The Horticultural Tent round up
The Horticultural Tent, one of the big centre pieces of the show and it was originally what our great show was built on, we have recently found some newspaper cuttings that show that in 1914 there were over 2000 entries. Some might think that our 447 entries this year could be seen as disappointing but […]
Show report 2022
The 2022 show was blessed with good weather on both days, the sun shone, it was not too hot and didn’t rain…what more could one ask for?! Normally the fields are still being combined during the show weekend, but this year’s harvest finished early, allowing more young (and older!) farmers to attend. The run up […]
2022 Dog Show round up
If success is measured by the amount of fun everyone had, coupled with how quickly I lost my voice commentating, then the 2022 CoWS Dog Show was a winner. New for this year, we introduced a “longest biscuit” competition which attracted many varied and skilful entrants. The dogs certainly liked the biscuit catching challenge, and […]
Art Show round up!
Countess of Warwick Art Show 2022 – another great year! My second year as co-ordinator saw another great success – this year we displayed over 160 pictures mostly from our local talented artists (we did allow a few from a bit further afield). We had a record 39 exhibitors and managed to sell many of […]
Art Show Entry Forms now available
We are pleased to announce that the Art Exhibition entry form for the 2023 Show is now available for download: Download form
2022 Show Photos
Click on the image below to see our show album Photo Credits: With thanks to Sally Freeman and Will Farrugia The images give a real flavour of the immense variety of the Show: from tug of war to tractors, from dahlias to dancing, cars to cats – oh no, to dogs actually, lots of dogs, […]
Results of Vintage Ploughing Competitions
Stiff competion and a wonderful display We were relieved that some timely rainfall before the Show meant the ground was softened enough to allow our popular vintage ploughing match to take place. There was stiff competition in most classes and awards were available for Straightest Furrow, Mounted Ploughing, Trailed Ploughing, Novice Ploughing and Best Restored […]
Come in and visit the Horticultural Tent
we have everything from the longest runner bean to beautiful handicrafts. It is a highly regarded accolade in the local area to receive a rosette from the Horticultural Tent at The Countess of Warwick Show, so it’s a must to pop in and see! The marquee will be full of all the favourites; wonderfully tended […]
100 years of Austin 7’s
The Show is so blessed to be supported in so many ways by P&A Wood. This year there will be a display, on the grass triangle by the church, of the A7’s belonging to Paul Wood who sadly passed away earlier this year.
Thaxted Morris Men
The Countess of Warwick Show is delighted to welcome back The Thaxted Morris Men to this year’s show. They will be dancing on Sunday at 1pm and 1.45pm, just inside the Manor gates by the P & A Wood cars.
Arena Events Schedule
If you fancy sitting for a while, the arena has a full programme to offer. Notice boards around the perimeter will display the day’s events and timings. There’s always a packed programme each year. Listen out for the announcements to be sure not to miss anything. Every year we aim to provide a variety of different displays to entertain our visitors […]
Peter Jackson
We are very sad to report the death of Peter Jackson. Peter has been at the centre of The Countess of Warwick Show for a considerable number of years and many of you will remember meeting him and his amazing Shires. We would like to extend our deepest sympathy to Patricia and family
Pimms by the lake
From humble beginnings 7 years ago the Pimms Bar has become a staple part of the Show. Always to be found by the live music (so our helpers can dance while pouring your drinks) we all moved to a different position in 2021 in the newly established Food Court in front of The Manor and […]
Stall holders & vendors updated
With only a month to go Show preparations are starting to really accelerate. We are delighted to be able to update the website today with our confirmed vendors and stall holders. Great to see a good spread of returning favourites and new faces – we’re sure there will be something for everyone! Food & Drink […]
New Fun Dog Competition
The Longest Biscuit ! Another addition to our ever expanding dog section – this year will see The Longest Biscuit Competition make its debut. A search to find the human and dog partnership that will give us the longest distance for a thrown biscuit caught in flight. Do watch this video of Carl, our wonderful […]
Horticultural Show Schedule & Entry Form Now Available
The Horticultural tent is for ALL. There is a class for EVERYONE. Download the schedule below and see the many classes available to enter – we do hope you will be inspired to take part. There are some past highlights below to motivate you! Download form Horticultural Show FAQs How do I enter? Can I […]
Dog Show Entry Form Now Available
The Dog Show Entry form is now available – please download below and complete ready to hand in on your arrival at the Show. Download form We love dogs at the Show – as well as the Dog Show there are arena events such as canine musical sit and dog racing – great for taking […]
Ploughing / Vintage Tractor Entry Form Now Available
The 2022 Ploughing/Vintage Tractor Entry form is now available – please click below Download form We would love to receive entries by 14th August for the following events: Sunday 28th August – Ploughing Match – Vintage Mounted & Trailed Monday 29th August – Novice Ploughing Match (we would love to see novice competitors over the age of […]
2021 Show A Delight
Another Show over and the weather feeling decidedly autumnal now.. . ‘Another Show over’ doesn’t really do justice to the event that took place on the 2021 August Bank Holiday weekend. After having to cancel the 2020 Show and with the ongoing uncertainty over the covid pandemic, we were worried as to how this year […]
