The Show
Bank Holiday Monday 25th August 2025
What's on at the show?

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.
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 PrizesDengies 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 ClassThe 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
"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.
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