TRAVEL: UK & IRELANDRoyal County of Berkshire Show
18 September - 19 September Newbury Showground, Thatcham, Berkshire. The Newbury and District Agricultural Society, which organises the Royal Berkshire Show, is celebrating its centenary in 2009.
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04 September, Royal Deeside, Scotland. The heather-clad hills of Braemar, west of Aberdeen, are host to this world-famous event showcasing traditional Scottish highland games.
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03 September - 05 September Chatsworth House, Derbyshire. One of Britain's most famous historic houses, the 'Palace of the Peak' makes a fine venue for this lively celebration of the...
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13 August - 05 September Edinburgh, Scotland. This 'platform for the flowering of the human spirit' brings a profusion of classical music, theatre, opera and dance talent from around the world to...
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28 August - 29 August Runnymede, Surrey. Held over two days in late August, close to Runnymede about 40 minutes west of London, this show is over 150 years old.
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12 August, Monaltrie Park, Deeside, Scotland. Highland Games were first held on the church green at Ballater in 1864. In 1889 the Games were moved to Monaltrie Park, below Craigendarroch Hill, the...
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06 August - 30 August Edinburgh, Scotland. The Edinburgh Fringe is the world's largest arts festival, featuring over 18,000 performers and selling over 1.6 million tickets a year. It is an...
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04 August - 08 August RDS Complex, Dublin, Ireland. A highlight of the Irish summer, this festival is a celebration of Ireland's enduring relationship with the horse - from show horses to show...
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03 July - 04 July Hyde Park, London. The O2 Wireless Festival began in 2005 in London's Hyde Park, and though it subsequently extended to a second venue in Leeds, it dropped the latter in 2008 in...
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25 July Guards Polo Club, Berkshire. Billed by its host venue, Guards Polo Club, as 'the biggest polo day in the world', the Cartier International attracts a crowd of around 25,000, including...
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