Oxford’s historic Covered Market
One of the places I never go to enough is Oxford’s Covered Market. When I did last go specifically to track down something, it was a Sunday and closed. It certainly surprised me (although not sure why? Perhaps because we’ve all got so used to shops being open now?)
Having walked away in frustration, I then thought it was quite good and how nice it was that it hasn’t succumbed to the usual demands.
So I don’t know quite what to make when I read about a new trial for Sunday openings. It is part of a three month pilot scheme to see if opening seven days a week can help traders battle the recession.
As the article suggests, the biggest problem will be publicising that it is now open on Sundays (partly why I thought I’d write about it on here of course!). It seems to have the backing of at least some of the traders, so as long as they benefit from it… In the meantime, I may pop down this weekend and try it for myself.
I look finding a bargain, so I know that the market will be a great place to find some trasures. My sister is coming to visit soon, and she loves markets and charity shops, so perhaps this is a good place to take her to. Last time I went to see her in Leeds, where she lives, we spent hours looking at charitiy shops and perusing through the market. I was quite exhausted by the end of the day!
Tags: Shopping in Oxford
