Landmark
Bourda Market
Fruit, vegetables and the sound of the city, east of the centre
- Where
- Regent Street and Orange Walk, Bourda, Georgetown
- Open
- Daily from early morning
- Entry
- Free
- Access
- Level but crowded
Bourda Market occupies a block between Regent Street, Orange Walk, Robb Street and Alexander Street, in the ward of Bourda east of the city centre. It is the market Georgetown's households use for fruit and vegetables, with produce arriving from the farms along the East Coast and the East Bank before dawn.
The covered market and the streets around it, especially Bourda Street and the lanes off Regent Street, form one continuous trading district. It is less of a tourist stop than Stabroek and more of a working market, which is the reason to visit.
The Georgetown Cricket Club ground at Bourda, which hosted Test cricket from 1930 until the national stadium at Providence opened, lies a few blocks north. The market is about a twenty-minute walk from Stabroek Market along Regent Street.
Nearby monuments
Within a short walk of Bourda Market.
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Hadfield Street, Werk-en-Rust10 min730 m on foot
Getting to the other landmarks
From Bourda Market. Walking times at 75 m a minute.
| To | On foot | By car |
|---|---|---|
| 1763 Monument estimate | 15 min 1.1 km |
3 min 1.2 km |
| St George's Cathedral estimate | 15 min 1.1 km |
3 min 1.2 km |
| City Hall estimate | 17 min 1.3 km |
4 min 1.4 km |
| Parliament Building estimate | 18 min 1.3 km |
4 min 1.4 km |
| Guyana National Museum estimate | 19 min 1.4 km |
4 min 1.5 km |
| Botanical Gardens estimate | 21 min 1.5 km |
5 min 1.7 km |
| Stabroek Market estimate | 22 min 1.6 km |
5 min 1.7 km |
| "I Love Guyana" sign estimate | 27 min 2.0 km |
6 min 2.1 km |
| Umana Yana estimate | 29 min 2.1 km |
6 min 2.3 km |
| Georgetown Lighthouse estimate | 29 min 2.2 km |
6 min 2.3 km |
| Kingston Seawall estimate | 31 min 2.3 km |
6 min 2.5 km |