We stayed from Thursday to Monday. The campsite was good, campsite bar was a cracker, toilets left a little to be desired. I notice the Ladies toilets in the show closed on Friday due to lack of water pressure.
There were as usual plenty of clothing on offer from £20 to £200.Along with all manner of shotguns. I saw one stand with reloading bits that was it. Fishing village was thin on the ground in comparison to previous shows.
Gundog demonstrations, falconry, ferreting, were all well received.
I'm not sure how many people realised when they booked the campsite or pre paid tickets they got a complimentary pass. We had two and saved on 1 day of entry.
The cookery exhibitions were very good. Mike Robinson and Jose Suto skinned a roe, cooked a nice haunch steak, and even My brother in law, who hates meat pink was salivating.
We also watched the Boar skinning demonstration. I had a couple of bargains, but unfairly basing it on previous CLA game fairs, now that they've secured the alternative Ragley, Heartwood House, it can only get better I hope.