Mid-Somerset Show
Over 160 years old and still the only one-day agricultural show in the South West with free pedestrian entry, bringing livestock, cheese tasting, craft stalls, Somerset cider and horticultural classes to one showground.
A scrappy but increasingly lively Somerset market town with a centuries-old Friday market, a clutch of independent businesses fighting back against out-of-town retail, real heritage bones in its listed buildings and conservation area, and enough going on at weekends to justify a deliberate visit rather than a passing stop.
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"West Somerset's biggest country fair, held on the lawns below a National Trust castle for its 45th year. Livestock, falconry, crafts, food and a strong argument for leaving the city behind."
Dunster Country Fair
"A proper Exmoor community fair on the recreation ground, with craft displays, a hog roast, beer tent and stalls arranged against the backdrop of some of the most dramatic coastal scenery in England."
Porlock Country Fair
"A tiny Somerset Levels village hall market run by the parish church, serving bacon butties and toasted tea-cakes alongside organic lamb and Burrow Hill cider."
North Curry Produce Market
"A curated destination street market closing the streets of this creative Somerset town for contemporary designers, makers, vintage and street food."
The Frome Independent
"A week of music, dance and song for adults of all abilities at England's national centre for folk arts, tucked into a manor in the Quantock Hills."
Halsway Folk Summer School
"A traditional illuminated village carnival parade winding through the ancient coastal settlement of Porlock on the edge of Exmoor."
Porlock Carnival
"Started as a horse show and still built around the grand parade of Shires, ponies and hounds, Woolsery Show is 120 years of North Devon rural life in a single summer Monday near the dramatic Clovelly coast."
Woolsery Show
"A traditional one-day agricultural show held at Kitley Lawns each summer, a much-loved fixture on the South Devon rural calendar."
Yealmpton Show
"Hosted by actor Martin Clunes on his West Dorset farm near Beaminster, Buckham Fair is a classic countryside show fundraiser featuring heavy horses, dog shows, main ring displays and a funfair."
Buckham Fair
"A traditional one-day agricultural show run by a registered charity at Umberleigh Barton Farm, celebrating rural North Devon life with livestock, horses, and a dog show."
North Devon Show
"A two-day Dorset show on the August hillsides above Blackmore Vale, where the landscape itself is the argument for attending: old breeds in the ring, and Thomas Hardy countryside rolling away on every side."
Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show
"A traditional one-day show on the edge of Dartmoor with livestock, horticulture and terrier racing."
Chagford Show