Show-time in the Northern Dales

Leave the tux; ditch the stiletto heels. Wellies and an old jacket are the order of the day!

Late August, early September - this is when the agricultural shows come to Swaledale and Wensleydale. You may not be planning to buy a heifer or sell your old tractor, but you can have a fabulous day out anway. There'll be handicrafts, homecrafts, countryside books, clothing, hot pies and cool beers. There'll be sheepdog competitions, carriage-driving demonstrations, live music, inflatables, children's areas, vintage tractors, vegetable shows, cool beers - again - and much, much more. Don't miss the terrier racing - it's hilarious and chaotic.

We've got three wonderful shows coming up soon. Click the links for details:

• The Wensleydale Show, Saturday 23 August - just outside Leyburn. The largest of our three.
• The Reeth Show, Monday 25 August - between Reeth and Grinton, in mid-Swaledale.
• The Muker Show, Wednesday 3 September, in wild upper Swaledale.

You'll enjoy the shows, but beware! You know how you go​ to Lidl for a bag of potatoes, and come out with a lawnmower? That's the risk with these shows: hot sun, cool beer, and you may come away with a heifer after all!

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