The granddaddy of British antiques markets—though there's a little bit of everything
A 380-year-old market with more than 30 places to eat all manner of delicious and inexpensive food
The East End bit-of-everything stalls is most bohemian of London markets
The main meat market of London, where the butchery happens in the wee hours of the morning
In that paragon of travel documentaries, National Lampoon's European Vacation, there is a scene in which Ellen Griswold (Beverly D'Angelo) forgets to lock the door on the shared bathroom in their London hotel. A man comes in to brush his teeth and is pleasantly surprised when Ellen—washcloth over face and believing the man to be her hubby, Clark—calls to him from the bathtub to join her. Shock and hilarity ensue. The accidental intruder was played by none of ther than Robbie Coltrane, 16 years before he embodied Hagrid in the Harry Potter films.