Transition Falmouth Local Food Guide
Markets: Local markets (10 entries)
Constantine Farmers’ Market
Address: Constantine Primary School, Constantine
Email : jennyleighton@btinternet.com
Website : constantinecornwall.com
Very local pork and beef are available – both from small holdings in the village. Also award-winning Kennall Valley cheese, Sally’s cakes, local bread, baked goods and quiches plus a vegetable stall, local honey, jams and chutneys and a Quayside Fish stall.
Refreshments including freshly brewed coffee and tea with cake available all morning. Contact Jenny Leighton for more information and to book a stall. The market is held on the second Saturday of each month from 9.30 – 12 noon
Devoran Village Produce Market
Address: The Village Hall, Quay Road, Devoran, Truro TR3 6PW
Tel. : 01872 862046
Email : dvhbookings@outlook.com
Website : www.devoranvillagehall.org.uk
Held on the 2nd Saturday of every month,from 9.30 am to 12 noon, stall-holders have a range of produce to offer including Baker Tom’s bread, Perran-ar-worthal Fruit and Veg., Cornish cheeses, eggs, jams, preserves and honey Also fresh fish from Newlyn and more. Now includes visit from Incredible Bulk Zero Waste Mobile Refill Service.
Refreshments also available. Contact Sue Thomas on the above email or phone number for more information or to book a table
Falmouth: Discovery Market
Address: Discovery Quay, Events Square, Falmouth TR11 3XA
Tel: 07968 614759
Website : www.discoverymarket.co.uk/falmouth/ also on Facebook
April through to September every Thursday and Saturday 10am-4pm
Cornish food and drink producers include a range of local honeys from Spring Cottage, Probus (Thursdays only), De Bara Bakery, Cornish Ketchup, and Cornish Sea Salt.
Drinks on-the-go supplied by Seabound Mobile (Lanhydrock). Tea supplied by the Cornish Tea Company (Bodmin) and Coffee from Lars and Margo Coffee Roasters (Liskeard)
Falmouth Market On The Moor
Address: The Moor, Falmouth TR11 3QA
Website : www.falmouthtowncouncil.co.uk/town-services/markets-on-the-moor
Falmouth’s weekly Market on The Moor takes place every Thursday and Saturday from 9 AM to 5 PM, from March to December. Managed by Falmouth Town Council it offers residents a vibrant shopping experience. See the above web link for more information, how to book a stall, and link to their social media
Flushing Produce and Craft Market
Address: Flushing Village Club, Coventry Road, Flushing
Tel. : 01326 372150
Email : paullightfoot1@hotmail.com
Website : www.flushingvillageclub.org.uk
Held usually on the last Saturday of the month (exceptions being Xmas and Regatta time) from 10.00 am to 2.00 pm. Produce on offer includes local vegetables and meats, fresh fish, bread and fruit. Also cheese, eggs, chutneys, preserves, cakes and savouries. Refreshments also available
Stalls are £6 a table subject to availability. More information from Paul Lightfoot.
Penryn Community Market
Address: Temperance Hall. Lower Market Street, Penryn TR10 8BH
Tel. : 01326 372027
Website : www.facebook.com/penryntemperancehall
Held indoors, now open on the last Saturday of every month 9.30pm til 1pm (check website for exceptions in August and September). The stall-holders offer local produce including vegetables and meats, homemade jams, marmalade and chutneys, cakes and Vicky’s bread.
For more information and to book a table (£6) contact Jenny Gluyas on the above number
Stithians Produce Market
Address: The Stithians Centre, Church Road, Stithians TR3 7DH
Tel. : 07779 690504
Email : michelle-burley-hodge@hotmail.co.uk
Website : www.stithianscentre.org.uk
Held every 3rd Saturday of the month in the Centre from 9.30 – 12.30 p.m.
Over 20 stalls with several offering a range of local Cornish produce including meat and vegetables, bread and cheese, and cakes. Light refreshments also available from the Centre’s cafe
Contact Michelle Burley-Hodge for more information or to book a table
The Farmyard Market
Address: Tresemple Farm, St.Clements, Truro TR1 1TA
Tel. : 07849 310461
Email : thefarmyardmarket@tresemplefarm.co.uk
Website : thefarmyardmarket.co.uk
A weekly food and produce market on a real working farm just outside Truro
Held every Saturday 9am – 1pm
Many locally-based producers on site – for full details see website
The Food Barn Market
Address: Long Close Farm, Tregew Road, Flushing TR11 5UQ
Website : www.foodbarn-tregew.co.uk/
The Food Barn Market – launched in December 2020 – sells local, ethically sourced, produce from a range of local companies, including Soul Farm, Flushing Fish, New Dawn Traders and Sue’s Cornish Kitchen. Open for business at Tregew every Saturday from 9.00 – 1.00 pm. you can find more details on their website and Facebook Page.
Truro Farmers Market
Address: Lemon Quay, Truro + The Moor, Falmouth
Website : www.trurofarmers.co.uk
Local producers and suppliers selling a wide variety of local produce, ranging from organic meat and fresh fruit and vegetables to plants and flowers; from sustainably-caught fish to Cornish honey and cheeses… and much more
Check them out at :- The Truro Market, Lemon Quay on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9.00 to 4.00 pm, and also at Falmouth Market on The Moor, now on Thursdays (see entry for Falmouth Market on the Moor above)
Entries reviewed summer 2022