Petticoat Lane Market is a fashion and clothing market located on Wentworth Street and Middlesex Street in East London

It is one of a number of traditional markets, lying to the east of the City of London. A few hundred yards to the north is Old Spitalfields market, and across Commercial Street, to the east, lies Brick Lane Market. A half mile further east is the Columbia Road Flower market. Petticoat Lane Market was not formally recognised until an Act of Parliament in 1936, but its long history as an informal market, makes it possibly one of the oldest surviving markets in Britain.

Petticoat Lane Market spreads over Middlesex Street, Goulston Street, New Goulston Street, Toynbee Street, Wentworth Street, Bell Lane, Cobb Street, Leyden Street, Strype Street, Old Castle Street, Cutler Street, London.

The area is well served by buses, on Bishopsgate

The market is open Monday to Friday on Wentworth Street alone, but on Sunday extends over many of the surrounding streets, with over 1000 stalls. It closes on Sundays at about 2pm, and is closed on Saturday. The markets are well signposted from local stations.

The nearest underground station to Petticoat Lane Market are Aldgate East tube station, Aldgate tube station and Liverpool Street Station.

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