Salisbury Marketplace is the home of the famous Salisbury Charter Market, held every Tuesday and Saturday. The market has been held in Salisbury since 1219 with the founding of the city (and mainly the cathedral). The market was an opportunity for farmers and traders to sell their wares and goods as Salisbury was the largest city in the region. Market days were formalized in 1361 and decreed to be held every Tuesday and Saturday which continues to this day. The medieval market encompassed a much larger area than today's market and spread down the adjoining streets. The ancient market grouped together similar stalls and the street names reflect the goods sold, such as Fish Row, Ox Row, Butcher Row, Poultry Cross and Silver Street. These streets still exist to the present day and Poultry Cross is still standing through the alleyway at the South East corner of the market square.
The only exception to the market days is when the Salisbury Charter Fair is held in the third week of October. In 1227 - seven years after the building of Salisbury Cathedral began - King Henry III granted a Charter to the Bishop of Salisbury to hold a fair on the third Monday in October.
The modern market square isn't just for the Market and Fair though. You will find events held in the square throughout the year from the Teenage Market through to live acts on big stages!
The cache is a tiny nano so have fun finding it!
If you're there on market day, the guys on the game meat market stall by the cache know all about it! They will usually just smile a lot while you're trying to look inconspicuous.