Welcome to Penrith Show
The Penrith Agricultural Society was formed in 1833 with the Society promoting the first Penrith Show the following year. This took place on Friday, 26th September, the venue being a field adjoining Croft House, Penrith. Since then the Society has grown in size and prominence now operating from its current site at Brougham Hall Farm, (by kind permission of the late Mr A Helme) on the fourth Saturday in July each year, this year's show being on 26th July. The Society's aim is to promote the good of agriculture and livestock breeding in and around Penrith, to promote British Food & Farming in general and the drawing together of town and country for their mutual benefit.
In the more recent past, Penrith Show performed an important task in bringing the farming community back to life after the Foot & Mouth crisis. The Eden Valley took the initial brunt of the disease in 2000 which resulted in 10’s of 1000’s of livestock being lost. However, despite the gloom that surrounded the area, Penrith Agricultural Society was determined to put its annual show on the following year and by doing so, it re-invigorated the whole area and showed the community that the area still had a living and breathing agricultural industry.
Since then Penrith Show has gone from strength to strength with more livestock entries than ever, more attendees than ever and a willingness to be forward thinking in its approach to bringing the town and country together.
There is no doubt that Penrith Show has got all the ingredients for a great day out for everyone with a tremendous variation of main ring and static attractions.
Come and See – you may be surprised and delighted!!