Market wind limits by town
8 published adverse weather policies from UK councils and market operators, quoted side by side. The gust at which structures must come down runs from 25mph to 46mph.
Published limits
Each row is quoted from the organiser’s own policy, linked in the last column. Policies change, so check the current version before relying on a figure.
| Place | Market and organiser | Structures down at | What the policy says | Policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromsgrove | Bromsgrove marketsBromsgrove District Council | 25mph |
| Bromsgrove District Council |
| Horsham | West Street Entrepreneurs MarketsCoden Events | 30mph |
| Coden Events |
| St Albans | St Albans marketSt Albans City and District Council | 35mph |
| St Albans City and District Council |
| Swaffham | Swaffham marketSwaffham Town Council | 40mph |
| Swaffham Town CouncilDecember 2024 |
| Cotswolds | Cotswold Markets, all locationsCotswold Markets Limited | 41mph |
| Cotswold Markets Limited |
| Edenbridge | Edenbridge marketEdenbridge Town Council | 41mph |
| Edenbridge Town CouncilAdopted 3 March 2025 |
| Salisbury | Salisbury Charter MarketSalisbury City Council | 41mph |
| Salisbury City CouncilMarch 2023 |
| London | Dirthouse outdoor marketsDirthouse (London) Ltd | 46mph |
| Dirthouse (London) Ltd |
The pattern behind the numbers
Most policies share one shape. The market officer checks the Met Office forecast the day before. Somewhere around 25 to 27mph, garden gazebos are no longer allowed. Professional gazebos carry on with extra weights up to the mid to high 30s. Somewhere between 40mph and 46mph, nothing goes up and traders sell from vehicles or flat tables. Some stop sooner: St Albans closes its market when 35mph is forecast.
The decision is made on a forecast, not on the morning. That’s why markets are often called off the day before, as Bargoed was in December 2025. See the record of markets closed by wind.
Missing your market?
If your council or company publishes a wind policy that isn’t here, email the link to hello@gustline.co.uk and it will be added once checked.
How Gustline helps
Enter your own market's limits and Gustline emails and texts you when the forecast for your site comes within 5mph of them, up to seven days ahead.
Gustline checks the Met Office site-specific forecast for the point you pin on the map, every six hours from a week out and every hour in the final three days. It compares the forecast gust with the rated limit you enter for each structure and checks the weather alerts you leave on for the event. When a level changes it emails and texts the people you choose. Every alert is logged with a timestamp.
Gustline is an early warning for planning. It does not replace checks on site on the day, the official warnings or your event's own plans.
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