Malton
Shops and shopping in Malton
Malton shops like a proper market town: a Saturday street market, a celebrated monthly food market, independents and galleries around the circular Market Place, antiques tucked into historic buildings, and the food shops that earned the town its Food Capital title.
Market day in Malton, with stalls lining the historic shopping streets.
Shopping on market days
The town is at its busiest on Saturdays, when a street market fills the Market Place, and busier still on the second Saturday from March to November, when the Malton Monthly Food Market runs alongside the shops. Both markets, their hours and how they differ are set out on our Malton town guide. If you prefer a quiet browse of the independents, come midweek instead.
Independent shops
Kemps Bookshop & General Store on the Market Place is a lovely dog-friendly bookshop and gift store with a programme of events. Hare & Wilde on Market Street sells handmade homeware, pottery and candles, and Swallow & Sons on the same street is a well-regarded independent menswear and clothing shop. Plum on the Market Place does cards, gifts and jewellery; Hoppers of Malton covers stationery, art supplies, toys and sweets; and Bias on Finkle Street sells clothing and shoes. Art galleries, craft workshops and design studios are scattered through the town too.
Antiques
Malton is a real draw for antiques lovers, with antique and curiosity shops dotted through the town's historic buildings, the sort of browsing that fills an afternoon without any particular plan.
Food shopping
The reason Malton is Yorkshire's Food Capital is on the shelves: Derek Fox the butcher, The Deli of Malton, The Walled Garden Pantry, Brass Castle Brewery and the Talbot Yard producers, plus greengrocers, a fishmonger and wine and gin shops. There is more in our food and drink guide, and it makes Malton an excellent place to stock up before a self-catering week near Dalby Forest or Pickering.
Practical
The shops cluster around the circular Market Place and the streets off it: Wheelgate, Yorkersgate, Market Street and Finkle Street, all within a few minutes' walk. There are short- and long-stay car parks in town, and the train station is just across the river in Norton. Malton is also one of the UK's most dog-friendly towns, so plenty of shops will welcome a dog through the door.
Shopping in Malton: FAQs
When is Malton market?
A street market runs in the Market Place every Saturday, and the Malton Monthly Food Market runs on the second Saturday of the month from March to November. Full details are on our Malton town guide, and current listings are published by Visit Malton.
Does Malton have good independent shops?
Yes. Malton is an independent town rather than a chain high street, with a bookshop, homeware and gift shops, menswear and clothing boutiques, stationers, art galleries, craft workshops and design studios around the Market Place and the streets off it.
Is Malton good for antiques?
It is a real draw for antiques lovers, with antique and curiosity shops dotted through the town's historic buildings, so it is worth simply wandering rather than heading for one address.
Where can I buy local food in Malton?
From Derek Fox the butcher, The Deli of Malton, The Walled Garden Pantry, Brass Castle Brewery and the Talbot Yard producers, plus greengrocers, a fishmonger and wine and gin shops, plus the monthly food market on the second Saturday.