sent out.

This will be 50% off the casual rate for first four continuous weeks.

Contact us for further information

 

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