There are now just 100 days until The Game Fair lands at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire from Friday 28 July to Sunday 30 July.
According to The Times, “The Game Fair is — the biggest, tweediest, most exotically be-hatted and sweatered, bearded and bewhiskered, horse-trotted and falcon-called, gundog-whistled and fly-cast, tannoyed and adjudicated clan gathering in the country-lover’s calendar,” whilst The Telegraph refers to the much-loved event as “Glastonbury for the green welly brigade.” Across six decades The Game Fair has now welcomed more than 5 million visitors to see what the late Prince Philip once described as: “The most important shop window of our countryside,” and what a shop window it is – combining serious debate, sporting excellence and more than 1,000 exhibitors displaying everything from chutney to Bentleys. If you have a few hours spare, point the car towards Stratford-upon-Avon and join 120,000 like-minded friends.
There’ll be three famous faces on site this year – TV chef James Martin is back once again to host lunch in the Investec Enclosure plus he will be taking part in a gundog demonstration with his beloved spaniel Cooper in the Main Arena with leading trainer Jason Mayhew, former international cricketer Matt Prior. Lifelong fisherman, river campaigner and beloved comedian Paul Whitehouse is set to appear on Sunday 30 July to host Sunday lunch, meet fellow fishermen and raise awareness of Britain’s declining rivers. A regular visitor to The Game Fair, Paul loves nothing more than watching the casting demos. Mancunian actor, angler and environmentalist Jim Murray is also making an appearance on the Sunday to promote Activist Anglers, a new initiative designed to empower and educate anglers on how they can make a difference and protect waterways.
If you have never been before, this three-day event is a British institution and a must-attend diary fixture that brings together not only rural folk but the town too. Celebrating its 65th anniversary, the event is a national treasure.
BASC members enjoy complimentary entry and guest discounts on advance bookings.
Tickets on sale now. Learn more at www.gamefair.org.