York St Nicholas Fayre

The st nicholas fayre takes place every year in york normally at the end of november. This market is fairly large with most of it spread down one street with farmers market placed at the top. There are normally a lot of people at this market and it can get very busy. Because the farmers market is placed at the top in a square it is packed. For this reason you cannot see a lot and often get shoved and pushed around. The main market isnt as bad as that and there are some nice looking things for sale. This part of the market is mainly crafty with mainly decorations for sale. The downside to it being busy it the queue for the toilets. They ...  Read the complete review

The St Nicholas Fayre is one of many different Christmas markets that takes place in York during the festive period. Established back in 1992 it is the largest of them all and attracts the greatest number of visitors. It takes place over a four day period during either the last weekend of November or the first weekend of December. The 2008 event took place between Thursday 27th November and December 1st. Having just been to this market I thought that I would share my experience with you. I arrived about 1pm although it is open from 10am until 5.30pm but I wanted to experience it both during the daytime and also after it went dark when I expected that ...  Read the complete review