26-07-2025
Warwickshire's Game Fair set to attract 125,000 visitors
Up to 125,000 people are expected to attend a three-day event at Ragley Hall in Game Fair, which has been running since 1958, features a range of field sports, including shooting and fishing, as well as more than 700 trade Hobson from Ragley Hall said the fair, which includes overnight camping, was one of the estate's biggest events of the also said the show and field sports had "become extremely popular among a newer, younger audience" who want to try new things.
The Game Fair, runs between 25 and 27 July and its organisers, Stable Events, said there would be a range of competitions and displays in the main arena, including the Shetland Pony Grand guests at the show this year include broadcaster, farmer and conservationist Jimmy Doherty, mixologist Merlin Griffiths and the former footballer Vinnie Jones.
Ragley Hall last hosted The Game Fair in 2023 and rotates between a number of venues, including Blenheim, where it was held last Hobson said the event "celebrates all the traditional things" and also "fits quite nicely with our own values". The 5,600 acre Ragley Hall estate is the home of the 9th Marquess of Hertford and hosts a number of events and festivals throughout the also grows niche crops, farms sheep and keeps game.
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