Visitor Registration:

The Show is FREE to visit. Register for your visitor badge here.

Opening hours:

Wednesday 22nd October: 9.30am - 5.00pm

Thursday 23rd October: 9.30am - 4.30pm (Last entry for visitors is 4pm) 

How to get to Newbury Showground:

Priors Court Road, Hermitage, Newbury, Berks, RG18 9QZ

You can plan your journey and find the best route, and associated CO2 emissions which you can offset, using YouSmartThing.

By road:

Easy access via the M4 from South Wales or London, or the A34 from Oxford or Newbury. There is ample free on-site parking.

Why not consider carsharing with BlaBlaCar - Save money and meet new people. 

You can find other EV charging points in the area using the following links: https://www.zap-map.com/live/  or https://electrichighway.gridserve.com/

By rail:

A courtesy shuttle bus will operate between Newbury Station (Link Road side of the station) and the Showground approximately every 30min from 8.30am on the 22nd 23rd of October. The last bus will leave the showground at 6pm on Wednesday the 22nd and 5.30pm on Thursday 23rd.

By air:

Heathrow is under 45 minutes drive west bound along the M4. Bristol via the M4 east bound. Southampton airport via M3 and A34.

NEW - Balance your travel carbon and we will match your donation!

We are committed to making the Show as green as possible and ask you all to consider your environment and the effect your travel has on it. Therefore we are working with charity Onboard Earth (previously Ecolibrium) to help balance your fossil-fuel travel miles to the Show. 100% of your donation will be invested directly into clean renewable energy.

Accessibility:

Event Mobility (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) will be providing electric mobility scooters and manual wheelchairs at this event for the use of mobility impaired, disabled and elderly visitors.

Online bookings must be made 2 days before the event. Bookings cannot be taken during the event. If there is spare equipment available at the event it is offered on a first come, first served basis.

Book here: www.eventmobility.org.uk/the-showmans-show.

Vehicles For Change will be providing toilets and changing facilities at the enterance of the exhibition hall. Further accessible toilets are located on Avenue A and next to the outdoor networking bar on Lew Spencer Avenue.

If you have any questions about the accessability at the venue please feel free to send the team an email at info@showmans-directory.co.uk.

Dogs:

With the exception of Guide and Assistance Dogs, unfortunately dogs are not allowed in the Exhibition Hall so we advise visitors to leave their dogs at home. 

Accommodation:

You can find specially negotiated hotel and B&B rates via Hotelplanner here: https://showmans.hotelplanner.com/