Win a grand day out at Chatsworth Country Fair Win a grand day out at Chatsworth Country Fair
30/06/2008
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The enormously popular Chatsworth Country Fair – one of England’s most spectacular outdoor events - is on for the 27th year this summer, with Alan Titchmarsh presiding over this colourful celebration of country life.
It all takes place on August 29, 30 & 31 2008, and we have a first prize of one pair of tickets and a ride in the Chatsworth vintage car – Yellow Peril - plus a further five pairs of entry tickets ... all for the Saturday event.
Held in the 1000 acre park on the banks of the Derwent, the event is packed full of things to watch, do and try, and gives visitors a real flavour of the life in the countryside. The Grand Ring provides the focus with an exciting and varied programme of entertainment from pipe bands and Terrier racing to thrilling parachute displays and demonstrations of top level horsemanship set to music.
One of the most spectacular sights, weather permitting, promises to be the twice daily hot air balloon lift at dawn and dusk over the beautiful Chatsworth setting, with the grand house at its heart, surrounded by impressive gardens and rolling parkland.
Other highlights look set to come from one of the country’s top parachute display teams, The Tigers Freefall Team of the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment, dropping into the arena. With over 300 varied trade stands and rural crafts and lots of events around the show ground from highland dancing to horse driving, this is an event that really will deliver a great day out for all the family.
Adult tickets are £13 for Friday and Saturday and £15 Sunday. Gates open at 9am with the closing ceremony at 6.30pm. Children aged 14 and under enter for free when accompanied by an adult. Car parking is free and dogs are welcome on a lead. Advance tickets can be bought online, by visiting www.countryfairoffice.co.uk. Chatsworth is 16 miles from the M1 Junction 29.
To be in with a chance of winning, tell us the county in which you’ll find Chatsworth. The closing date is 3 August, 2008.