Come and join the fun!

Tendring Hundred Show

Essex County's Premier Agricultural Event

Saturday 8th July 2023

Lawford House Park, Nr Manningtree, Essex

Essex County’s Premier Agricultural Event. Attracting in the region of 20,000 visitors the Show welcomes people of all ages and interests, so come and join the fun!

The Show is organised by Tendring Hundred Farmers’ Club with a hard working committee of 20 volunteers building to over 250 volunteer stewards on Show day. Established in 1899, this year will be the 105^th Tendring Show!

Set in beautiful parkland setting of Lawford House Park, the Tendring Show combines top class entertainment, animals, from Horses, Cattle, Sheep and Goats, to Rabbits, Pigeons, Poultry, Guinea Pigs and Fancy Rats! We have over 250 trade stands and exhibits, including a large undercover Shoppers Market, beautiful Art & Lifestyle Marquee, huge Food Pavilion championing local produce, Education Area and Countryside area with its own man-made pond.

2022 saw a record attendance and we would like to thank everyone who came along to support us! It was so lovely to be back after two cancelled shows.

Join us for the 106^th Tendring Show in 2023!

Countdown to the Show

What they're saying about us

The East Anglian Jack Russell Club and racing team are pleased to be associated with the Tendring Hundreds Show once again this year. We look forward to our day at the show meeting people on our stand and entertaining with our terrier racing in the countryside arena.
Lilian Clark, East Anglian Jack Russell Club
We have been supporting the Tendring Show for over 50 years and see it as our main shop window to promote both the NFU and the NFU Mutual locally.
Philip Breary, NFU Mutual, Colchester
Tendring Show is a fun and friendly local agricultural and family show ran by local groups and organisations for mainly local people and those people who would like to travel to see such a unique yearly event. We love the show as it is a relaxing day to meet up with a lot of people you know.
Anne Hutchby, Sid Hutchby & Sons Ltd
I had such a lovely time on Saturday, it was a fantastic show and the children loved it!
Emma Wraight, Birkett Long LLP
I travel nearly 600 miles from the north of Scotland to be part of such a friendly atmosphere. Tendring is a Show like no other. There are no empire builders, everyone pulls together to make it a really great occasion. I hope to be able to make it for many years yet, well done everyone.
Brian Brinded, The Rabbit Whisperer
We have used the Show as a PR tool to show new technology for over 15 years and see many of our existing customers year after year. It’s a great day out and we always seem to generate new leads and we will continue our support to the Show for years to come.
Paul Dewing, Managing Director – GCS Alarms
Just to say well done to you and your team – excellent Show. Thank you for letting us extend our PR around the goat show – think the organisers like the extra people and upbeat day’s experience around them!
David Boyden, Boydens
Tendring Show is a happy family show with a strong sense of the agricultural community it serves.
Jan Williams Essex Storytellers
Our Ice Cream stall in the Food Hall has always been popular come rain or shine – lots of regular faces visiting us each year. The cookery demonstrations give the Food Hall a real buzz – It is always such a busy show and offers a really great family day out.
Jane Hadley, Hadleys Icecream
I always look forward to the Tendring show for no matter what your interests you will find something for you and as far as the Colchester Vintage Club is concerned it is the only event in the year that we attend as a static Show.
P. Pearson, Colchester Vintage Motor Club

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News

8th Feb 2019

We previously announced that we were unable to continue to run a number of the horse competitions at the Tendring Show. This was not a decision we took lightly and there was an understandable amount of disappointment from the local community.

We are therefore delighted to announce that after ongoing discussions with local riding clubs, a local group has come forward to run a dedicated horse show. The Lawford Park Horse Show will be held at the Tendring Show on Saturday 13 July and will take place in the same field as it has on previous years.

All the usual showing classes will run and a full schedule together with entry forms will be emailed to exhibitors from the past two years. Although the event will be organised by a different organising group, exhibitor passes to the Show based on entries, will be provided as they have in the past.

The Lawford Park Horse Show team will need as many entries as possible in order to make the new competition a success. Please do show them your support. You can find more information at: https://www.facebook.com/LPHS19

21st Jun 2018

Trade stand Packs and Members Packs have now all been sent out and should have arrived – we are delighted to have a bumper year of trade stands, with lots of new and interesting exhibitors – not long to go now!

13th Jun 2018

Don’t forget to get your entries in for the Equestrian and Livestock Classes – Entries Close on the 22^nd June for General Entries and 29^th June for Unaffiliated Show Jumping.