Built in 1994 Kingston Markets in Canberra is popularly known as the Old Bus Depot Markets. Housed in a fantastic old industrial building on the Kingston Foreshore, this is the only indoor market in Canberra.
Kingston Markets with its more than 200 stalls offers a wide variety of unique items of outstanding quality. The huge collection of handicraft items, made by the local and regional artisans, is spectacular.
The Old Bus Depot Markets is also famous for its diverse range of top quality food items and interesting souvenirs.
You can also try out the scrumptious cuisine served by the restaurants of Old Bus Depot Markets in Canberra.
The contemporary urban flavor and the delightful atmosphere of this indoor market can drive you crazy, once you enter the Markets.
The aisles filled with antique jewellery, rare books, silver, restored pieces, linen and lace, china and art glass, will surely spoil you even if you are not in a mood to shop. The food products that can be found in the market include marinated olives, hydroponic tomatoes, chili products, satay sauce, farmhouse cheeses, locally roasted coffee, smoked trout & pates, flavoured foccacia, roasted nuts, smoked ocean fish, regional wines and the list goes on. Its endless supply of fresh berries and fresh produce from the farm, through out the year, has huge demand among the locals.
The activities and services offered by this market include tarot ATM facility, customized orders, tarot readings, face painting, seated massage and many more. However the specialty of this market is that it remains open only on Sunday form 10am-4pm. Before Christmas it occurs on Saturdays also. This national award winning market in Canberra is a place, which you cannot afford to miss. Contact details of Kingston Old Bus Depot Markets in Canberra are mentioned below: Address: PO Box 4183 Kingston ACT 2604 Australia
Phone number: (02) 6292 8391 or (02) 6239 5306 (Tuesday to Thursday).
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