Fans of the Hawker Market - or HWKRMRKT - next to the By The River Brew Co. in Gateshead will be delighted to know that the street food traders will be back in action in April.
The popular outdoor market, sharing the banks of the Tyne site with the container village, has been closed for the winter when its exposed position - albeit tucked under the curving arch of the bridge and being provided some shelter from canopies - might have proved too much for even the sturdiest Geordie.
But it is now gearing up to take advantage of the improving weather and it will be ready to re-open on April 18, just in time for the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend.
The Gateshead attraction will operate that Thursday from 6pm until 11pm and then will open from midday until 11pm on Good Friday, April 19 until Easter Sunday and midday until 6pm on Easter Monday.
It then will resume its usual opening hours during weekends until late autumn. These are 6pm-11.30pm on Fridays; midday until 11.30pm on Saturdays and midday until 6.30pm on Sundays.
Visitors can look forward to a range of independent street food plus freshly-brewed beers, small batch spirits, wines and cocktails.
Regular traders are Cakes Contour; Chuchos which has just opened a second main branch in Jesmon d; Dabbawal; Dastardly & Dutty; Dubble Bubble; Grumpy Pandas Bait Box; Fowl Play; Lola Jeans;Papa Ganoush; Scream for Pizza and Shanty Town.
There are also monthly guest traders.
Drinks options include cocktails and cans from That’s Nice Dear!; Mildred’s Twisted Ankle gin bar and the HWKRMRKT Beer Bar.
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