FACT FILE:
The CLA Game Fair
Belvoir Castle
Friday 24 July – Sunday 26 July
Advanced ticket line 0844 848 0990 (closes July 17)
Advanced ticket prices are £23 for adults on the Friday, £18 on the Saturday or Sunday; Chil
dren (10-18) £6 Friday, £5 Sat/Sun or a one day family ticket (two adults and two children) is £52 on the Friday and £41 on the Sat/Sun
For more details visit www.clagamefair.co.uk
THE greatest countryside show on the planet is coming to the area at the end of July.
The CLA Game Fair is packed with the world’s largest gathering of country sports personalities, professionals and enthusiasts from throughout the UK and abroad.
The event will return to Belvoir Castle for the first time in four years and promises to celebrate the very best of British heritage.
Visitors will find the most comprehensive representation of their favourite country pursuits as well as the most fabulous displays of every aspect of the countryside.
Shooting, fishing, gundogs and falconry are at the core of the game fair with displays, world class championships, competitions, tuition, and have-a-go activities to be found throughout the 500 acre site.
However, not only is the CLA Game Fair the annual gathering and eagerly enjoyed social occasion for enthusiasts of country sports, it is also a three-day showcase for the whole of the countryside enjoyed by families from all walks of life looking for a fabulous day’s entertainment.
Visitors will find a host of features which will appeal to all members of the family. The show offers the opportunity to have a go, under expert guidance, at many of the shooting and fishing disciplines, hands-on experience with falcons, dogs, horses and ferrets, even the chance to walk away with awards and prizes in archery, target shooting and many other activities.
If you don’t fancy the country sports then take the family and pound the areas of the show that displays the newer activities to be enjoyed in the countryside. Aerial trekking, bungee trampolining, quad bikes, laser combat, maize maze, off road driving, wall climbing, simulated parachute jumping, woodland walk, woodland crafts and family dog events are a few of the hours of fun to be had whether you are five or 75.
For the under 10s there will be free activity bags which will enable parents to find all the main activities that this age group will particularly enjoy.
The Countryside Foundation for Education will be there with heaps of things for the younger visitor to enjoy including bug hunting, tree identification, butterfly and moth mobile making and wildlife spotting competitions and for the older child there are endless activities and tuition areas.
There are also fabulous gardening, equestrian and food shows.
