By Rosie Breakwell • Published on 14th June, 2023
3 days of family fun
100,000 + visitors
Over 5000 competition entries
1 proposal in the Main Ring!
2.9 miles of barriers
400 benches – this was 80 less than 2022! Less benches helped us to reduce haulage costs and help the environment with one less lorry! Benches were strategically placed across the Show, to ensure everyone had a place to take a break!
Over 300 signs
1 giant sunflower on the Main Lawn
Over 30 hours of music at the Pilton Tent and on the Main Lawn
Over 600 trade stands
300 volunteers
4 x celebrity visits
17 Imps in the Imps Motorcycle Display Team (with the youngest member being just 5 years old!)
3 amazing live artist demonstrations
Over 3400 animals
27 different breeds of sheep
Over 6 hours of sheep shearing
5 hours of Falconry in our Woodland and Countryside arena
A record number of sheep entries at over 1500
8 hours of show jumping
6 x Food Court Areas
36 mouth-watering Food & Drink Traders in the Food & Drink Marquee
9 incredible cooking demonstrations in the Great British Kitchen
222 stables hired in for equine exhibits
5t of coal for Vintage Vehicles and Shoeing
115m3 of peeled wood shavings
Enough benches to seat 2400 people
146 miles traveled by Kelvin Fletcher from his farm in Macclesfield
A huge thank you to our Official Photographers:
Andrew Gorman Photography & David McMeakin Photography
And Victoria Welton Photography for kindly letting us use her images.