People have all sorts of reasons to go to the Game Fair. Perhaps it’s where you catch up with old friends over a pint or where you try out before buying some new kit you’ve read about. Maybe you make a beeline for the clay line to satisfy your competitive…
The Game Fair
The Game Fair at Hatfield House
The Game Fair is an annual show held in England in the summer which brings together the fieldsports community.
It’s a looked-forward to event by all those involved in rural pursuits. A place to catch up with old friends, buy a gun on Gunmakers Row, compete with other shooters on The Shooting Line, take a shooting lesson, buy country clothing, watch gundogs at work and look at different gundog breeds.
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Get new ideas for recipes by visiting the Kitchen Theatre, watch debates on countryside issues in the Game Fair Theatre, take part in archery, fly-fishing and watch equestrians in the main arena. There are also off-roading experiences.
Catch up with friends over lunch and if you want to stay over there is camping available.
If you book early you can get discounts on tickets. The event is easily reached by car or train and parking is available both onsite and off.
Sixty years of The Game Fair – so how did it all start?
How the CLA Game Fair became the biggest event of its kind, complete with photos dating back to the 1950s and memories of some of the CLA Game Fair's biggest characters
20 reasons to visit The Game Fair 2018
The Game Fair 2018 – like every year, it’s an annual fixture in the diary of fieldsports lovers. And there are plenty of reasons to go along. This year marks the 60th anniversary of The Game Fair which will be marked in an official opening with a 60 gun salute.…
Come and see us in 2018 at country shows and game fairs
We always welcome the opportunity to meet our readers and hear about your experiences of fieldsports, shooting and what you’ve enjoyed in our magazines. Where you can meet our fieldsports staff Our fieldsports titles (including Shooting Times, Sporting Gun, Shooting Gazette and The Field) are currently planning on attending a…
Were you at the Game Fair this year?
This year, the Game Fair was once again a great success with more than 116,000 people appearing at last month’s event at Hatfield House in Hertfordshire. This was an 8% increase from 2016 and featured 800 stallholders which spanned the site’s total 396 acres. A post shared by Shooting UK…
CPSA Live! In Association with Sporting Gun – the full schedule
One of the many reasons to visit The Game Fair at Hatfield House this weekend is to stop by the CPSA field classroom for CPSA Live! in association with Sporting Gun. We have gathered industry leaders, Olympians and the NGO to name for a full weekend of talks and debates…
Special ticket offers for The Game Fair
Readers heading to The Game Fair at Hatfield House on 28-30 July can claim an excellent ticket offer. How to claim the ticket offer for The Game Fair Quote code SHOOTINGUK when booking tickets online (click here to visit The Game Fair ticket site) or over the phone and you…
This is why you’ll want to visit the Game Fair 2017
As the largest outdoor countryside-themed event in the world, the Game Fair 2017 is set to attract around 120,000 visitors and 1,000 exhibitors to its brand new venue – Hatfield House in Hertfordshire from Friday 28 to Sunday 30 July 2017. Reaching the new venue could not be simpler, a…
Here’s why you need to be at The Game Fair 2017
If you are a fan of country sports, then attending The Game Fair 2017 is a must. It is the largest outdoor countryside-themed event in the world and set to attract 1,000 exhibitors and 120,000 visitors. You will find it a welcome place to meet up with long-lost friends, watch gundogs…
This year’s Field & Country Fair
The CLA Game Fair may be no more, but Time Inc (UK), publisher of leading country magazines Shooting Times, Shooting Gazette, Sporting Gun, The Field, Country Life and Horse & Hound, is launching the Field & Country Fair at Cornbury Park, in Oxfordshire, over three days this year from 10 to…
Field & Country Fair offers alternative to CLA Game Fair in 2016
The Field & Country Fair is set to be a popular annual fixture in the country sports community, replacing many of the events previously held by the now-defunct CLA Game Fair. Organised by Time Inc UK, the publishing company behind such well-respected, established and popular titles as Country Life, The Field,…
Buy your tickets for the 2016 Field & Country Fair
Buy your tickets in advance and get fast-track entry. And there are no booking fees! Advance ticket prices – book here now! Adult: £18 Student: (12 to 18) £10 Senior: £16 The new Field & Country Fair – Friday 10th June until Sunday 12th June 2016 – will feature world-renowned gunmakers, the…
Agricultural shows report a record season, despite demise of CLA Game Fair
According to the Association of Shows and Agricultural Organisations (ASAO), which represents many of British’s food farming and countryside events, both big multiple-day shows and smaller events are reporting a successful season. The Cheshire County Show has had a steady increase in attendance figures recently and this year’s were spectacular,…
CLA Game Fair 2015: Dos and don’ts from Shooting Gazette
Whether this is your first or fifty-first CLA Game Fair, there’s always something new to see and do. So… DO plan your day The CLA Game Fair site is massive and so it’s worth working out what you want to see and knowing where it is before you set foot…
Are you a promising young Gun? Want to win £950 worth of prizes AND a coveted silver trophy?
Participants will shoot a 40-bird English Sporting layout at the GWCT Scottish Game Fair and a 20-bird compact layout at the CLA Game Fair. Winners will be the top scorer at each event and there will be a shoot off in the event of a tie. Both champions will receive a…