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FARMING AND RURAL EVENTS APRIL, MAY AND JUNE 2023
APRIL
- 21-22 April: Cheffins Cambridge Vintage Sales
Machinery Saleground, CB6 2QT
www.cheffins.co.uk - 22 April: Spitalfields Traditional & Rare Breeds National Show and Sale
Melton Mowbray Market LE13 1JY
www.meltonmowbraymarket.co.uk - 22-23 April: Scottish Alpaca Group Show Lawrie & Symington,
Muirgien, Hyndford, Lanark M11 9AX - 22-23 April: Wonderwool
Wales Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells. LD2 3SY
www.wonderwoolwales.co.uk - 22-23 April: Tractor Gathering
Beamish Museum, Co Durham DH9 ORG
www.beamish.org.uk - 24-26 April: Farm and Deli Show
NEC - 29 April: Barley Saturday
Barley Saturday has, since the 19th Century, been held on the last Saturday in April – it is a unique event in Cardigan. Barley Saturday saw farmers from surrounding area come to town to hire workers and to inspect stallions that are put out to stud. These days the horses are the centre of attention. After the 11.30am, judging of various horse competitions, the crowds gather to watch the horses do their parade around the Cardigan at approximately 2pm. The horses are followed by of vintage cars, motorbikes, tractors, carriages, milk floats and gypsy wagons. - 29 April–1 May: Cotswold Wool Weekend
Cirencester Market Place & Abbey Grounds, Cirencester, Gloucestershire - 30 April – 1 May: Stradesett Park Vintage Rally
Stradsett Hall. Stradsett PE33 9HH
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MAY
- 1 May: May Day
Padstow, Cornwall, ‘obby ‘oss parade - 1 May: North Somerset Show
Wraxhall, BS48 1NE
www.nsas.org.uk - 8 May: Bank Holiday for the Coronation of King Charles III
- 13 May: Nottinghamshire County Show (including pig and goat shows)
The Showground, Lincoln Road, Winthorpe, Newark, NG24 2NY www.nottinghamshirecountyshow.com - 13 May: The Ayr County Show
Ayr Racecourse
ayrcountyshow.co.uk - 13-14 May: National Mills Weekend. Wind and Water Mills will be open across the UK and on You Tube and social media. Details online nearer the date.
www. spab.org.uk/mills/national-mills-weekend - 13–14 May: Wool@J13
Bishton Hall, Wolseley Bridge, Staffordshire, ST17 0XN
Wool @ Junction 13. - 14 May: The South Suffolk Show
Ampton Racecourse, Bury St Edmunds
www.southsuffolkshow.co.uk - 15-16 May: Cheffins Cambridge Machinery Sales
Machinery Saleground, CB6 2QT
www.cheffins.co.uk - 18-20 May: Devon County Show
Westpoint, Clyst St Mary, Exeter, EX5 1DJ - 20 May: Otley Show
The Showground, Otley, LS21 2AA - 20-21 May: Smallholding and Countryside Festival
Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells. LD2 3SY
www.wonderwoolwales.co.uk - 21 May: Fen Fair
Ramsey Rural Museum Wood Lane, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire PE26 2XD
Further details will be on the museum’s facebook page as the time of the event approaches
www.facebook.com/ ruralmuseum/ - 21 May: Rogation Sunday
Look out for Well Dressing and villages ‘walking the bounds’ - 23-27 May: RHS Chlesea Flower Show
London Gate, Royal Hospital Road,Royal Hospital Chelsea, London SW3 4SR www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-chelsea-flower-show - 27 May: Melton Mowbray Sale of Traditional & Native Breed Show and Sale
Plus, subject to the avian flu situation at the time of the show, sale of Graded Poultry. Melton Mowbray Market, Scalford Road, Leics LE13 1JY www.meltonmowbraymarket.co.uk - 27 May: Shropshire County Agricultural Show
The Greenhous West Mid Showground, Shrewsbury, SY1 2PF - 27 May: Northumberland County Show
Bywell, Near Stocksfield, NE43 7AB
www.northcountyshow.co.uk - 27-28 May: Hertfordshire County Show
The Showground, Redbourn, Herts, AL3 7PT - 27-29 May: Crick Boat Show
Crick Marina, NN6 7SQ - 31 May – 1 June: Suffolk County Show
Trinity Park, Ipswich, IP3 8UH
www.suffolkshow.co.uk - 31 May – 1 June: Staffordshire County Show
Stafford, ST18 0BD
www.staffscountyshowground.co.uk
JUNE
- 1-30 June: Festival of Roses
RHS Rosemoor, Great Torrington, Devon EX38 8PH
www.rhs.org.uk - 1-3 June: Royal Bath and West Show
The Showground, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6QN
www.bathandwest.com - 8-10 June: Royal Cornwall Show
Wadebridge, PL27 7JE
www.royalcornwallshow.org - 10-11 June: Woolly Weekend
The Weavers’ Workshop, Dilham, Norfolk, NR28 9PT.
Woolly Weekend - 11 June: St Barnabas – traditional day to start haymaking
- 11 June Leaf Open Farm Sunday – UK wide
https://farmsunday.org/ - 11 June Somerset Green Scythe Fair
Muchelney, Langport,
www.greenfair.org.uk http//scytheassociation.org/events/ - 12-13 June: Cheffins Cambridge Machinery Sales
Machinery Saleground, CB6 2QT
www.cheffins.co.uk - 15 June: St Vitus day – folk lore has it that rain on this day is followed by 40 wet days
- 16-18 June: Three Counties Show
Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire WR13 6NW www.countrytastic.co.uk - 17-18 June: Cork Summer Show
Cork Show Grounds, Curraheen, Co Cork - 21 June: Summer Solstice
- 20-21 June: Cheshire County Show
Tabley, near Knutsford, WA16 0JF - 21-22 June: Lincolnshire County Show
Showground Grange-de-Lings Lincoln LN2 2NA UK
lincolnshireshow.co.uk - 24 June: Midsummer’s Day – the third quarter day when agricultural rents are due
- 22-25 June: Royal Highland Show
Ingliston, Edinburgh
royalhighlandshow.org - 28-29 June Groundswell – The Regenerative Agricultural Festival
Lannock Manor Farm, Hertfordshire
www.groundswellag.com - 28-29 June: Royal Norfolk Show
Dereham Road, Costessey, Norwich, NRS 0TT
www.royalnorfolkshow.co.uk
