Don Wai Market, a community along the Tha Chin River
Don Wai Market or Don Wai Floating Market It is an old community along the Tha Chin River. which is located betweenWat Rai Khing and Wat Tha Phut and Wat Don Wai Located in Tambon Bang Krathuk, Village No. 5, Phutthamonthon Sai 6 Road orwhich most villagers call Sai Wat Rai Khing Road, Sam Phran District, Nakhon Pathom Province, located in the area of Wat Don Wai. and the old Don Wai community And there is a shrine of Mae Seng Nie. (Peck Seng Tung) in front of the entrance to Don Wai Market. The original inhabitants are Thai people. and Chinese immigrants
Recommended shops and products in Don Wai Market
The shop that is the starting point of Don Wai market is Nai O Duck Pa-Lo Restaurant and Nai Nub's Pa-Lo Duck Shop which are actually brothers and sisters Nai Nuan is Nai O's brother. He sells stewed duck, duck giblets, duck rice, duck noodles. There are also other dishes such as fried cakes, hor mok, and various desserts. You can also buy whole minced ducks to take home. Both duck shops are famous all over the place.
Auntie Khai's dessert shop It is a shop that is next to Don Wai market. Make a variety of desserts, not just sugar candies. There are also banana desserts, purple sweet potato desserts, and crispy noodles. and other desserts But what is famous is sugar candy. It's a fluffy, soft and sweet sugar candy. Suitable for buying for someone at home
Thai dessert shop Jermthong Is another shop that sells famous Thai desserts at Don Wai market, Thong Yod thread, Thong Yib, Foi Thong, Jackfruit seeds, as well as Ba Bin coconut candy.
Sriyapai Coconut Milk Ice Cream It's a traditional fresh coconut ice cream shop. Had the hard egg ice cream. volcano ice cream Including selling fresh coffee as well
Jay Soi Dessert Shop It's a shaved ice dessert shop. There are many types to choose from. You can find desserts to cool off the heat here.
Phan's stuffed pastry shop Selling stuffed snacks wrapped in black glutinous rice flour The sweet taste is good from the coconut filling stir-fried with jaggery. Made fresh every day
In addition to these stores There are other shops. Hundreds of other shops
Sales of vegetables, fruits, compotes, household items variety of food ornamental plants Products, local products, 1 product, 1 sub-district, you can walk and choose to buy products. Along the Tha Chin River Cruise along the Tha Chin River up to Wat Rai Khing as a service of "Retro Srisawat", which is available on weekends.
In terms of other services Wat Don Wai Parking, restrooms, and ATMs are provided.
From the experience of seeing the Don Wai market or Don Wai Floating Market
Since there are no tourists Until it is a tourist attraction Popular in Nakhon Pathom Province shows that tourism of Thai people make the local economy can flourish in a short period of time, so we invite you all Come visit and shop all year round. At Don Wai Market
Getting to Don Wai Market
traveling by private car Can come to both Petchkasem Road. and Pinklao-Nakhon Chaisri Road. If coming via Petchkasem Road from Bangkok, pass Bang Khae Market, enter Om Noi, pass Om Yai, keep traveling. The entrance to Wat Rai Khing is on the right. You have to go to the U-turn under the bridge over the Tha Chin River. (Note that there is only one bridge over the Tha Chin River on this road.)
After the U-turn about 200 meters, turn to Wat Rai Khing. Go straight through Wat Rai Khing, Wat Tha Phut, and you will find Don Wai Market. If coming from the Pinklao-Nakhon Chaisri road When arriving at Phutthamonthon Sai 5, turn into Phutthamonthon Sai 5 Road for about 2 kilometers and make a U-turn, go straight for a short distance and find an intersection into Don Wai Market. But please notice carefully because it will be a bit difficult to see. You can park your car at Wat Don Wai has parking. Hundreds of cars supported
Walking to Don Wai Market by bus
You can travel in 2 ways as follows.
- Line air-conditioned bus Por No. 556 Tha Mahanak - Wat Rai Khing Garage You can take a car to the end of the route. Then take a minibus from Wat Rai Khing to Don Wai Market.
- You can take a van Bus station. Any line that passes through Nakhon Pathom province. But ask the driver first if they pass Wat Rai Khing on Petchkasem Road or not. You can sit down at the entrance to Wat Rai Khing. and take a minibus to Don Wai Market
The starting point of Don Wai Floating Market
In the reign of King Rama VI and after World War 2, the original Don Wai market or Don Wai Floating Market an ancient market It is a one-story wooden house with a roof covering the walkway, about 6 meters wide on both sides of the corridor. a row of wooden rooms line up on both sides of the road is a residential house Miscellaneous shops, tailor shops, food and snack shops
Since the beginning, some villagers have moved across the Tha Chin River to the other side to plant pomelo. and other fruits In the area of Don Wai Market or Don Wai Floating Market Will do a small trade with farmers using boats to buy things until the access road is cut from Petchkasem Road, passing Wat Rai Khing, Wat Tha Phut, passing in front of Wat Don Wai Make traveling more convenient Don Wai market community therefore decreased its importance. It is just the residence of the original villagers. Most of them are elderly people. As for the new generation Young people have moved to other places.
What makes Don Wai Floating Market famous?
In 2006, General Opas Bothiphat, the owner of the column "Tai Pai Eat Pai" in the Thai Rath newspaper has written an article About traveling to eat At Don Wai Market or Don Wai Floating Market That is to eat stewed duck at Nai Nub restaurant. that it is delicious Including walking to see the atmosphere of the market When an article in the Thai Rath newspaper spread out Causing people to flock to travel to taste the stewed duck Nai Nub And the atmosphere of the Don Wai market is a lot. causing trade in other goods of merchants in the community and nearby merchants followed
The trip to Don Wai Market or Don Wai Floating Market Not far from Bangkok Including other places to visit as well such as Wat Rai Khing which is an important and sacred temple In Buddhism, Phutthamonthon is a Buddhist garden with a size of 2,500 rai, including possibly extending to Phra Pathom Chedi. Which is about 20 kilometers away.
