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FARMING AND RURAL EVENTS 2025
JANUARY
- 10, 11, 12 Jan: Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival, Cambs
strawbear.org.uk - 14-15 Jan: LAMMA (agricultural machinery, equipment and technology show) NEC, Birmingham
www.lammashow.com
DISCLAIMER: Please note that the Country Smallholder magazine cannot take any responsibility for dates, locations and descriptions of shows and events included in this diary. Check before you set out to travel to make sure that the show is running and is what you want to visit.
FEBRUARY
- 8 Feb: East Anglia Potato Day Suffolk Rural (Otley) College, Charity Lane, Suffolk IP6 9NE
www.eastangliapotatoday.org.uk - 19 Feb: West Country Farming & Machinery Show, Westpoint, Exeter, Devon, EX5 1DJ westcountryfarmmachineryshow.co.uk
- 22 Feb: The Beekeeping Show, Telford International Centre,TF3 4JH
- 22-23 Feb: Tractor World, Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6NW tractorworldshow.co.uk
- 23 Feb: Norwich Seed and Plant Swap, St Mary Magdalene Church Hall, Silver Road
norfolkorganic.org.uk
DISCLAIMER: Please note that the Country Smallholder magazine cannot take any responsibility for dates, locations and descriptions of shows and events included in this diary. Check before you set out to travel to make sure that the show is running and is what you want to visit.
MARCH
- 1 – 2 March: 2025 European Ploughing Championships, Upper Morton, Nottinghamshire, DN22 8HG
- 2 March: Ripon Land Rover, 4×4 and Vintage Autojumble, Ripon Racecourse
landrovermonthly.co.uk - 4 March: Olney Pancake Race, Bucks
olneypancakerace.org - 6 March: National Equine Forum (NEF25), Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), London
www.nationalequineforum.com - 21-22-23 March: British Alpaca Society (BAS) National Halter and Fleece Show, Bingley Hall, Stafford Show Ground, ST18 0BD
https://bas-uk.com/bas-national-show/ - 22 March: Welsh Bee Keepers Association Spring Convention, Builth Wells, LD2 3SY
DISCLAIMER: Please note that the Country Smallholder magazine cannot take any responsibility for dates, locations and descriptions of shows and events included in this diary. Check before you set out to travel to make sure that the show is running and is what you want to visit.
APRIL
- 4-6 April: British Beekeepers’ Association Spring Convention, Harper Adams University, near Telford, Shropshire, TF10 8NB
www.bbka.org - 5 April: Springtime Live, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate
- 5-6 April: West Norfolk Textile Fair, Lynnsport, Greenpark Ave, King’s Lynn PE30 2NB eaubrinkstudio.co.uk
- 6 April: Spalding Model Tractor& Construction Show, Springfields Conference & Events Centre, Camelgate, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 6ET
www.spaldingmodeltractorshow.com - 7 – 9 April: Farm Shop and Deli Show, NEC Birmingham
www.farmshopanddelishow.co.uk - 21 April: London Harness Horse Parade, South of England Showground, Ardingly, West Sussex RH17 6TL
www.lhhp.co.uk - 26-27 April: Wonderwool Wales, Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells, Powys LD2 3SY
wonderwoolwales.co.uk
DISCLAIMER: Please note that the Country Smallholder magazine cannot take any responsibility for dates, locations and descriptions of shows and events included in this diary. Check before you set out to travel to make sure that the show is running and is what you want to visit.
MAY
- 1 May: May Day obby ‘oss parade, Padstow, Cornwall
- 4-5 May: Stradsett Park Vintage Rally, Stradsett Hall Stradsett King’s Lynn PE33 9HA, www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stradsett-park-vintage-rally-2025
- 10 May: Nottinghamshire County Show, Newark Showground, NG24 2NY www.nottinghamshirecountyshow.com
- 10 May: Ayr County Show, The Ayr Racecourse
ayrcountyshow.co.uk - 10-11 May: National Mills Weekend
www.spab.org.uk/mills/national-mills-weekend - 11 May: The South Suffolk Show, Ampton Racecourse, Bury St Edmunds
www.southsuffolkshow.co.uk - 12-13 May: Cheffins Cambridge Machinery Sales, Machinery Saleground, CB6 2QT
www.cheffins.co.uk - 14 May: Orchard Blossom Walk, FarmED, Honeydale Farm, Station Rd, Chipping Norton OX7 6BJ www.farm-ed.co.uk
- 15-17 May: Devon County Show, Westpoint, Clyst St Mary, Exeter, EX5 1DJ
- 17 May: Multibreed Spring Fling Sale of Ewes with Lambs at Foot, Melton Mowbray Market LE13 1JY www.meltonmowbraymarket.co.uk
- 17 May: Otley Show, The Showground, Otley, LS21 2AA
- 17-18 May: Spring Festival, Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells, LD2 3SY
- 20-24 May: RHS Chlesea Flower Show London Gate, Royal Hospital Road, Royal Hospital Chelsea, London, SW3 4SR
- 24 May: Shropshire County Agricultural Show The Greenhouse West Mid Showground. Shrewsbury, SY1 2PF
- 24 May: Northumberland County Show Bywell, Near Stocksfield, NE43 7AB www.northcountyshow.co.uk
- 24-25 May: Hertfordshire County Show, The Showground, Redbourn, Herts, AL3
- 24-26 May: Crick Boat Show Crick Marina, NN6 7SQ
- 25 May: Rogation Sunday, Look out for Well Dressing and villages ‘walking the bounds’
- 28-29 May: Suffolk County Show Trinity Park, Ipswich, IP3 8UH
www.suffolkshow.co.uk - 28-29 May: Staffordshire County Show Stafford, ST18 0BD www.staffscountyshowground.co.uk
- 29-31 May: Royal Bath and West Show,The Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset BA4 6QN
DISCLAIMER: Please note that the Country Smallholder magazine cannot take any responsibility for dates, locations and descriptions of shows and events included in this diary. Check before you set out to travel to make sure that the show is running and is what you want to visit.
JUNE
- 5-7 June: Royal Cornwall Show, Wadebridge, PL27 7JE
- 8 June: Leaf Open Farm Sunday, UK wide
- 8 June: Green Scythe Fair, Thorney Lakes, Muchelney, Somerset TA10 0DW
- 9 -10 June: Cheffins Cambridge Machinery Sales, Machinery Saleground, CB6 2QT
- 11 June: St Barnabas’ Day – Traditional day to start hay-making
- 13 -15 June: Three Counties Show, Malvern,Worcestershire WR13 6NW
- 14 – 15 June: Woolly Weekend, The Weavers Workshop, Dilham NR28 9PT
- 14 June – 13 July: Festival of Roses, RHS Garden Rosemoor Great Torrington, Devon, EX38 8PH
- 14-15 June: Cork Summer Show, Curraheen, Co Cork
- 15 June St Vitus day – Folklore has it that rain on this day is followed by 40 wet days
- 17-18 June: Royal Cheshire County Show, Tabley, near Knutsford, WA16 0JF
- 18-19 June: Lincolnshire County Show, Grange-de-Lings Lincoln LN2, 2NA UK
- 19 – 22 June: Royal Highland Show, Ingliston, Edinburgh
- 24 June Midsummer’s Day: The third quarter day when agricultural rents are due
- 25 – 26 June: Royal Norfolk Show, Costessey, Norwich, NRS 0TT
- 28 June: Rose Fair, Wisbech
DISCLAIMER: Please note that the Country Smallholder magazine cannot take any responsibility for dates, locations and descriptions of shows and events included in this diary. Check before you set out to travel to make sure that the show is running and is what you want to visit.
