Chillingham Village Markets

Chillingham Village Markets trades from the Chillingham Community Centre in a village of just 228 people (2021 census), tucked in the Tweed Valley hinterland around 14 kilometres northwest of Murwillumbah. Every second Sunday of the month, from 8am to 1pm, the community centre grounds fill with trestle tables of local produce, handmade goods and a cooked breakfast, drawing visitors well beyond the village itself.

Run by the village, for the village

The market is organised entirely by the volunteer-based Chillingham Community Association (CCA), which also runs the market's own food stall as a standing fundraiser. The CCA periodically opens that food stall to other local community groups to run as a fundraiser in its place, quoting typical takings of more than $900 from a simple hot breakfast and morning tea served to around 100 patrons, for a $55 facility fee covering the CCA's kitchen, service items and barbecue. It is a small enough operation that the market coordinator, reachable directly by phone or email, handles stallholder bookings personally rather than through a booking platform.

Market at a glance

2nd SunTrading day

8am-1pmTrading hours

228Village population (2021)

14kmFrom Murwillumbah

What's on the trestle tables

Expect local honey, garden-fresh herbs, arts and crafts, and the Community Association's own homemade jams, chutneys, sauces and relishes, alongside live entertainment and a country-market atmosphere that leans unhurried and friendly rather than curated. The CCA's signature food stall, along with whichever community group is running it that month, serves the cooked breakfast the market is known for locally.

The market has run a plastic bag free policy for some years, so bringing your own bag (or borrowing one on arrival) is the norm rather than the exception. As with any small volunteer-run market, it's worth checking the Chillingham Village Markets Facebook page before visiting in case of a date change or a cancelled session.