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FARMING AND RURAL EVENTS APRIL, MAY AND JUNE 2023

APRIL

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
    Find them on Facebook

 

MAY

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

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
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