Organisers estimate an above average year with visitors reaching for their sun cream as they poured through the gates on the second day of the weekend event.

The fair - which celebrates a host of rural pursuits - took place on April 26 and 27 against the magnificent backdrop of the Euston Estate which is owned by the 12th Duke of Grafton, Henry Fitzroy. He and his family joined the crowds.

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David Cleary of High Lodge with Paige (Image: Lucy Taylor) The bright weather couldn't have provided a greater contrast with last year when the heavens opened and the show endured 14 hours of relentless rain.

Luckily, the sandy, fast-draining soil on the estate means the annual event can take place in wet conditions but........

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