2 KEIGHLEY SHOW
Marley Fields, Keighley, West Yorkshire, tel (01535) 645074.
2 MORETON-IN-MARSH SHOW
Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, tel (01608) 651908.
2 KINGSBRIDGE SHOW
Borough Farm, one mile north of Kingsbridge on the A381, Devon, tel (01548) 521406.
2 ALRESFORD SHOW
Tichborne Park, Alresford, Hampshire, tel (01962) 738748.
2-3 SCOTLAND?S COUNTRYSIDE FESTIVAL
Glamis Castle, Angus, tel (01828) 628918.
2-3 WOLSINGHAM & WEAR VALLEY SHOW
Scotch Isle Farm, Wolsingham, Durham, tel (01388) 527862.
2-3 CHATSWORTH COUNTRY FAIR
Chatsworth, Bakewell, Derbyshire, tel (01328) 701133.
2-3 SUMMER KITE SHOW
Beverley Racecourse, Yorkshire, tel (01430) 860070.
2-3 DORCHESTER SHOW
Cokers Frome Showground, Dorchester, Dorset,
tel (01305) 264249.
3 READING & WOKINGHAM COUNTRY SHOW
The Showground, A33 Swallowfield bypass, south of M4 J11,
tel (01189) 599868.
7-10 BURGHLEY HORSE TRIALS
Burghley Park, Stamford, Lincolnshire, tel (01780) 752131.
9 ROMSEY SHOW
Broadlands Park, Romsey, Hampshire, tel (01794) 517521.
9 USK SHOW
The Showground, Usk, Monmouthshire, tel (01291) 690889.
9 FROME AGRICULTURAL & CHEESE SHOW
West Woodlands Showground, Somerset, tel (01373) 463600 or ticket hotline (08700) 115007.
9 THE HENLEY SHOW
Greenlands Farm, Hambleden, Henley-on-Thames,
tel (01491) 410948.
9-10 LAUGHTON COUNTRY SHOW
Stream Farm, Laughton, East Sussex, tel (01323) 811264.
10 FRAMPTON COUNTRY FAIR
Frampton on Severn, Gloucestershire, tel (01452) 740698.
12 WIDECOMBE FAIR
Widecombe Village, Fairfield, Devon, tel (01364) 621430.
14 WESTMORLAND COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SHOW
Lane Farm, Crooklands, Kendal, Cumbria, tel (01539) 567804.
16-17 ROYAL COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE SHOW
Newbury Showground, Berkshire, tel (01635) 247111.
16-17 MIDLAND GAME FAIR
Weston Park, Shropshire, tel (0845) 230 5175.
17 BORROWDALE SHEPHERDS MEET & SHOW
Rosthwaite, Keswick, Cumbria, tel (01768) 774536.
21 THAME & OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY SHOW
Thame Showground, Thame, Oxfordshire, tel (01844) 212737.
23 STOKESLEY SHOW, STOKESLEY
Stokesley, North Yorkshire, tel (01642) 713209.
24 RIPLEY CASTLE GAME & COUNTRY FAIR
Ripley Castle Estate, near Harrogate, tel (01751) 473780.
23-24 THE MALVERN GARDEN & COUNTRY SHOW
Three Counties Showground, Worcestshire, tel (01684) 584900.
24 SURREY COUNTRY FAIR & PLOUGHING MATCH
Loseley Park, Guildford, tel (01483) 890810.
25 NIDDERDALE SHOW
Bewerley Park, Pately Bridge, tel (01969) 650129.
30 SOUTHWELL PLOUGHING MATCH AND SHOW
Southwell, Nottinghamshire, tel (01159) 633654.
30-1 OCT CHOLMONDELEY CASTLE COUNTRY SHOW
Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire, tel (01283) 820548.
30-1 OCT SOUTH OF ENGLAND AUTUMN SHOW
South of England Showground, Ardingly, West Sussex,
tel (01444) 892048.
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