About Royal Bath And West
The home of the Royal Bath & West of England Society and the Bath & West Showground.
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Royal Bath And West Description
Established in 1777 by an assembly of philanthropists, philosophers and agriculturalists in Bath; the Royal Bath & West of England Society seeks to encourage and improve Agriculture, Manufactures, Commerce and Rural Arts in the West of England.
From its home at the Bath & West Showground in the heart of Somerset the Society realises these charitable objectives through an array of activities, projects and events; the most famous of which is the Royal Bath & West Show. The Society’s other events include; The Dairy Show, Grasslands UK and the Field to Food Learning Day.
As an agricultural charity the Society has a remit to offer awards, grants and scholarships for the promotion of agriculture and rural arts. This remit manifests through programmes such as The Prince of Wales Award, Environmental Youth Awards, Art Scholarship and Long Service Awards.
Nestled in the heart of the West Country, the Bath & West Showground is a unique, versatile venue with a variety of inspiring indoor and outdoor spaces.
Across a spectacular site of 240 acres the Showground features; six sizeable indoor venues, numerous meeting, conference & exhibition spaces, a permanent road infrastructure, site-wide catering & bathroom facilities, and extensive car parking.
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Looking for a better way to getaway? 🤔
Explore a whopping 280+ new and used models for sale here at the showground this weekend. Open daily from 9.30am, tickets are just £7 each.
Find out more ➡️ www.showgoer.co.uk
Come along with your own 5 inch of 7 1/4 inch Loco and run on the 1/2 mile dual gauge ground level track. Or bring your own Traction Engine and take advantage of the large area surrounding the Railway.
From 10am daily, plus Saturday evening bbq and night run.
On site camping and caravan pitches available.
... Boiler certificates are required for all steam vehicles, plus insurance for all road locomotives.
Contact Michael Malleson on openday@essmee.org.uk or 01747 860 719
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The Royal Bath & West of England Society is delighted to announce the appointment of Debbie Howarth as Commercial Enterprise Manager.
Debbie began her tenure in this newly created role on Monday 3 September with a remit to enhance the commercial potential of the Bath & West Showground and cement its position as the premier events venue in the West of England.
Head here for more ⬇️⬇️⬇️... http://www.bathandwestsociety.com/…/new -commercial-enterpri…
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Time for a #TransformationTuesday 💪🏼
Remember when Fitfest jazzed up the walls in the Restaurant. Those walls are almost gone!
Our £1.2m refurbishment on the Bar & Restaurant is well under way!!
We have a super busy September at the Showground!
🚛 Truckfest South West: 1st - 2nd 🚐 The South West Motorhome Show: 7th - 9th 🚘 Charterhouse Classic Car Auction: 12th... 🔮 Antiques & Collectors Fair: 15th - 16th 👰 The Wedding Showcase: 22nd - 23rd 🛍️ Boden Clothes Sale: 26th - 27th
Click the link for further details - http://www.bathandwestshowground.com/even ts
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The countdown is on for The Dairy Show 2018! With just one month to go, discover how it lives up to it's billing as the UK's Largest Dairy Show! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
🚛 It was once described as "..the Glastonbury for Trucks!" It's back at the Showground. It's Truck Fest South West! Who will be joining us this weekend? 🚛
Good labour management will be tackled head on at this year’s Dairy Show, with seminars targeted at helping farmers get the best results when recruiting and retaining staff. This year's key note speaker, Paul Harris of Real Success Ltd will be offering his top tips! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.bathandwest.com/…/get-the-m ost-from-your-staff-…
🚛👰 From Truck Fest South West to the The Wedding Showcase - we have a jam-packed September coming up & can't wait to welcome you to the showground 👰🚛
Take a look at our website for our full event listings for 2018!
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... http://bit.ly/ShowgroundEvents
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Work has started on a £1.2m refurbishment of the restaurant facilities at the Bath & West Showground!
Trustees of the Royal Bath & West of England Society signed off the expenditure in partnership with in-house caterers, Hayes Catering Ltd on a new facility that will cater for 500 people of the ground floor and 350 on the first floor, making it the largest dining and conference space in Somerset, North Dorset and West Wiltshire
Head here for more on this exciting development... ⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.bathandwest.com/…/bath-west -showground-evolutio…
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💍🎮 Who's joining us this Bank Holiday weekend for the Giant Flea Market? Perfect for retro collectables, vintage articles and unique finds! 🎮💍
🏋🏼♀️🏋🏼♂️ It’s all coming together for FitFest this weekend! Who’s coming? 🏋🏼♀️🏋🏼♂️
Get your festive season going in fab fashion on Saturday 15 December with the Bath & West Christmas Party!
Doors open at 7:30pm, from which point you will be entertained by the incredible Stayin’ Alive – The Bee Gees Tribute Band. But it’s not just your ears and feet that are in for a treat but also your taste buds, thanks to a delicious two course carvery and welcome drink, included in the price of your ticket of just £35 per person.
Stayin’ Alive – The Bee Gees Tribute is t...he greatest production of the Bee Gees in the world. Throughout the past 15 years, the group have been touring the world, from USA to the UK, throughout Europe, the Middle East and the Caribbean, recreating the look and sound of the Bee Gees.
For further information & to purchase tickets please contact Lorraine on 07583 955 862
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Next month sees us host one of the UK’s largest motorhome & campervan shows! Pitch up for four nights from as little as £38 including entertainment!
Find out more ➡️ www.showgoer.co.uk
🎶🏋️♀️ We look forward to welcoming Fit Festival to the Showground next weekend! Who will be coming along? 🏋️♀️🎶
What's happening at the Bath & West Showground in August...
🌻 New Wine: 28th July - 11th August 🏋️♂️ Fit Festival 2018: 18th - 19th August 📻 Giant Flea Market: 26th August
... ⬇️ For more information, click here ⬇️
http://www.bathandwestshowground.com/even ts
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What an amazing show, this is definitely one to put in your diary if you want a fantastic family day out. There is something for everyone here. i had bought 2 tickets for me and my husband to go on the Wednesday with other family members. we enjoyed it so much we all came back on the Friday and then me my sister and her boyfriend ended back up there on the Saturday. � there is just so much to see and do. All organisers should be really proud of what you make happen for us all to enjoy a day out. it truly is amazing and my favourite show to visit thank you. So if you haven't been make next year your year to visit amazing.
Great atmosphere and a wide variety of different activities to do! Would have liked more water fountains though, but there were plenty of eating places!
Excellent day out for all ages. The ground was really well laid out. And the animals were amazing. The food stalls were really tempting....especially the cheese and gin ones�we were very lucky with the weather which l know helps but l would still recommend this as a great day out.
Absolutely fabulous day out. It is so well organised and such a fun filled day with something for everyone. Had to search for the food hall which had moved from its usual spot.....and I would concur with other reviews that it was somewhat over priced and not quite as good as previous years but did not detract from an overall fantastic day.
A return to the Bath & West show after years of a busy life and l wasn't disappointed. Well organised parking, quick entry, very helpful staff. Huge variety of stalls and entertainment from 4x4 adventures to climbing walls with the army to fun fairs to animals and food. Something for everyone. Great weather, slightly pink this morning but what a great day! Best bits were the livestock and cheese, you can never have enough cheese in your life! Massive thanks to the B&W team for all your efforts. We will be back next year for sure ���
A joy as every year, our children enjoy it also, so much to see & do.
Look forward to seeing all the different animals every year.
Only thing we don't like is that the food hall has been moved & feel it isn't as good as when it was in the building.
Well done to all the people that make it possible for us to go every year u all do an amazing job x
Now the biggest agricultural show in the land the B&W goes from strength to strength. However the Members bar facilities are woefully lacking. No real ale available - this is a farmer's show for goodness sake! Bottled beer in the marquee and 'fizzy', chilled beer in the strange caravan bar outside. That needs addressing for the 2018 show.
Been here loads of time before and it was a great day out my son loved the diggers and wife enjoyed the craft stuff. Me i loved the stone carver,as I hobbiest stone carver myself , my son and neice also love it. Only criticism is that all the arena have been changed around and the food hall was not as good as normal. And the huge tent on the Green I perferd it being the old village green like before but like I said enjoyed it yesterday
Was a great event, its just a shame the Stewards and "Special Guests" were so rude. Stewards just seemed woried about their cups of tea as a pose to the wellbeing of induviduals within the event, and as for the "Special Guests" they just shoved everyone out of the way. As I said, a great event, but a little compassion and courtesy every once in a while can go a long way.