The New Forest Show

This Week an estimated 90,000 people are expected to descend on New Park in Brockehurst for the annual New Forest and Hampshire County Show. The show is regarded as one of the top 10 agricultural and equestrian show in the country and enjoys a fantastic reputation both locally and nationally.

This year the show falls on the 28th, 29th and 30th July, and promises another great day out for the countryside and wider communities. Some of the highlights of this years show will include the 2009 New Forest Pig Racing Championship which takes place in the main ring, as does the amazing Jamie Squibb Motorcycle Stunt Display Team who are sure to delight and amaze the crowd. The 2009 show will also be paying a special salute to the Women's Land Army which did so much for the area and the county has a whole during the Second World War.

The New Forest and Hampshire County Show was first held in 1921 and has gone on to create an illustrious heritage earning it a glowing reputation and placing itself firmly in the hearts of locals. The show is often regarded as the highlight of the social calendar in the New Forest and its popularity shows no sign of fading.

The main attraction for many at the show will of course be the animals on display. Farmers, pet owners and stable hands have been spending weeks and months getting their animals in tip top condition as they battle it out for a range of prestigious prizes. Its not just the traditional farm animals on display either, though there of course will be plenty of them, there are a whole host of other animals at this years show with rabbits and horses and everything in between. There will also be a number of animal shows with horse jumping, heavy horse musical drive and the amazing sheep show!

A number of improvement have been made to the New Park show ground in order to make sure that visitors have the best possible experience of the show. Roads in to the showground's car parks have been leveled to make it easier for cars to get in and out. A new motor bike parking area has been created to cater for all the bikers who visit the show. A cattle grid has also been out into place to make sure that no ponies try to recreate the great escape.

This article was written on behalf of Knightwood Lodge New Forest Hotel offering New Forest Accommodation for your next break away.