Used to be the best market for miles around but has gone downhill over the past 10 years, still well worth a visit on a Saturday morning as there is a good selection of traders. There is a food truck that does good grub and there is a video games stall where a good bargain can be had, a great place to have a wander around on a sunny Saturday morning. Grab a coffee and sit and people watch as there are some funny people get down there

Plenty of car parks, very cheap. Always a pleasant atmosphere. Good weather attracts allot of customers. The town and a wonderful park is a short walk away. I take my 2 year old girl every week.

Durham Council have gradually eroded the life out of Chester le Street in general. No atmosphere now and I doubt it will ever return. Local business need the town to be attractive to shoppers. 5* FAIL

All That money what A load of rubbish some person or person need to get the sacked over this. Chester le street is On it's way out.

The market was not on today. In recent years this market has gone down hill drastically. The stalls seem to sell tatt eg chipped cups with no handles or half tins of paint. The council are in the process of making over and moving the market but until they do something re the quality of goods sold it will be no better and could end up closing permanently

Used to have a cracking flee market, attracting Thousands of people on a Saturday, that would then adventure up the high street spending money, how ever Durham county council reduced the size of the market to a fraction of the size, and did away with free parking, so the market just fizzled out, so what have we got up the high street now, yes you guessed it, betting shops, charity shops, coffee shops, Albanian barbours, I,m now struggling,

Great love the old market's all the stall holders braving the North east weather... Bargains galore.... Marvellous

Absolutely waste of time nothing there worth visiting market had 3 stalls on it use to be busy and worth a visit now i wouldn't bother

Beautiful wee town, with plenty shops.

An absolute travisty compared to what is was years ago. I just don't understand why the council would do this.

Good market, could do with being bigger.

A once thriving market place. R. I. P chester le street

So sad that the market has more or less gone now

Always reinventing itself, but still manages to survive.

Absolute disgrace. Should be best market around but its rubbish. Terrible council decisions and pay and display parking killing Chester-le-Street.

Such a diversity of shops in a 400m straight road, and a few cafe's to settle the taste buds.

Not a market place anymore the council have ruined the market place completely and has lost its spark and atmosphere

Compared to what it was it's now a craft fair not a market

Decent place, lots of little shops and things to do nearby

Very quiet,few people but perhaps that was due to me being there late afternoon.

Market used to be superb . Its now non existant. Shame on whoever made these changes you need to be sacked. I go to South Shields on a Saturday now so all the shops in Chester le Street have lost my custom

Went today Friday 26th Nov 2021 no a market stall in sight, very disappointed as I remember it as a fabulous market.

Run down and no where near what used to be like. Needs some serious investment and locals need to use it more if they can.

Lovely small market, selling mainly gifts. On the first Saturday of every month

First time I have been hear but there is some really good gifts bought candles and garden ornaments would definitely go back again