Kenilworth Show set to attract thousands of visitors

Thousands of people are expected to visit Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire tomorrow when the venue stages one of the region’s largest agricultural shows.

The Kenilworth Show is the largest one-day agricultural show in Coventry and Warwickshire and is expected to attract around 14,000 people to the showgrounds opposite Stoneleigh Park.

It will be the 74th annual show, organised by charity Kenilworth and District Agricultural Society (KADAS), and is set to feature a huge entertainment and agricultural programme.

A full programme of entertainment will include the Atkinson Action Horses, a grand parade of award winning livestock and an appearance from the famous TITAN the Robot.

A display of farm machinery through the ages will be one of the big attractions on the day, with machinery old and new to be displayed in the main ring.

For the first time the show will host one leg of the UK national stick making championships and will see the presentation of the inaugural Peter Yardley Memorial Trophy, for the winner of the 2017 Classic Car competition.

An expanded education area will also be open for children and adults, giving show-goers a chance to enhance their knowledge of farming and agricultural practice, while the countryside area, featuring BASC shotgun coaching and unaffiliated dog show competitions, has also been extended this year.

More than 100 trade stands are set to be present at the show, alongside food and drink outlets, a homecrafts area and a range children’s amusements for visitors to enjoy.

Charlie Weetman, director of the Kenilworth Show, said: “We’re really excited for this year’s Kenilworth Show and have put a lot of effort to expanding the attractions open to all the family.

“We have a fantastic programme of entertainment on offer and I hope that we see more people on the day than ever before.

“Of course, first and foremost this is an agricultural show and I think that this year’s event is set to showcase everything that is great about farming and associated industries in the region.

“We want to continue to be recognised as one of the top agricultural shows in the country and therefore we are committed to improving what we offer at the show each and every year.”

Further details are available from www.kenilworthshow.co.uk.