Top Tips for Shopping at Red Brick Market Liverpool
- Caroline Benzies
- Jan 30, 2024
- 4 min read
Updated: Aug 11
Here are my Top Tips for making the most of a trip to Red Brick Market, Liverpool.
Hope to see you visiting my retail space soon! (Updated August 2026)
Red Brick Market can be found in the Baltic Triangle area of Liverpool at
70 Stanhope Street, L8 5RF.
It's a HUGE collective of many independent small businesses, who each have their own space in the market.
We are open every day 10am - 6pm and 11am - 6pm on Sundays.
Red Brick Market is great if you like to browse things that are 'different' - my photography is a good example! My art photography is all about finding the extraordinary in everyday places, using unusual perspectives and creative techniques to create something beyond a straightforward photograph.
You can buy my limited edition art photography either ready framed or unframed (fully mounted so that you can easily frame them yourself) & of course, you can buy online on this website too! My work isn't mass produced, bought in or AI-generated. It's original photography, created by me with a real camera.
Here's a glimpse of my retail space in Red Brick Market (but it's always changing, as I bring out new work!)
You can find my unit right near the main doors. Just bear very slightly left as you come in and go down the aisle in front of you - I'm the first unit on the right!
Here are my Top 10 Tips for Visiting Red Brick Market, Liverpool
Allow lots of time for your visit. There is so much to see, as the place is packed full of over 200 different small businesses. Some businesses only have a cabinet or a wall space, some have whole units (or even two units!) and it takes time to properly look at everything. If you need a pit stop and a sit down, we also have a cafe! Remember that we are all individual businesses, so please don't take something from one space & leave it somewhere else in the market!
Payment at the Main desk is Card/Contactless only - The main desk only takes payments by card/contactless (no cash purchases - sorry). When I'm in my unit though, I am happy to take cash payments or payment by card /contactless if you want to buy my work!
Wrap up in Winter! It’s a very big indoor space and it can get quite chilly in Winter. On the plus side, in Summer when it's warm outside, it's always a wonderfully cool contrast to come inside!
Collect a basket on the way in & bring a bag to take home all your purchases! Every business has their stall name on their price tags, so it's fine to go round collecting the things you want to buy and then (if the stall holder isn't there at that time) take them to the front desk to pay. In case you are wondering, there are a LOT of recording CCTV cameras monitoring both the whole place & individual units!
Please Tag us! Red Brick is very Instagram-able, so if you take any photos for social media, don't forget to tag Red Brick Market Liverpool AND the small business itself when you share. That way you are actively helping others see just how wonderful we are. Update : Please don't just 'Snap & Go'! I see so many people obviously liking something, then just taking a photo of it with their phone & walking off.
If you can't buy something on the day, take a photo of the business name or website details and look them up later. Many of the businesses at Red Brick sell online too — including my collection of limited edition art photography. And if you like what you see, give the business a follow on social media too. It costs nothing to follow a small business, but it can make a real difference.
If you change your mind about an item you've picked up, please return it to where you found it if you can (remember, it will have the stall name on the tag) OR leave it with the main desk. Please don't just leave it in someone else's space - that way it helps the business owner keep track of their stock and we don't suspect that it's been taken out of the building without payment.
Remember, please leave a space as you would like to find it. We don't have an army of staff to go around after you, picking up dropped clothes or putting items back in the right place.
Come back often! Every business swaps stock around on a regular basis and new businesses join us all the time, so make sure you visit us often to keep up to date! I change the photography displayed in my unit regularly too, so there's often something new to discover. We are open every day of the week until 6pm.
Follow us! The majority of the small businesses at Red Brick are on social media, so take a note of their name and give them a follow. That way you can stay up to date with their latest work, sales, events and general news!
Social media is one of the easiest ways to help a small business stay in business. It costs nothing to follow, like, comment or share their posts, and every single interaction helps us become more visible.
Dogs are welcome! But please make sure they are well behaved and under control. In case of any 'doggy accidents', you can ask the main desk for cleaning materials. Please respect the market & the individual businesses by cleaning up after your dog.
Getting here - If you're driving, there is a Pay & Display car park on Grafton Street (on the Cains Brewery site), or you can use public transport. It takes about 20 minutes to walk to Red Brick Market from Liverpool city centre.
Please note: the yard area in front of Red Brick Market is parking for Red Brick businesses only.
How to find Caroline Benzies Photography in Red Brick Market, Liverpool
