Where can you buy cars, carrots, coffee, and carpets – all under one roof? Perth's new
Coventry Square Markets in Morley offer all of these and more.
The markets, which opened in December, have 11,300 square metres of retail space and more than 150 shops.
Carrots...
Cars...
And Carpets.
While some of the shops have not yet been filled the place is already popular enough to make getting into the car park a time-consuming business when we visited on a recent Sunday afternoon.
Parking mayhem. Next time, I'm parking at Centro Galleria and walking to the markets.
Prices for fresh fruit and vegetables are a bargain compared to those charged by Coles and Woolworths across the road at
Centro Galleria.
Bargain fruit and veggies.
We visited Chi's Fresh Seafood to stock up on ingredients to cook a paella, stopping to admire a stupendously large fish packed in ice. At
WA Cleanskin Cellars, we tasted some wines before choosing a bottle to go with dinner.
Big fish.
Wine tasting set-up.
We'll be back to sample the boutique roasted coffee at Café Amazon and get interesting ingredients at Asian Oz Groceries.
If you're looking to decorate a house, several shops offered homewares in varying levels of taste.
Classy...
And cheeky.
The exterior architecture is impressive in a modern design for a building that is, structurally, an extremely large shed. However, I was a little puzzled by the interior décor which is fussy and faux historic – quite incongruous given the warehouse style surrounds.
Conventry Square Markets
Striking architecture.
Incongruous decor.
There is a food court section offering meals from various ethnic cuisines as well as the fresh produce hall and a section for general goods such as watches and jewellery.
Children might enjoy the rides outside
Ye Olde Lolly Shoppe, not to mention the lollies, and there is also an ice-creamery on site.
Coventry Square Markets are air-conditioned, making this a potential outing regardless of weather.
Shoppers.
