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Carrara Market

Manchester Road, Carrara, Queensland, Australia
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Ranked #1 of 1 shopping in Carrara
4.0 of 5 stars 30 Reviews
Type: Flea/ Street Markets
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nelson
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20 reviews 20 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 May 2012 NEW

After years of going to the Gold Coast, and never going to the market, finally decided to take the plunge. It was a lot different than I expected. I thought it would be like a local town market, but no, there are heaps of stalls outside and many indoors, . The market is only open at weekends,many of the stall... More

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Dunedin, New Zealand
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

We caught the bus from Pacific Fair. It's great for buying bits and pieces. Very busy.

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werribee
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012

when we come up to the coast we always go to the carrara market

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Auckland Central, New Zealand
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2012

we visited the markets on sunday morning and stayed for about half a day,great if you are looking for trinkets and nik naks but there is a food shop in the middle called "the greek kiwi" or "the crazy greek" not sure but can be easily recognised by a loud mouth man in a red sparkly hat...the best bacon and... More

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Melbourne Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012

Catch a Carrara Market bus,$4 for a return trip and you can be picked up at many places along the highway.Also drops past Pacific Fair,so ladies this is your domain!!!Plenty of eateries at market and quality fresh produce if your cooking at motel,has all your usual other market products.A good option to kill a couple of morning hours and keep... More

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auckland
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 March 2012

Been here a few times and I hate to say it but its really not as great as it once was, there are a few good stalls here and there but mostly its cheap knockoff tat and generic rubbish, good for a look around if you are bored on a sunday morning but otherwise dont waste the petrol

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Singapore, Singapore
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12 reviews 12 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 March 2012

My kids love the mini rides they have and the guy manning the ferris wheel and bouncing castle was such a nice man.

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2012

I was really disappointed with this market, it was old and tired. I think I saw one stall which was new and exciting, the rest where the same old same old. The best part of our trip was the bus to and from.

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Sydney
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18 reviews 18 reviews
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 March 2012

It may be fairly large market, but it has no atmosphere. Few people buying, many people just looking. The surroundings are not attractive either. This is the last place I'd go to as a weekend attraction. The advertising is overstated.

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Melbourne, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 February 2012

great day out for shopping layed back and kebabs were great

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