Le Marché French Market

Le Marche French Market runs on the second Sunday of every month, from 9am to 1pm, at Woolwich Dock and Parklands in Hunters Hill. The market sits beside The Deckhouse on the Woolwich Dock hard stand, and entry is free. The Sydney Harbour Federation Trust, which manages the parklands, describes it as Australia's only monthly authentic French market.

Croissants, raclette and berets

The Trust's page lists flaky croissants, savoury crepes, raclette, French cheeses and saucisson, alongside artisan items such as berets, French tablecloths and jewellery. The market has its own Facebook and Instagram pages under the Le Marche name.

Market at a glance

2nd SundayEvery month, 9am to 1pm

FreeEntry

833Woolwich residents, 2021

11 kmNorth-west of the CBD

Woolwich is a suburb of Hunters Hill, about 11 kilometres north-west of the Sydney CBD, on a peninsula between the Lane Cove and Parramatta rivers. It takes its name from Woolwich on the Thames, and its Aboriginal name was Mookaboola, meaning meeting of waters. John Clarke was an early settler in 1834, and Samuel Onion named the area Onion Point in 1835. The 2021 census recorded 833 residents. Sixty-one properties in the suburb are on the State Heritage Register, including St John's Anglican Church from 1908, and the suburb has two schools, Woolwich Public School and Marist Sisters' College.

Good to know before you go

Parking is paid at Clarkes Point Reserve (via Clarke Road) and the Horse Paddock car park (via Margaret Street), with fees applying from 8am to 8pm daily. Without a car, the 538 bus from Valentia Street at Woolwich Wharf, the ferry or a private boat all work.

The venue is wheelchair accessible from Clarke Road, and there are toilets in the saw-tooth building and in the Merrington Place car park. Woolwich Wharf also provides ferry access to Cockatoo Island, and the suburb is known for Kelly's Bush, which remains protected after what Wikipedia describes as the world's first union-led green ban.