Cottages Uncut by Exmoor Character Cottages - S05 E02: Know your onions at The Bampton Charter Fair!

Cottages Uncut by Exmoor Character Cottages

Today we're celebrating the Bampton Charter Fair. Recorded back in October 2022 and lovingly preserved until this time, here's our attempt to understand the local spectacle that really should be in your Autumn diary of events.
In this episode, Lucy finds something to tickle her tastebuds, David becomes overwhelmed with the selection of stalls and there's gin.. Lots of gin.
Make a date in your diary for the 2023 Charter Fair on Thursday 26th October. Come visit the Bampton Heritage and Visitor Centre and enjoy the atmosphere at this historic event. We understand Titan the robot will be visiting this year too!
Unfortunately, due to his Wedding, David (and Lucy) won't be able to make it this year, but we'll be visiting lovely Bampton over the winter to sample some of their local hospitality!
Here's some information from the Bampton.org.uk website:
Bampton Fair existed even before King Henry III granted it a Royal Charter in 1258 and it is always held on the last Thursday of October. It is one of the oldest surviving Charter Fairs in the country.
For centuries, the fair mainly sold sheep and cattle and was the largest sheep fair in the South West of England. During the 1880's to the 1980's it evolved to become the famous Bampton Pony Fair trading in Exmoor ponies.
Today this traditional Devon fair continues to attract local producers of foods and livestock, crafts and traditional skills from Exmoor and its surrounding villages. The streets, church, pubs and venues of Bampton are filled to overflowing with market stalls, street entertainments and live music including craft workshops, demonstrations, and a funfair.
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