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Camden Market

Place · Attractions, museums & landmarks · 19 mentions · 1 subreddit · discussed in r/LondonTravel

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Pros

  • Another interesting way to spend a lazy afternoon is to take the tube up to Camden Road station, and check out Camden Market. It's a little on the touristy side, but it's got all sorts of tiny shops and stalls, there are a few decent res...
  • Camden market is the best bet. Loads of stores. Most likely place to have this style.
  • 1 to 4:30 - explore/ eat lunch at Camden market
  • I haven’t been to the Camden market but I’ve heard good things. It’s bigger and there’s more than just food.
  • I went to Camden market and it was also targeted towards tourists, but it was clear that it was. You can still find some of that "alternative" vibes it had when I visited in the late 90s. Also the prices were much better.

Cons

  • Camden market (too touristy, way too many people, better back in the day, I've heard that about everything from y'all tho so, huge market holyy)
  • Parent context: Take them to Camden Market. Yes, it’s in the city, but it’s just full of weird stuff. Reply: It’s full of shit mass produced stuff
  • Camden Market is absolutely hellish! Maybe go to Spitalfields Market and Shoreditch Boxpark area instead.
  • Personally, I would not bother with Camden Market. I used to love it as a teenager for buying cheap clothes and brightly coloured hair dyes, I don’t think if offers that much in the way of charm for adults and it’s certainly not a “foodi...
  • Drop Camden Market from your first day — it’s an unremarkable tourist trap, not a good food destination, and out of the way considering the rest of your itinerary.

Sentiment

5 positive (26%) · 1 mixed (5%) · 13 negative (68%)

Trust + time weighted score: -41% · raw score -42%

What redditors said (10 of 19)

Another interesting way to spend a lazy afternoon is to take the tube up to Camden Road station, and check out Camden Market. It's a little on the touristy side, but it's got all sorts of tiny shops and stalls, there are a few decent restaurants in the area.
positive · u/S****8 · r/LondonTravel · comment · Sep 8, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Camden market (too touristy, way too many people, better back in the day, I've heard that about everything from y'all tho so, huge market holyy)
negative · u/G****T · r/LondonTravel · Aug 12, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Parent context: Take them to Camden Market. Yes, it’s in the city, but it’s just full of weird stuff. Reply: It’s full of shit mass produced stuff
negative · u/A****8 · r/LondonTravel · comment · Aug 12, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Camden Market is absolutely hellish! Maybe go to Spitalfields Market and Shoreditch Boxpark area instead.
negative · u/S****0 · r/LondonTravel · comment · Aug 10, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Personally, I would not bother with Camden Market. I used to love it as a teenager for buying cheap clothes and brightly coloured hair dyes, I don’t think if offers that much in the way of charm for adults and it’s certainly not a “foodie” destination
negative · u/A****4 · r/LondonTravel · comment · Aug 3, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Drop Camden Market from your first day — it’s an unremarkable tourist trap, not a good food destination, and out of the way considering the rest of your itinerary.
negative · u/I****5 · r/LondonTravel · comment · Aug 3, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
yeah Camden's still the spot for that, the Stables and the indoor bits have loads of alt and punk stuff even if it's touristy now.
mixed · u/C****7 · r/LondonTravel · comment · Jul 12, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
If you want generic overpriced stuff, yes
negative · u/W****d · r/LondonTravel · comment · Jul 11, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Nah. They just sell the same tourist tat unfortunately
negative · u/O****o · r/LondonTravel · comment · Jul 11, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
It’s genuinely awful
negative · u/S****r · r/LondonTravel · comment · Jul 11, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗

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