The Show

Bank Holiday Monday 25th August 2025

What's on at the show?

Highlights & Attractions Include …
Barrow Fell Race

Cumberland and Westmorland Wrestling to include 12 Stone World Championship (kindly sponsored by Alhambra Cinema, Keswick) All other Wrestling Classes kindly sponsored by Robinson Udale, Chartered Accountants and Tax Advisors.

Vintage Vehicle & Machinery Display, Falconry Displays by SMJ Falconry.

Cockermouth Mechanics Band playing throughout the afternoon

Pony Games with Fancy Dress, Children’s Hobby Horse Competition 

Terrier Racing and Children’s Dog and Pet Classes

Large selection of Horse, Dog and Sheep Classes to include Sheep Clipping Competition and Cumbria Champion Sheepdog Trials

Top prize money and prizes throughout the classes of events

2025 SPONSORS

Grateful Thanks to all our Sponsors and Contributors for their generous donations towards this year’s Show.

Equine Section

A W Jenkinson Forest Products – Class  40 – Hunters – Prize Money for Best Mare or Gelding 4yrs and over not entered in any previous In Hand Class.

The Bitter End,  Cockermouth – Voucher for Champion Shetland Pony

Carvetti Coffee – Fell Pony Prize Money for Classes1,3,4,5 & 6  

Cath Heaney – Class 32 - Traditional Coloured – Prize Money Best Ridden

High Dyke Equestrian Centre – Pony Club Pony - Prize Money for all Classes. 

Honister Slate Mine – Champion Mountain & Moorland Ridden - Voucher for Infinity Bridge

K & J Catering – Hunter - Class 42 - Prize Money for Best Ridden Over 15.2hh

Keswick Boot company – Voucher for Equine In Hand Champion.

Keswick Cottages –   Prize Money for Driving Turnout Class

Lake District Hotels - Class 52 – Prize Money for Concours de Elegance

Ravenstone Lodge Coach House & Restaurant– Heavy Horses - Prize Money for Classes 20 & 21 - Best Heavy Horse Brought into the ring Mounted and Best Decorated Horse.

Royal Oak Hotel, Keswick Hotel, Keswick – Heavy Horse Class 18 – Prize Money for Best Mare or Gelding 4 years old and over.

Stanleys Joiners – Fell Ponies – Class 2 Prize Money - Best Foal and Class 15 - Heavy Horses - Prize Money Best Mare with Foal at Foot.

WCF Pet & Equestrian Cockermouth – Vouchers for Children's Dog and Pet Classes

Woodstone Pizza – Class 50 - Prize Money for Riding Horse/Hack 4 yrs old and over PLUS a voucher for the champion of the Riding Pony Section.

Equine Products Northen Region – Prizes for Equine Section.

Spillers Horse Feeds - Vouchers for Equine Prizes
Dengies Horse Feeds - Vouchers for Equine Prizes

Sheep Section

Aspatria Farmers - Modern Blue Faced Leicester - Prize Money for Best Group of 3 Sheep.

Bassenthwaite Lake Station – Herdwick - Class  79 -  Prize Money for Best Gimmer Lamb PLUS a Voucher for the Overall Winner of the Herdwick Section.

Carrs Billington - TBC

Herdy – Herdwick Class 81- Prize Money for Best Group of Ewes PLUS SIX  Herdy Mugs as extra prizes.

Keswick Cottages –   Herdwick – Prize Money for Class 76- Best Ewe to have reared a lamb this season.


Mitchells Auction Co - Swaledales Prize Money for Best Shearling Tup and North of England Mule - Best Shearling Ewe

T W Relph & Son –  Herdwick Classes Prize Money for Best Aged Tup and Best Tup Lamb

Mrs S Shaw – Jacob Class Prize Money for – Best Ram any Age

Skiddaw View Holiday Park – Prize Money - Best Pair of Jacob Sheep.

Crafty Baa, Keswick – Primitive - Prize Money - Best Ram Lamb

Herdwick Cottages – Herdwick - Prize Money for – Best Two Shear Ewe, Best Shearling Ewe, Best Tup and Gimmer Lamb and Best Group of Tups.

Dog Section

Skinners Dog Feeds - 3 x 15kg Bags of Dog Food for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Places - Sheepdog Trails .

Cumbria & Lancashire Fire Safety Ltd - All 3 Gundog Classes.  Terriers – Best Coloured Puppy, Best Border Puppy, Best Pair of any Breed.  Foxhounds – Best Group of 4, Best Couple, Best Walked, Best Entered Dog, Best Entered Bitch. 

Greta Motor Body Works – Terriers - Prize Money – Best Dog (Border)

Keswick Travel – Terriers- Prize Money - Best Puppy, Dog or Bitch (Jack Russell)

Ravenstone Manor – Sheep Dog Section – Prize Money for All 5 Classes.

Relish – Terriers – Prize Money - Best Dog and Best Bitch (Coloured)

Cumberland & Westmorland Wrestling

Alhambra Cinema – 12 Stone World Championship.

Robinson Udale (Chartered Accountants and Tax Advisors) – Mixed Under 10’s, Mixed Under 12’s, Boys Under 15, Boys Under 18, Ladies All Weights, 13.5 Stone and All Weights.  


Hobby Horse Competition
Sponsored by The Writer in Wellies

Programme Ads

Booths, Casa Bella, Crow Park Hotel, High Hill Automotive, KCS, Lake District Hotels, Lyzzick Hall, Millcroft Vets, Mitchells Auction Co, Newlands Adventure, NWFSS, Oglethorpe & Broatch, Penrith & Distict Farmers Mart, Rickerbys, Smith & Butterfield, Skiddaw View Holiday Park.


Industrial Section
Cakes Section - Cakes from the Lakes, Produce - Wild & Fruitful Preserves,

Photography - Northern Lights Gallery, Horticulture - Keswick Ministries, Floral Art - Valerie Trafford, Pre - School - Fell & Tarn Hampers,

Junior 5 - 7 Years and 12 -15 Years- Donated by the family of the Late Nancy Todhunter.

Junior 8-11 Years - Miller Farming, Junior 12 -15 Years

Embroidery & Sewing - Bothy Threads, Handicrafts - Keswick Art Supplies

Honey - Fell & Tarn Hampers

Prize Contributions

J B Banks & Son - Voucher for Overall Winner of Driving Turnout Class
The Bitter End, Cockermouth - Voucher for Overall Winner of Shetland Pony Section
Dengies - Feed Vouchers for Supreme Champion Horse/Pony
Honister Slate Mine - Voucher for Overall Winner of Mountain & Moorland Ridden Section
Keswick Boot Company - Voucher for Overall Winner of In Hand Section
Skinners - Bags of Dog Food for Winners of Sheepdog Trials (1st, 2nd and 3rd Places)
Spillers Horse Feeds - Vouchers for Overall Winner Riding Horse/Hack, Overall Winner of Pony Club Pony and Overall
Winner of Non Traditional/Native Horse/Pony Plaited
Woodstone Pizza - Voucher for Overall Winner of Riding Pony

Cumberland Pencil Company – Prize Donated to Best Young Handler of Sheep.

Keith Graham – Financial Donation towards Prizes.

Tony Harrison, Family Butchers, Voucher for Winner of Sheep Clipping Competition.

WCF Pet & Equestrian, Cockermouth - Vouchers for Children's Pet Show and Children's Dog Show Winners

A good family day out for all hence our motto

"Something to Please Everyone"

SHOW Timetable

TABLE OF EVENTS

ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE

08:30 a.m.   Show field Open for Stock

SHEEP PENS

09:30 a.m.  Best young handler aged 7 and under

10.00 a.m. Judging of All Classes commences

12.45 p.m. (approximately) Supreme Sheep Championship followed by presentation of Sheep Section Trophies

1.30 p.m. Sheep Young Handler

2.00 p.m.   Hand Clipping of Sheep Competition

DOG RING

10.30 a.m. Gun Dogs

11.15 a.m. Terriers, Fox Hounds followed by Sheep Dogs

WRESTLING RING

 12.30 pm – Taster Session to introduce youngsters to the Sport of Wrestling. 

2.00 p.m.   Cumberland & Westmorland Wrestling (Sponsored by Robinson Udale)

             including 12 Stone World Championship (Sponsored by Alhambra Cinema, Keswick)

MAIN RING (Spilt into 2)

Ring 1:

8.30am – Hunter followed by Horse/Hack.  Traditional Native and Non Traditional Coloured Horses/Ponies, Cobs.

Concours de Elegance, Heavy Horses and Driving Turnouts will take place in the Main Ring after Rings 1 and 2 are combined.

Ring 2:

8.30 a.m. Registered Fell Ponies followed Registered Mountain & Moorland

Ring 3: (adjacent to Main Field)

9.00 a.m. In-Hand followed by Shetlands, Riding Ponies, Pony Club Pony

2pm Onwards – Pony Games

Ring 4 (Warmup Ring)

2pm – Children’s Hobby Horse Competition – Enter on the Day

   SPONSORED BY THE WRITER IN WELLIES

MAIN RING ENTERTAINMENT (All Times are Approximate) 

1.30 p.m. (approx.) Judging of the Supreme Championship of Horses & Presentation of Trophies to the Champion of each section

2.00 p.m.  Barrow Fell Race sponsored by The Coledale Inn, Braithwaite.

Starting at 2.15 p.m. Falconry Display by SMJ Falconry

3.00 p.m. Childrens Dog & Pet Classes

3.30 p.m.  Falconry Display by SMJ Falconry

Followed by Horse & Pony Fancy Dress Competition

4.30 p.m. Terrier Racing

 

INDUSTRIAL MARQUEE

12.30 p.m.  Open to Public

Guide Times only subject to change

Show Layout

Visitor Information

The site is approximately a one mile walk from Keswick but, if you prefer, there is a free car park adjoining the show field whilst there is a free shuttle bus service to and from the show field from outside the Quaker Meeting House, Near Booths on vintage buses provided by the Workington Transport Heritage Trust. The first bus leaves Booths at 9am and the last one leaves the show field at 5pm.

Ground Admission

Adults: £10.00
Senior Citizens :£5.00
Children (Aged 5-16): £2.00
Children (5 and Under): Free
Family Ticket: £20.00

As well as cash we are now able to accept card payments.

DOGS

Dogs are more than welcome to Keswick Show. We ask owners to keep their dogs on leads, be courteous to other visitors and clean up any mess they may leave behind. Please do not leave your dogs in your Car.

Enter for The Show

Download the entry forms on the Exhibitors Page

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