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a bird’s-eye-view of the showground and the
beautiful mid-Wales hills.
6. Quack Pack
The combination of clever Border Collies
with cheeky Indian Runner ducks makes a
highly interactive and humorous display. You’ll
be able to join Meirion and his trusted quack
pack in the ring for a chance to get hands-on
with the display.
7. Free parking
Visitors can enjoy easy, quick and hassle-
free parking with our superb park and ride
service - just what you need after your journey
to beautiful Powys.
8. Shopping, shopping and more shopping!
You really will be able to shop until you drop
with over 1,000 tradestands at this year’s Royal
Welsh Show. There will be plenty of
opportunities to treat yourself as you enjoy a
stroll through our shopping avenues and
marquees. From clothing to tractors, livestock
equipment to jewellery, artisan gifts to furniture,
plus lots more! And don’t worry about having to
carry it about all day… we have dedicated
‘shopping crèches’ where you can leave your
precious purchases until you’re ready to go
home.
9. Food & Drink
When it’s time for a spot of lunch or if you
fancy a tasty treat, just follow your nose. You’ll
not be left disappointed with so many
opportunities to enjoy mouth-watering
experiences around the showground. Whether
it’s in our Food Hall, Festival of Food Marquee,
Farmers market or from one of the many food
outlets, you will be surrounded by tempting
tasters produced from Wales and further afield.
10. Big, shiny tractors
It’s every little (and big) boys (and girls!)
dream. Avenues and avenues of the latest,
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high-tech machinery on display. Whether it’s a
new quad bike, a shiny new tractor, a state-of-
the-art combine harvester or a new horse box,
the range of kit at the show huge. Enjoy a
browse and take a seat on some seriously
impressive equipment!
11. Shearing
Undoubtedly one of the most popular places
to be during the four-days of the show is the
Meirion Shearing Centre. Make sure you lend
your voice to the national anthems as you
watch as the Welsh Team compete in test
matches against the national teams from
England, Scotland, France, New Zealand. The
incredible atmosphere and the noise from the
thousands of cheering supporters raise the roof
while the skilful shearers from across the world
battle though a packed schedule of
competitions.
12. Sports Village
Bring the kids along to enjoy our Sports
village. There will be plenty to keep you, and
them, entertained with rugby, football, golf,
trampolining, judo, netball, tennis, cricket and
more. You might even get the chance to meet
representatives from the Scarlets, Cardiff Blues
and Ospreys teams!
13. Horticulture
For the green-fingered amongst us, our
horticulture marquee will be your perfect idyll.
Packed to the brim with an impressive range of
plants, vegetables and floral art displays,
competitions, trade stands, workshops, on-
stage demonstrations and talks, children’s
gardening competitions, the Welsh National
Honey Show and lots more!
14. Competitions
We’re an agricultural show, first and
foremost, but it’s plain to see from thousands of
competitions held throughout the four-days that
there is something for everyone:
• Livestock
• Shearing and woolhandling
• School arts, crafts, gardening and
photography competitions
• Homecrafts, cookery, produce and
handicrafts
• Dairy Produce, cheese, butter, yoghurt,
ice-cream
• Welsh National Honey Show
• Pets, rabbits and guinea pigs
• Woodlands and treefelling
• Woodchopping
• Stickmaking
• Poultry and pigeons
• Horticulture and floral art
• Farriery, ironwork and jewellery
• Tug of war
• YFC
• Grassland and silage
• Farm buildings
• Student awards
15. Join 14,000 party-goers in the Young
Peoples Village
Running alongside the Royal Welsh Show,
the Young People Village attracts over 4,000
campers and 14,000 party-goers as Wales YFC
hosts the biggest festival in Mid Wales.
Excited revellers can join in with the fun from
the Saturday before the show and be
entertained each night by a host of local and
national stars, from up and coming Welsh
bands to Radio 1 DJ’s. Check out their website
for more info: www.yfc-wales.org.uk/young-
peoples-village
And the best bit… if you book your tickets
online you’ll even get a discount and avoid the
queues on the gate!! For more details or to buy
your tickets today, visit www.rwas.wales
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