Over the next three days close on 90,000 visitors will be able to see some of the best livestock in the country; taste fabulous local food and drink; experience country life including arts and crafts; and enjoy plenty of entertainment.
A rare breed Mangalitza pig is showing for the first time at the event. Mango, a Mangalitza and her litter of nine extremely cute piglets are wowing the crowds at the outdoor pig feature.
A musical score, written by Baron Andrew Lloyd Webber, is to make its debut at this year’s Show, in celebration of the Pony Club’s 90th year.
Over 60 Pony Club jockeys and their four-legged friends will take part in a Pageant, in the main arena at 4.15pm on Saturday. It will conclude with a spectacular ride to this piece of music composed exclusively in celebration of the Pony Club’s milestone anniversary by the musical legend himself.
Devon’s Queen of Craft Kirstie Allsopp will also be at the Show on Saturday where she’ll be joining visitors in a cornucopia of crafting activities including making birdboxes and fashioning woodland animals from leaves.
A greenhouse made entirely from re-used plastic bottles and a garden built out of recycled materials is the centrepiece of the Craft and Garden Pavilion.
The 6ft by 8ft greenhouse, which comprises used plastic bottles (otherwise destined for land fill) threaded onto a frame of bamboo canes, and the garden with numerous re-used ideas, including a swing made from an old car tyre and painted to look like a giant bee.
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