The BovingDon market confirms the final merchant date

On this day in 2022, Bovingdon Market confirmed its final merchant date on the legendary Bovingdon Airfield site.

The market was approved in the autumn of the previous year after the plans for the construction of film studios were approved on the site.

The upcoming closure had been expected since September, and in a Facebook post on March 15, the market provided an important update in relation to its future.

In the article in which thousands of reactions, comments and share, it says: “We recommend that you start your Christmas shopping early … since we will not be here at Christmas 2022.”

The Bovingdon Market later made it clear in the comments that its official last day on Monday, August 29, with a bank vacation.

With over 400 stands that offer a variety of goods from fashion to food, the market had become a popular destination that put crowds from near and far during its more than 40 years of operation.

[From the Watford Observer of March 16, 2022]