New outdoor market with up to 20 stalls to open on Bristol’s harbourside

A new outdoor market venue on Bristol’s harbourside is set bring together makers, craftspeople and artisan producers.

The Underfall Market at Underfall Yard will open on July 20 and include up to 20 stalls from local traders.  

The market will be launched as part of the Yard Fest weekend, which is returning for the eighth year and coincides with the Harbour Festival.

It is the first new initiative for the yard - which reopened to the public in April this year - since it was badly damaged by fire in May 2023. 

Last November, Robert Boyd-Stevenson was jailed for life after pleading to the arson attack at the historic site near Cumberland Basin.

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Underfall Yard Trust director Sarah Murray said: “For more than 150 years Underfall Yard has been the centre of trades, skills and crafts for Bristol Harbour.

“So we are excited to extend our space to the makers of Bristol and welcome them to the heart of Bristol’s Harbour. 

“The stalls take place alongside our usual line up of incredible music along with live machinery and skills demonstrations at Yard Fest.

“The Trust is committed to reinstating the workshops lost in the fire to continue the yard’s long legacy as a working boatyard. 

“Opening up to traders and welcoming more members of the public to the year is an important step along the journey to achieving this.”

Yard Fest takes place at Underfall Yard on Saturday and Sunday, July 20 and 21. The market is scheduled to take place from 10am to 6pm on both days.

Any traders who want to get involved or register their interest in the event can email [email protected] and they’ll send more details.