Skip to content
Menu
Empty Nestopia ®
  • Follow on Social Media:
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Cuisine and Cocktails
    • Foodie Gems of Shreveport, Louisiana
    • Pyramid Restaurant- Lifestyle Cuisine in Dallas
    • Food Trucks – A Must Do When In DFW
    • Marker Cellars Wine Pairing and Texas Wine History
    • Cooking on the Canal du Midi: Learn the delectable art of French Cuisine
    • Daiquiri – delicious frozen works of art in Shreveport
    • Food Truck – Not just an American thing
    • Texoma Wine Trail
    • Macaron vs Macaroon: The Art of French Baking
    • Kiepersol Vineyard: Discover This Gem In East Texas Wine Country
    • Gaby’s – A Mexican Tradition
    • Lake Charles: 17 Tempting Eateries And Activities
    • Puerto Vallarta: Mixing Art, Ecotourism and Craft Beer
  • Travel Destinations
    • Canada
      • Boutique Hotel in Old Quebec City that will captivate you
      • An Unexpected Adventure In Quebec City
    • Europe
      • The things you will see on the streets of London
      • Pubs of Great Britain
      • Driving in England: A Hilarious and Memorable Experience
      • The Smallest House in Britain
      • Canal du Midi Guide: A Must Read For Cruising
      • Burial Chamber Shrouded in Mystery
      • Pisa ~ An Authentic Discovery
      • A hidden gem in the Yorkshire Dales
      • The Botanist – where steampunk meets botanical magic
      • Old time comfort pub food
      • Monumental Monday: William Wallace Monument
    • Mexico
      • Tintoque
      • Sunset Plaza Resort and Spa, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
      • Flyboarding in Puerto Vallarta
      • Sailing the Sea of Cortez video
      • Once you visit Puerto Vallarta, can you forget?
    • United States
      • Have an Unforgettable, Adventure-packed weekend in New Orleans
      • The Guadalupe River: Escape the Texas Heat
      • Zip lining with Slotzilla
      • 5 Places To See Fall Color In Northern Alabama
      • 8 Things to do at the Texas Renaissance Festival
      • Explore Sundance Square like a local
      • Big Island Hawaii Itinerary: 4 Unforgettable Activities
      • Mammoths in Waco, Texas
      • Tampa Has A Riverwalk?
      • Natural Bridge Caverns
      • Space Camp and the Empty Nest
      • Texas Renaissance Festival – a party for your eyes
      • Natchitoches – Louisiana’s Best Kept Secret
    • Weekend Getaways
      • 5 Romantic Getaways For Couples in the US
      • Natchitoches – Louisiana’s Best Kept Secret
      • Sunset Plaza Resort and Spa, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
      • Recharge To Be A Better You – Here’s Some Ideas
      • Lake Charles: 17 Tempting Eateries And Activities
      • Have an Unforgettable, Adventure-packed weekend in New Orleans
      • Big Island Hawaii Itinerary: 4 Unforgettable Activities
  • Travel Videos
    • An Evening With Manta Rays Video
    • Jean Lafitte Swamp Tour
    • Galveston: Tall Ships Festival Video
    • Why Visit Huntsville, Alabama
    • Maui – A tropical Escape Video
    • Festival of Lights
    • Mexican Bus – Myth Busted
    • Middleham Castle – England Video
    • Nap time in Alaska Video
    • New Orleans Airboat Swamp Tour Video
    • Sailing the Sea of Cortez video
    • Cheddar Gorge Cave, Cheddar, England
    • This is why Shreveport ~ Bossier City, Louisiana should be on your radar!
  • Unique Hotels and B&Bs
    • 5 Romantic Getaways For Couples in the US
    • Boutique Hotel in Old Quebec City that will captivate you
    • Ashton’s B & B
    • San Antonio Historic Boutique Hotel: Hotel Gibbs
  • Empty Nest Lounge
    • Travel Tips
    • Empty nester dinner
    • Empty Nest Emotions
    • Active Adventures
    • Wine and Cocktails
    • Cuisine
    • Cuisine
  • About Empty Nestopia
    • Work With Me
    • Testimonials
    • Content Marketing
  • Recipes Collected from Travels
    • nibbles and tidbits
Empty Nestopia ®
london, market, cold cereal, food, restaraunt, england, foodie, eclectic, unique

Treasure Hunting

Posted on August 5, 2015August 19, 2016

I love to hunt for treasure, all kinds of treasure -big and small, new and old. It is the hunt for that singularly unique item to fill the vacant spot on the wall, or that tool that was so needed in day to day life of yesteryears which has been replaced by new technology or totally forgotten about all together that I love and crave.

Hunting for treasure

We found some fabulous markets in Great Britain when we were there this last time! The antique markets we discovered in Lewes, Brighton, and London had so many curiosities to look at. Charity shops in every town – large and small, farmers markets, street markets on what seemed like every corner in London throughout all of its numerous neighborhoods. We even managed to find an architectural salvage yard in Glastonbury!

We saw so much unique and fun treasure! There were oriental tea sets with images of women hidden in the bottom of the cups that you could only see when you held the cup up to a light. We saw intricate hand crocheted tablecloths, gymnastic equipment from the 1950’s, sextant, oil paintings, milled stone grinders and cannon balls. There was so much to see!

Green Man, treasure, art
Green Man
yard fence art, treasure
yard fence art
grinding stone, treasure
Grinding stone
Fairy Door, treasure,
Fairy Door

Portobello Road

Portobello Road Market in London’s Notting Hill area of Kensington has become very popular. It has been featured in many films, songs and novels throughout the decades. The most popular movies being Disney’s Bednobs and Broomsticks and the 1999 movie Notting Hill staring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant.

The entire street was filled with vendors, stalls and booths selling everything from second-hand clothes, antiques, fruits and baked goods. A trip to Portobello Road is definitely an all day affair. But, is well worth putting on your calendar to visit with so much to see!

flower vendor at Portobello Road Market
flower vendor at Portobello Road Market
vegetable vendor at the Portobello Road Market, treasure
vegetable vendor at the Portobello Road Market
Baked goods at the Portobello Road Market
Baked goods at the Portobello Road Market

Camden Market

Camden Market is another fabulous spot located in London. You can take the Camden Town, Chalk Farm or Mornington Crescent tube stations to it. I would put this market high on the list to see!

There were so many retail shops,  eclectic vendors and unique restaurants  we had to spend two days there and we still did not see everything! Some of the vendors included leather goods, clothing, jewelry, touristy knickknacks, goth shops, and more. We had lunch in a African themed restaurant to give our feet a break and to get a break from the crowds.

goth store at the Camden Market
goth store at the Camden Market
food vendors at Camden Market
food vendors at Camden Market

Lewes Market

Lewes market located in East Sussex is a cute market town steeped with history dating as far back as the Romans and Saxons. In addition to a great antique flea market that has very reasonable pricing there are also three areas of interest to those who like to go out and explore nature, Lewes Downs, Lewes Brooks and Southerham Works Pit. Both Lewes Downs and Lewes Brooks are great places to look for invertebrates such as snails, water beetles and salamanders.

There were so many markets that we did not go to just because we ran out of time. I hope that as you have read this that it has awakened in you the adventurous spirit of exploring for your own hidden treasures.

This is too fabulous to keep to yourself! Share it!

  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)

Related

4 thoughts on “Treasure Hunting”

  1. Pingback: The things you will see on the streets of London | Traveling Donna-What have we done now!!
  2. anwyn84 says:
    August 23, 2015 at 9:01 am

    I miss the markets from home in the UK. You look like you found some great finds.

    Reply
    1. warmsio2 says:
      August 26, 2015 at 4:33 pm

      We did find some great markets!! We, ok maybe just me 🙂 love to hunt for markets! You just never know what you will find!

      Reply
      1. anwyn84 says:
        August 29, 2015 at 10:07 pm

        That is the beauty of markets abroad.

        Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Traveler’s Lounge Newsletter

THIS IS PERFECT TO KEEP TRACK OF WHERE TO GO NEXT! Push Pin Travel Maps

One of the World’s Seven Natural Wonders Like You’ve Never Experienced It Before

©2021 Empty Nestopia ® | Powered by SuperbThemes & WordPress

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.