Badminton Horse Trials The Spring Gardening Show, Malvern Devon County Show South of England Agricultural Society Show Three Counties Show Royal Norfolk Show Great Yorkshire Show Royal Welsh Show CLA Game Fair Bakewell Show Chatsworth Country Fair Blenheim Horse Trials Royal Berkshire Show Malvern Autumn Garden & Country Show Apr 30th - 3rd May May 6th - 9th May 20th - 22nd June 10th - 12th June 18th - 20th June 30th - 1st July July 13th - 15th July 19th - 22nd July 23rd - 25th Aug 4th - 5th Sept 3rd - 5th Sept 9th - 12th Sept 18th - 19th Sept 25th - 26th 220,000 82,000 100,000 120,000 104,000 85,000 125,000 220,000 150,000 ---- 95,000 ---- 90,000 75,000

Badminton Horse Trials

April 30th - 3rd May 2010 Badminton Horse Trials Office, Badminton, Avon GL9 1DF Telephone: 01454 218272   Fax: 01454 218596 Website: www.badminton-horse.co.uk We say: 220k gate. Ultimate horse event. Lots of upmarket Mums and Daughters. Quiet the first 2 days but grid-locked the last two. World-wide audience on TV. Own radio station. Waiting list for this one, so call now. Directions: Just of the M4 near Swindon J18. Head north and follow signs. We are by the village entrance, you can see us from the entrance, look for red banner on the roof. Follow the one way system and come to the back of the marquee and use the track way laid at huge cost….do not go to the front of the marquee. We must leave that as virgin grass for the show Passes: No pre-show tickets ask for Festival of Food. Car parks as per colour of ticket, exhibitor carpark at rear of marquee. Restocking either early first thing before 8.30am or evening after 8pm. Caravans let me know, separate park and first come first serve. NOTE: Thursday and Friday can be relatively quiet but on Saturday some 100k people and their dogs arrive and you get gridlock on the site. Arrive early that day and be prepared to leave after 7.30pm. We open most days 9am except Saturday at 8am…we stay open as long as we trade…. Latest 7pm if the weather is good.

The RHS Spring Gardening Show, Malvern

May 6th - 9th 2010 Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcs. WR13 6NW Telephone: 01684 892751   Fax: 01684 568236 Website: www.rhs.org.uk/WhatsOn/events/malvern_spring.asp We say: Part of RHS circuit of shows. Really good quality, older audience with houses and money to spend. One of top five shows for sales. Waiting list for this one so call now. No hot food sales. Directions: From east head for Worcester and then Malvern. Signposted from North and South on M5. Showground is about halfway along the Malvern Hills at Junct B4208 and B4209. Go to the Yellow Gate and drive through to the Avon Hall on the main road through the showground. We are indoors on this show and your unit is inside the Hall. Passes: No special pre-show, just ask for Avon Hall. Carparks as colour of ticket. Restocking before 8.30am and after 6pm. Expect to be open from 8.30am. it’s a very busy show and sales will be higher than many others.

South of England Agricultural Society Show

June 10th - 12th 2010 South of England Showground, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 6TL Tel: 01444 892700   Fax: 01444 892888 Website: www.seas.org.uk We say: West Sussex, nice people, horsey show but quality about. A show we enjoy. Sales can be very good. As usual with agricultural shows the gate reflects the population from about 50 miles around, these customers have money to spend. No hot food sales. Directions: South of London on the M25 take M23 to Gatwick. Off at Junction 10 to Crawley. Take Cropthorne Way to East Grinstead, turn right onto B2028 to Turners Hill. Follow signs to Ardingly. Take Exhibitors entrance, follow right around outside of showground, through security and then straight ahead to top of showground, corner of Main Street and 19th Avenue, by Main Flower Hall Passes: Must use special pre-show, just ask for the Festival of Food (NOT FOODHALL). Carparks as colour of ticket. Restocking by 8.30am and after 6pm. Opening 8.30am to 6 or 7pm depending on trading. Very restricted space arrange your own caravan space. From day before the show £50 deposit system in force, cash or cheque.

Three Counties Show

June 18th - 20th 2010 Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcs. WR13 6NW Tel: 01684 584900   Fax: 01684 564910 Website: www.threecounties.co.uk We say: Lost it's way after foot and mouth but now getting better all the time as the song says. Malvern/ Gloucester/ Hereford …middle England audience. The Sunday pulls M5 Birmingham people on a day out. Directions: From East head for Worcester and then Malvern. Signposted from North and South on M5. Showground is about halfway along the Malvern Hills at Junct B4208 and B4209. Go to the Yellow Gate and ask for Festival of Food, not Foodhall. Couple of blocks in and one down. Passes: No special pre-show, just ask for Festival of Food, not foodhall. Carparks as colour of ticket. Restocking before 8.30am and after 6pm. Expect to be open from 8.30am.

Great Yorkshire Show

July 13th - 15th 2010 The Great Yorkshire Showground, Hookstone Oval, Harrogate, Yorks. HG2 8PW Tel: 01423 561536 / 01423 531112 Website: www.greatyorkshireshow.com We say: Pulls people from across the M62. Great event and a favourite. Quality and pleasant people. Plenty of disposable income. Slightly older audience but lots of ABC1’s. Concession fee for hot food sales 15%. Directions: North of Leeds, head into Harrogate off A1 via Wetherby. Past Sainsbury on outskirts to lights and turn left, Hookstone Oval on left in 100yds. . Go to main entrance, head down to Avenue E by Grandstand and main Ring. Nowhere for vans and vehicles so please arrange direct with show caravans etc. Starts early open as soon as possible after 8am and open until 8pm. Fantastically busy with huge crowds. Stand number 611. No vehicles behind the marquee at all. There is no space. Passes: No preshow and a breath of fresh air after the Royal Bureacracy.

Royal Welsh Show

July 19th - 22nd 2010 The Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells LD2 3SY Telephone: 01982 554402 Fax: 01982 553563 Website: www.rwas.co.uk We say: The largest agricultural show in the UK. 250k people . An institution. If you want to real a Welsh audience this is the show for you. A proud audience and rightly so. Sales enormous if the price is right. Astonishing numbers, it can help if you can speak Welsh a bit although far from essential. Directions: Either up the valleys through Abergavenny, Brecon, Hay and Builth or M5 Worcester, Hereford, Builth on the A44. Follow signs from 20 miles away. Go to main exhibitors entrance and turn right. FOF is at the bottom of avenue B by Gate A. Note: there are 250k Welsh crammed into a valley for 5 days so it goes a bit silly. Roads get gridlocked etc, leave plenty of time, expect delays. Passes: Opening 8am to 7pm plus. Deposit £20 to get deliveries in. Get there early the day before it's incredibly crowded. DO NOT GO INTO BUILTH IN THE EVENINGS.

CLA Game Fair

July 23rd - 25th 2010 Ragley Hall, Alcester, Warwickshire B49 5NJ Telephone: 01476 871002 Website: www.gamefair.co.uk We say: Upmarket event and expensive to do but it's been growing each year and is now the largest of it's kind in the UK. Hunting shooting and fishing crowd. 80% of the land is still owned by 10% of the people and that 10% go to this show. Directions: Ragley Hall is located 2 miles South West of Alcester off the A435/A46 ...8 miles from Stratford-upon-Avon. Passes: Very little space to rear of marquee so call and arrange caravans if needed. Be advised to get in early, as only one entrance for vehicles to the park. Opening 8am-probably 7pm if the weather is right. Will get busy at the weekend.

Royal Norfolk Show

June 30th - 1st July 2010 Norfolk Showground, Dereham Road, Norwich NR5 0TT Telephone: 01603 748931 Website: www.royalnorfolkshow.co.uk We say: The largest 2 days show in the UK . A very different audience and very local as they say. Great atmosphere again a real County Show which works well. Directions: Just off the A47 Norwich Southern Bypass at the A1074 junction Longwater Interchange. The route will be well signposted on all major roads in the area. Passes: 2 are issued per stand with preshow and vehicle carparks. No caravans by the marquee.

Bakewell Show

Aug 4th - 5th 2010 The Showground Bakewell Derbyshire DE45 1AQ Tel: 01629 812736 Fax: 01629 813597 Website: www.bakewellshow.org We say: We hope to add this as a new event to our calendar for 2009 but it has not yet been confirmed. Directions: Off A6 at junction with A619. Passes: Pre-show pass. Notes: As this show has not been confirmed as yet I do not know exact position at present. Open 8.30am - 6.30pm. No parking behind the marquee.

Blenheim Horse Trials

Sept 9th - 12th 2010 Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1PS NR23 1AB Tel: 01993 813335 Website: www.blenheim-horse.co.uk We say: Up market event which has been running for 19 years. Similar audience to that of Badminton Horse Trials. Quiet first day but builds for the weekend. We are the Foodhall at this show. Parking for chilled vehicles behind the marquee, remainder exhibitor parking nearby. For 2009 no 'food for consumption on the day' allowed. Directions: 8 miles from Oxford on the A44 Evesham Road. Blenheim is 12 miles from junction 9 of the M40, follow signs. Passes: 2 exhibitor passes per stand plus 1 vehicle...pre-show passes. Marquee open from 8.30am until 6pm although we are right by the entrance/exit so may need to stay open as people leave the show to go back to the car parks. Notes: ---

Chatsworth Country Fair

Sept 3rd - 5th 2010 Chatsworth House, Bakewell, Derbyshire DE4 Telephone: 01328 830367    Fax: 01328 830780 Website: www.chatsworth-house.co.uk/events/countryfair.htm We say: Very similar to Badminton audience. Quality and slightly older with money to spend. Really nice people from as far as Leeds to Manchester. Very busy and everyone sells out. Waiting list for this one so call now. Directions: Follow signs of M1 North J29. No vehicles behind FOF unless arranged. Plenty of space nearby for caravans etc. Find us by Rural Crafts. Open 8.30 to around 7pm. Expect a very busy show. Passes: Just ask for Festival of Food, not Foodhall.

Royal Berkshire Show

Sept 18th - 19th 2010 Newbury Showground, Priors Court, Chieveley, Newbury, RG16 8PZ Telephone: 01635 247111   Fax: 01635 247227 Website: www.newburyshow.co.uk/the_county_show/countyshow.htm We say: Just outside Newbury on M4/A34 junction. Very busy and quality Home Counties audience. Waiting list for this one. Concession fee for hot food sales £100. Directions: At cross roads of M4 and Newbury A34. Follow signs from either road. Enter show at main entrance and go right across the show to Avenue F and turn left. you will see us on the right. Passes: No preshow, ask for Festival of Food, not Foodhall. Restocking by 8.15am. Opening 8.30 to 6pm.

Malvern Autumn Garden & Country Show

Sept 25th - 26th 2010 Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcs. WR13 6NW Telephone: 01684 892751  Fax: 01684 568236 Website: www.rhs.org.uk/events/malvern_autumn.asp We say: A flower show with a national audience, slightly older and own houses. Coach marketing from as far as Exeter, Carmarthen, Birmingham, Oxford. Really good sales and great atmosphere. You can do better here in 2 days than 4 on some shows. Directions: From East head for Worcester and then Malvern. Signposted from North and South on M5. Showground is about halfway along the Malvern Hills at Junct B4208 and B4209. Go to the Yellow Gate and ask for Festival of Food, not Foodhall, we are by the Harvest Festival marquee by the Yellow gate on the main avenue. Passes: No special pre-show, just ask for Festival of Food, not Foodhall. Carparks as colour of ticket. Restocking before 8,30am and after 6pm. Expect to be open from 8.30am.

Devon County Show

May 20th - 22nd 2010 Westpoint, Clyst St Mary, Exeter, Devon EX5 1DJ Telephone: 01392 446000 Fax: 01392 444808 Website: www.devoncountyshow.co.uk We say: Its a real County Show. You want to meet people who live and work in Devon this is for you. In the last 4 years the new management have brought heart and real life back to the show. Their website says it all. Directions: Westpoint is just 3 minutes from Junction 30 of the M5 on the A3052 Passes: 2 are issued per stand with preshow and vehicle carparks. No caravans by the marquee.