Macclesfield Treacle Market: A Taste of Tradition
Explore the vibrant Macclesfield Treacle Market, where unique crafts, delicious street food, and vintage treasures fill the historic streets.
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Macclesfield Treacle Market: A Taste of Tradition
Experience the vibrant atmosphere of Macclesfield Treacle Market, a unique monthly market held in the historic town centre, where streets come alive with artisan stalls, delicious street food, vintage treasures, and handmade crafts.
Visitors can browse an exciting range of local produce and independent traders while enjoying the lively, welcoming community spirit that makes this market so special.
The market gets its unusual name from Macclesfield’s historic silk industry, when raw silk was transported through the town and “treacle” was used as a playful nickname for the sticky, dark molasses-like substance associated with its trade and industrial past.
Today, the Treacle Market celebrates this heritage while offering a modern, colourful shopping experience for all ages.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Bramley | Outside Greggs Factory Bramley Town End |
| Crossgates 2 | Outside Crossgates Shopping Centre, Station Road, Crossgates |
| Halton 2 | Bus lay-by, outside the Lidl, Selby Road, Halton |
| Leeds | National Express Coach Station, Leeds |
| Morley | Outside Leisure Centre, Queensway Morley |
| Pudsey | Outside Wetherspoons, Manor House Street, Pudsey |
| Seacroft | Bus stop, top of North Parkway, outside Tescos, Seacroft |
| Whitkirk 2 | Outside St Mary's Church, Selby Road, Whitkirk |
