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A market four days a week
Hitchin Market trades every Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday on the riverside, with over 150 covered stalls.
North Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire
Hitchin
A historic Hertfordshire market town with a four-day market and trains to London in under half an hour.
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Why Hitchin
The case for Hitchin
Hitchin's open-air charter market has traded beside the River Hiz for around 800 years, and today it runs four days a week with over 150 covered stalls. Around 35,200 people live in the town, and Visit Herts calls it one of North Hertfordshire's thriving market towns, known for its independent boutiques and cafés.
It's a commuter town too. Hitchin station recorded almost 3 million entries and exits in 2024 to 25, with Great Northern trains to King's Cross in about 28 minutes. And the council is planning to regenerate the five-acre Churchgate area with a revived market, riverside walks, shops and homes.
What drives footfall
Why Hitchin works for TOAST
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A busy station
Hitchin station recorded 2,940,178 entries and exits in 2024 to 25, plus 170,803 interchanges.
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Reasons to visit
The North Hertfordshire Museum and the British Schools Museum are both in the town.
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A centre being renewed
The council is planning to regenerate the Churchgate area, a town-centre site of over five acres, with a revived market and new walkways along the River Hiz.
Location
Hitchin on the map
Nearest TOAST stores
Straight-line distances, town centre to store.
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