Entries are now open for the Royal Bath & West Show.

The show is running from June 1-3, 2023 with action-packed family entertainment, featuring the best of British agriculture, equine competition, and rural life exhibits.

The popular livestock Grand Parade will showcase the championship-winning beef and dairy cattle, as well as pigs and sheep, while equine competitors will be keen to claim prestigious show jumping accolades or have a chance to qualify for the Horse of the Year Show.

“Our agricultural, equine and rural heritage remains at the heart of the show, with quality entries and entertainment throughout,” said Jess Chiplen, head of shows.

“And we’re looking forward to educating the next generation, with our new STEM Zone, ‘Discover the future’, which will be packed full of interactive technology and engineering displays designed specifically for children.

“We’re delighted to announce the launch of the ‘Farm Vet of the Future’ competition. The competition is open to UK final year vet students intending to become farm vets. The winner and runner-up will be invited to attend the Royal Bath and West Show on 1 June, when the winner will be announced.”

Livestock

As always, the livestock classes are at the centre of the show with beef, dairy, sheep, and pigs featuring on every day of the event.  

Entries for sheep, beef, and pigs close April 17

Entries for dairy cattle close May 8

Equine, shoeing, and shoemaking

Another packed equine schedule, all focused in one area of the showground and to include heavy horse, light horse, scurry driving, and show jumping, as well as the highly skilled farriers entering the shoeing and shoemaking competition.

Entries for scurry, light horse, and heavy horse close April 24

Entries for show jumping close May 19

Entries for shoeing and shoe making close May 2

Sheep shearing

World class contestants go up against each other, and in the process demonstrate the art of professional shearing. - Entries close May 23

Team Challenge

Designed to help the younger stock person demonstrate and develop their skills in stock judging, cattle preparation and cattle showing. There are two categories, beef or dairy, and within each class Juniors (10-17 yrs) and Seniors (18-28 yrs) compete in teams of three. - Entries close May 8

Arts, floral and produce

Featuring at the show for more than 100 years, the Art competition encourages and promotes artists from the south west, with entries including paintings, drawings, sculpture, ceramics, and original limited prints – Entries close April 18

The Floral Art competition sees entries of unbridled creative aplomb, attracting virtuoso florists to the showground – Entries close May 3

The British Cider Championships offer up the very best in beverage from across the country – Entries close May 9

Finally, produce the nation can be proud of, goes head-to-head in the Egg competition, and in the Bees and Honey competition.

Entries for eggs close May 10

Entries for bees and honey close May 1

Competition entries can be made by visiting bathandwest.com/royal-bath-and-west-show/competitions