Elephant Park to launch new market at Elephant Park event 

Elephant Park, Elephant & Castle’s new neighbourhood, is set to launch a brand new weekly, outdoor market starting October 12.

The market, named The Market at Elephant Park, will be hosted within the grounds of a 2.5-acre park and will feature an array of stalls from street food to artisan food and designer-makers.

The market, named The Market at Elephant Park, will be hosted within the grounds of the 2.5-acre park. (Image: London Communications Agency) Elephant Park has quickly become a popular south east London leisure destination with a range of restaurants, coffee houses and wellness facilities, and this market is the latest to join the scene.

The new market, running every Saturday from 12pm to 5pm, will feature 20 vendors with confirmed names including PastaLab, Churros Garcia and A Glass of Joy.

The new market, running every Saturday from 12pm to 5pm, will feature 20 vendors. (Image: London Communications Agency) The market will also host emerging London bakery Emmy, serving up a range of sweet treats, along with coffee from Andino, who will serve hand-roasted speciality Colombian coffee, and seafood from Rocks Oysters.

To celebrate the opening, the first 100 visitors will also receive a free lunch, with visitors able to pick up a voucher from outside the park before entering outside The Tree House.

To celebrate the opening, the first 100 visitors will also receive a free lunch. (Image: London Communications Agency) Angela Brennan, Project Lead at Elephant Park, said: “We’re incredibly excited for the launch of this new outdoor market in Elephant Park. Adding to the neighbourhood’s already buzzing independent food and culture scene, we encourage everyone to explore the hidden gem tucked away in zone 1 where they can experience the best of what Elephant and Castle has to offer.”

Alongside the variety of food on offer, the market will also showcase a line-up of designer-makers such as contemporary art brand Rebel Pencil.

Alongside the variety of food on offer, the market will also showcase a line-up of designer-makers. (Image: London Communications Agency) Philip Lowery, Founder and Director of Real Food Markets, added: “The Real Food Markets team is very proud to be bringing a brand new market to Elephant Park.

“Elephant and Castle is so culturally rich and the curation of our market traders reflects this. We’ve handpicked an incredible selection of independent vendors which we know the local community and visitors are going to love.”