Located on the fringes of the Lake District, Westmorland County Show is a fantastic day out – voted as one of the UK’s favourite shows and enjoyed by over 37,000 visitors every year.


A major livestock show with classes for cattle, sheep, pigs, goats and alpacas, as well heavy and light horses, there’s plenty for animal lovers to see.
You can meet the foxhounds, get up close to magnificent cattle, marvel at the show jumping, discover the interactive displays in the Learning for Life marquee, get inspired by the WI’s crafty creations, or cheer on your favourites in the Cumberland & Westmorland Wrestling.
There are also tempting artisan chocolates, cheeses, pies, gins and much more in the North West’s largest local Food Hall.

You can even drop the children off at the creche and enjoy the show at your own pace.
The show raises funds for the Westmorland County Agricultural Society to help support farming and the countryside, and this year’s is set to be one big party.
Not only is it the 225th show, but the Food Hall and Cumbria Life Food Theatre is also marking its 25th birthday.
And the special celebrations at Crooklands this September will not stop there as stalwart Food Hall stallholder and Food Theatre regular Hawkshead Relish is also celebrating its 25th anniversary.
You cannot have a party without food and drink and the Westmorland County – which takes place on September 11 and 12 – is one place to find it in abundance as the best makers and producers come together. 
The Food Hall, sponsored by Booths, is the place to find locally made bread, jams and chutneys, cakes and bakes, tea and coffee, meat and fish and a whole host of other edible treats.
The show is also the place to find some of the country’s most famous names in food and cooking, as well as local stars from the Cumbria food scene.
Restaurant critic Tom Parker Bowles and TV favourite Phil Vickery are leading two full days of exciting demonstrations and chat.
Tom writes in The Mail on Sunday and is food editor of Esquire magazine. He writes a monthly column for Country Life and is a contributing editor for Conde Nast Traveller. He is also a judge on BBC’s Masterchef and the author of nine books with the latest, Cooking and The Crown, due out in September. Tom is, of course, the son of Queen Camilla.