SFFW 2011 final.pmd - Surrey County Agricultural Society

Surrey County PloughingMatch and Country FairSunday September 25 from 9am - 5pmCountry Fair atLoseley Parknear Guildford, with thePloughing Match atEashing Farm(12 minutes away)FREE transport provided between the two sitesDogs welcome on leadsThis is the highspot of Surrey’s rural calendar, a family funday with a genuine country feel where visitors can watch andalso try their hand at a wide variety of activities and crafts.2011 is the 182nd year of the Surrey County PloughingMatch and this year the competitions are being held atEashing Farm, Eashing Lane, Godalming, just off the A3.Surrey hosts the National Vintage Area Finals for Surrey andHampshire as well as having the usual range of modern,novice and horse-drawn plough classes.Surrey FarmandFood Week17-25September2011The Country Fair, held at Loseley Park, just of the B3000,near Guildford, will feature all kinds of rural sports andactivities from Falconry to Dog Agility, Heavy Horses, GunDog Trials, Racing Pigeons, Dog Training, Terrier Racing, FlyFishing, Have a go Tractor Driving, Clay Pigeon Shoot, Off-Road 4x4 course, Beagles, Ferrets, Classic Cars andLandrovers, a Farmer’s Market, Tractor Rides and traditionalPunch and Judy show, aerobatic display and hot air balloonlaunch.EnglandTickets cover entry to both the Ploughing Match at EashingFarm and the Country Fair at Loseley. There is plenty ofFREE parking at both sites and FREE transport will beprovided between Eashing Farm and Loseley.Ticket prices at the gate on show day:Adults £8.50, over 65s £7.50, children £4.50, family £24,under 5s free.Discounts are available for advance ticket sales.Adults £7, over 65s £6, children £4, family £21, under 5sfree. Go to www.surreycountyshow.co.uk for savings.Surrey County Agricultural Society: 01483 890810.Farmers Market Dates for September:Byfleet 3rd, Cobham 17th, Epsom 4th, Farnham 25th,Guildford 6th, Haslemere 4th, Milford 18th, Redhill 9th,Reigate 23th, Ripley 10th, Wallington 10th, Woking 15th.The Surrey CountyAgricultural SocietyCharity No: 293515

Surrey Farm and Food Week 2011ALL farm walks are FREE, with a separate charge for food. Please phone the contact numbers to say you are coming.Saturday September 17Wonderful Watercress Open 9am-6pmKingfisher Farm Shop, Abinger Hammer. Discover amazingwatercress recipes. Tastings all day. Contact: 01306 730703.Farm Open Day 10am-4pmWildcroft Rare Breeds, Clear Barn Farm,Puttenham. See free range pigs, chicken,ducks, geese, turkeys and bees. Refreshmentsand farm gate sales. Contact 01483 811199.www.wildcroftrarebreeds.co.uk.Sunday September 18Harvest Festival 10.45amThanksgiving service for the harvest, led by the threechurches in Milford as part of SW Surrey Farmer’s Market atSecretts, Milford. www.waverley.gov.uk/farmersmarket.Jersey Farm Open Day 10am-3pmPierrepont Farm, Frensham. See prize-winningJersey cows enjoying the freedom of their new 24hour robotic milking parlour. Refreshments andJersey-burger BBQ. Local Jersey ice-cream.Contact:07922 132115.Norbury Blue Cheese rolling 12-4pmNorbury Park Farm, Mickleham. Meet at Young Street(Leatherhead) car park. Cheese rolling through the parkland.Tastings and picnic/BBQ. Contact 07766 130651.Farm Walk and Open Day 11am-4pmSherbourne Farm, Albury. Tours and trailer ride round thisfamily farm on the scarp slope of the North Downs by theSilent Pool. See cattle, sheep, pigs and all kinds of poultry.Refreshments and farm gate sales. Contact: 01483 202586.Monday September 19Farm Walk 6pmManor Farm, Wotton. Farm walk to seearable crops, wildlife conservation and rarebreed Belted Galloway cattle grazing on thechurch glebe beneath the North Downs.Contact 01306 731600.www.manorfarmsurrey.com.Fruit Farm Walk 2pmTuesley Farm, Milford. Trailer tour ofthe largest producing blueberry farmin the UK, plus the greateststrawberry variety ever grown.Tastings and refreshments. Contact:01483 410940.Tuesday September 20Farm Walk/Butchery Demonstration6.30-8.30pmBarracks Farm, Fetcham. See family butchersand farmers F Conisbee & Sons’ Limousincross beef cattle, Llyn and Dorset sheep andwatch sausage-making and butcherydemonstration. Booking essential. Contact:01483 282073.Wednesday September 21Medieval Farm Walk 5pmHardwick Court Farm, Chertsey. Historic farm with 15thcentury barn once used as the manorial court, medieval fieldsystems, heavy horses, cattle, sheep and vintage farmmachinery. Refreshments. Contact 01932 571237.‘Field to Fork’ pub events All WeekMole Valley mix and matchAbinger Hatch, Abinger Common. Focus on fresh local foodfrom Mole Valley farms on the menu all week, along withlocal beers and wines. Wood burning oven and BBQ.Contact: 01306 730737 or visit www.theabingerhatch.com.Thursley game menuThe Three Horseshoes community-owned pub in Thursley ispromoting wild Surrey game on the menu Tuesday toFriday with a Thursley Red-legged Partridge theme onWednesday. Surrey cask ale. Eat local, eat well. Contact01252 703268.Buckland food feastThe Jolly Farmers at Buckland is linking up with local farmsfor a week of farm, butchery and gourmet food events andcourses with a Field to Fork Market finale. Contact: 01737221355. Visit www.thejollyfarmersreigate.co.uk.Thursday September 22Farm Walk 6pmLydling Farm, Shackleford. Farm walk to seeprizewinning beef cattle in the largestAberdeen Angus herd in England, celebrating75 years of pedigree breeding. Meet theshowing team. BBQ. Contact 07768 721204.Farm Walk2pmHunts Hill Farm, Normandy. Farm walk to see Rose Vealcalves, Saddleback pigs, cattle, chicken, ducks and geese.Farm shop selling range of home-produced meat. CreamTeas. Contact: 01483 811840.Surrey Farm and Food Week is coordinated by Surrey County Agricultural Society. www.surreycountyshow.co.ukFriday September 23Farm Walk 6pmMilton Court Farm, Dorking. Farm walkto see sheep, pigs, poultry andconservation measures on a smallmixed farm running a boxed meatscheme and firewood business. Walkfollowed by BBQ of farm produce. Contact: 07767 834621or info@Sondesplacefarm.com.Sausage and Beer Festival 7-9pmButcher’s Hall at The Parrot in Forest Green. Try homeproduced sausages from rare breed pigs and local beers.Find our how they are both made and make your ownbangers! Booking essential on 01306 621188 oreat@thebutchershall.co.uk.Saturday September 24Farm Walk and Open Day 11am-4pmImbhams Farm, Furnace Place Estate, Haslemere GU27 2EX.Follow the Flour Trail for animals, demos and activities onthis livestock/arable/woodland farm. Farm gate sales. Freshbread for lakeside picnic. Contact: 01428 644088.Farm and Lake Walk 11amMyrtles Courtyard, Hampton Estate, Seale. For directions goto www.hamptonestate.co.uk. Tractor/trailer tour to seeSussex cows and calves and lakeside conservation inparkland and heath. Home produce BBQ. Booking essential.on 01483 810465 or katebrown@hamptonestate.co.uk.Chalk Downland Farm Walk 2pmShabden Park Farm, Chipstead. Guided tour across restoredchalk downland to see how farming thishistoric landscape has come full circle. VisitShabden’s own Farmer’s Market. Contact:01737 552744.Food Fair and Tunnel Tour 12-4pmVillage Greens Farm Shop Food Fair, ColesLane, Ockley. Tours of the polytunnel to see courgettes,beans and salad crops. Farmer’s Market and Hog Roast.Meet the producers whose food is found in the shop.Contact: 01306 713474. www.vgfarmshop.com.Sunday September 25Surrey County Ploughing Match and Country Fair9am-5pmTraditional rural entertainment at Loseley Park, nearGuildford,with ploughing classes for horse teams, vintageand modern tractors at Eashing Farm near Godalmingnearby. Fantastic family day out. Dogs welcome on leads.Free parking and free transport between the two sites. Visitwww.surreycountyshow.co.uk or call 01483 890810.