When it comes to The Holm Show, size really doesn’t matter. It may be one of the smaller country shows - but it is renowned for punching well above its weight.
We are also famed for our sheer friendliness.
If you’re a stranger when you arrive at The Holm Show, you won’t stay that way for long.
The Holm Show
In 1793 Newcastleton was built on a site called Copshawholm.
But people have very long memories and the village is still widely known
by the old name - or simply as 'The Holm' for short.
One hundred years later, in 1893, The Holm Show was established. And to this day it is still a huge favourite with local people and visitors. We pride ourselves on having a fun, friendly and welcoming Show, but you don't need to take our word for it - come and join us on the last Saturday in August.
A Showcase of Talent, Creativity, and Entertainment!
Farmers from far and wide bring the best of their flocks to go under the eagle eyes of the judges, in hopes of winning rosettes and maybe even a breed trophy. Horses and ponies strut their stuff in the Show Ring or pop over fences or might even be transformed into mythical creatures for the Fancy Dress.
Then there’s the Industrial Tent where bakers, cake-makers, artists, knitters, doll-dressers, stitchers, stick-makers, photographers and much more besides display their proudest achievements. And don’t forget the vegetables and flowers where the results of green-fingered expertise and floral artistry sit side by side, colourful and glorious and sometimes just a wee bit quirky. What kind of animal could you make out of a courgette?
As for the Entertainment – let your ears ring and your spirits rise to the sound of a pipe band, enjoy the sights of rare breed animals, laugh your socks off at the madcap antics of the Terrier Racing, and cheer your loudest for the competitors in the races – as they say, there’s something for everyone
Best and beautiful of our countryside.
On the surface it would seem that events like The Holm Show are first and foremost about competition, but even though there is so much going on, the true heart of The Holm Show is that it is a day where we celebrate and honour all that is best and beautiful of our countryside.