It has been operating since 1608. It operates in the area every day, with Sunday being the largest day – with over 1000 stalls. Most stalls negotiate the price, but they are very experienced. It is very crowded, so be careful of pickpockets. According to legend, it name comes from "they would steal your petticoat at one end of the market and sell it back to you at the other."

Never been before so nothing to compare to. It’s a busy clothing market with a variety of very reasonably priced items. Seems there is a lot of M and S and George stuff. Bartering seems to be ok on the household item stalls. M and S shirts for a fiver! One stall had three shirts for£12! There is a lot of other stuff which maybe more for a discerning audience but the atmosphere is fascinating. It’s a market in London in an iconic location. There is a bargain waiting for anyone worth giving it a look. Really worth a visit just for the experience.

I worked in London thirty years ago and we used to go in our lunch times and then back up sometimes on a Sunday and it was an amazing market! I guess, as with a lot of markets, the economy has hit them and the stalls have reduced drastically. However I can’t tell you how disappointing this was. It was like a walkthrough a jumble sale with people rifling through the stalls. Gone are all the decent stalls. I would not recommend it being worth going to. Spitalfields is excellent and would go there again any time but Petticoat Lane it’s bye bye. The only redeemer in all of it was we ended up right outside of Eataly and just had to go in for a coffee lol. Amazing place!

I've heard of Petticoat Lane Market as it was quite a famous place many years ago! I visited for the first time with a friend and I was disappointed to be honest! The area is very run down and dirty. There was just rails and tables of massive piles of shoes, clothes and bags, there wasn't much that was of good quality, a lot of the clothing I looked was stained, grubby or faded. My friend (who has been to this market many times before) told me to watch my handbag as the area was very busy. I wouldn't rush back.

It was an annoying day avoiding the demonstrations by palestine marchers trying to have a nice time with the wife totally ruined !! Khan as a lot to answer for allowing this every weekend!!! Petticoat lane market was nothing special as we imagined it would be

This market has been on this spot for well over 50 years. It is in Middlesex St across the road from Liverpool Street station. There is a wide range of stalls selling everything from clothes to perfumes. The atmosphere is buzzing the stall holder's are mostly very friendly and there is no 'hard selling'. There are bargains to be had