Come and join the fun!

Tendring Show

Essex County's Premier Agricultural Event

Saturday 13th July 2024

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 107^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.

Join us for the 107^th Tendring Show in 2024!

Countdown to the Show

What they're saying about us

Once again another very successful show, Well Done, Congratulations. I would like to thank you very much for my very forward Car Pass, I really appreciated it and so did the family because it meant they did not have to ferry me around the Car Park.
Mrs J. Smith
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
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
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
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
I had such a lovely time on Saturday, it was a fantastic show and the children loved it!
Emma Wraight, Birkett Long LLP
I would just like to say a BIG Thank you for such a brilliant day yesterday. We arrived on the show ground at 7.20am and left at 5.45pm! Thanks for all your hard work and look forward to next year.
Teresa & Sarah Endean
The day at Tendring Show simply is not long enough to see all the different attractions that this Show offers
Keith, Owls r us
We attend hundreds of events across the country and the Tendring Show is consistently one of our busiest one day Shows. It also helps that it is well organised and hassle free, hopefully we’ll be attending for another 10 years….
Ryan Jepson, Ryan Jepson Cheeses
I have been exhibiting rabbit netting and ferrets at agricultural shows for longer than I care to remember. Now, at 69 years of age, there are only two shows I will do, and Tendring Hundred is one of them!
Brian Brinded, The Rabbit Whisperer

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.