The Royal Three Counties Show, was joined by well-known local farmer Ally Hunter Blair and TV personality and award winning smallholder JB Gill, to launch its brand-new 2024 Tractor Tour.
The Royal Three Counties Show has a reputation for being one of the largest food and farming shows in central England, and to jump start 2024 ahead of the event on 14th– 16th June at Three Counties Showground, the show is ‘driving’ it’s tractor to a range of iconic regional venues this spring.
This year’s Royal Three Counties Show features a host of special guests alongside JB Gill, including BBC Countryfile and The One Show presenter, Matt Baker MBE, who will be participating in Q&A sessions on Saturday 15 June at the Future of Farming theatre and also at the Food and Drink Theatre. Fellow BBC Countryfile presenter John Craven OBE will take part in a Q&A session followed by a book signing on the Sunday. Matty Edgell – winner of Channel 4’s The Great British Bake Off in 2023 – will put his skills into action on stage at the Food and Drink Theatre, as well as answering questions from the audience and signing copies of his latest book.
Notforgetting JB Gill – JLS band member, CBeebies presenter and farmer, who will host an engaging live reading of his charming book ‘Ace and the Animal Heroes’, followed by a chance to meet JB and get a signed copy of his book, at the Smallholders Theatre
Alice Arnold, Show Lead for Royal Three Counties Show at Three Counties Showground, commented:
“The whole team are thrilled to launch the 2024 Tractor Tour, which embodies our key themes of rural life, countryside, food and farming.”
“We are looking forward to seeing all the ‘selfies’, as people travel around the region in search of our little green tactor.”
The 2024 Tractor Tour will visit a number of iconic venues across the region:
- 10th April – 23rd April – Little Owl Farm Park
- 23rd April – 6th May – Attwell Farm Park
- 6th May – 13th May – Three Counties Showground for RHS Malvern Spring Festival
- 13th May – 27th May – Westons Cider
- 27th May – 10th June – Hatton Adventure World
- 10th June – return to Three Counties Showground for Royal Three Counties Show
Advance day tickets to the Royal Three Counties Show cost £23 for adults and children under 16 are free. To book tickets, visit www.royalthreecounties.co.uk/ or call 01684 584 924.