18 July, 2011 - 21 July, 2011
Builth Wells, Wales

In late July comes the Royal Welsh Show, held at the Royal Welsh Showground at Llanelwedd, just north of Builth Wells in mid-Wales. The Royal Welsh Show is the biggest agricultural show in Europe, transforming this sleepy market town on the River Wye into a bustling visitor attraction.

It celebrates local farming and rural life over four days with a variety of events, including carriage driving, mounted games, a parade of hounds, trotting, livestock competitions (with categories that include hunters, shires, agricultural heavy horses, beef and dairy cattle and sheep) and a display of vintage machinery.  

An important event on the Welsh calendar, in 2010 visitor numbers reached 231,346. Highlights included 'Chariots of Fire', a stunt carriage driving display, the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, the Regimental Band of the Royal Welsh, a vintage machinery display, Titan the Robot and even an amazing display of synchronised duck-handling.

http://www.rwas.co.uk

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