Appleby Fair

GypoDec

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Does anybody else from Accrington ever venture up to Appleby for the horse fair in june ? This year is set to yield the biggest ever turnout.
 
Hi Dec, I have been, about 5 years ago, but it was a horrible rainy day so I did NOT see it at its best.
Maybe some Accywebbers might care to organise a coach trip out?
Will you be riding a horse that day, as on your piccy?
Atarah
 
You really do have to go on a nice summer day to appreciate the atmosphere,.. im sure that even when you did go it was still a hive of activity,... and yes ill be riding in the river lol,.. where taking up 4 irish cobs to sell.

If you go again i must really recommend that you venture off the "touristy" bits and have a walk up to gallows hill or fail hill as the travellers call it and go and watch the races on flashing lane on saturday.
 
It's worth going to see Dr Busker, the last Victorian pub pianist. Not one for the kids but very very amusing in a West Country-satirist sort of way!
 
Ken Moss said:
It's worth going to see Dr Busker, the last Victorian pub pianist. Not one for the kids but very very amusing in a West Country-satirist sort of way!
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Aye you find him stumbling out the pubs at closing time in his top hat an tails, worse for wear after all the free beer he gets lol. Hes a good laugh and a regular at all the travellers festivals and steam fairs.
 
GypoDec said:
Does anybody else from Accrington ever venture up to Appleby for the horse fair in june ? This year is set to yield the biggest ever turnout.
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been going up for years and the scenes up the hill are well worth the walk
or jump a ride on the many trucks pasing you by
imho never been the same since they split the hill
but still a day out not to be missed :theband:
 
The king of all steam fairs is at the end of August every year in Blandford, Dorset. Even in miserable weather there's still too much to see and do in four days, wonderful stuff.

Was there not a steam fair in Accrington recently, or fairly recently?
 
beechy said:
been going up for years and the scenes up the hill are well worth the walk
or jump a ride on the many trucks pasing you by
imho never been the same since they split the hill
but still a day out not to be missed :theband:
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Aye when we set off we take our normal trailers and vans but take the old bow top and horses up as well and always end up picking people up on the way to the hill.
 
I was working in the area back in 1975 and had a shufty, he place was full of Gypos:D
 
I went once in the early 80s when I was friendly with a yorkshire man who managed a shire horse herd. Horse trading is why it happens.
 
i always thought horses were measured in hands, not feet and inches!!!!!!!!!!! Thought they were very tall horses. :rolleyes: :D
 
The romantic notion of ye olde gypsies exercising their horses in the river before trading them under a gentlemans aggreement seems such a wonedrfully idylic picture
What a pity the whole thing is spoilt by drunks and idiots determined to wreck an otherwise beautiful town.

As for the harness racing, well the price they wanted to charge us fo a car and 4 occupants, you'd think you were buying one of the ponies mentioned earlier.

Plus you have the hassle of horses and carts heading for Appleby and their famous trick of going as slow as they possibly can through the twisty windy bits, only to speed up to a gallop when there is a chance to pass them.

We use the A65 regularly and it seems a popular pastime for the apparently unwashed.

Is pepper harmful to horses?
 
Pack it in you pair or you'll have young Dec up on his High Horse again, we've just about got him settled. :D :D
 
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