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| Shows 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, www.farmingmonthly.co.uk 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 July 2018 | Farming Monthly | 33