Portobello Road Antique Market is a world renowned antique dealers and collectors market comprising over 1,300 traders in a 300 metre section of the street which is visited each Saturday, between 4 a.m. and 5 p.m., by thousands of professional antique dealers and private buyers.

Prices are extremely competitive and most of the goods offered are fresh, having been brought into London by provincial dealers. The quality of the goods sold ranges from museum grade pieces to the kind of bric-a-brac found in flea markets. At 4 a.m. the first sector of Portobello Road Antique Market to open is The Good Fairy Antique Market at 100 Portobello Road which comprises of 50 covered market stalls in a yard. There is much trade activity up until about 8 a.m. or 9 a.m. at which point the character of the market changes, as the public arrive, many of whom seek souvenirs that they can carry home.

LOCATION. The market is located 2 miles(3 kms) west of London's Marble Arch and within a 10 minute walk of Notting Hill Gate underground station(Central, Circle and District Lines).The taxi fare from Marble Arch would be about £10, depending on traffic. The following buses stop in or near the market:7, 12, 23, 27, 28, 31, 52, 70, 94, 328. Many of the parking spaces in the area are reserved for antique dealers but there are a number of 'pay and display' and parking meter bays.