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Appleby Fair

An article about the largest horse fair in the UK.

Several articles and pictures of the start of the fair.

Travellers ride horses through river as thousands flock to Cumbria for the Appleby Horse Fair. In: MSN. 08.06.2023.https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/tens-of-thousands-of-travellers-flock-to-cumbria-for-first-day-of-appleby-horse-fair/ar-AA1chrl9
Inside Appleby Horse Fair: Europe’s biggest travellers event that has attracted thousands from across the world for more than a century. In: daily Mail. 08.06.2023. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12172909/How-Appleby-Horse-Fair-attracted-Europes-travellers-century.html
Appleby horse fair: Glam young travellers dress up to wash horses in river as Europe’s biggest gypsy event starts today. In: US Times Post. 08.06.2023. https://ustimespost.com/appleby-horse-fair-glam-young-travellers-dress-up-to-wash-horses-in-river-as-europes-biggest-gypsy-event-starts-today/

The Appleby fair will start tomorrow.

Travellers descend on Appleby with Europe’s biggest gypsy fair set to kick off tomorrow. I: US Times Post. 07.06.2023. https://ustimespost.com/travellers-descend-on-appleby-with-europes-biggest-gypsy-fair-set-to-kick-off-tomorrow/

The largest Horse Fair in the UK in Appleby starts on June 8^th. This year, visitors are being asked whether things can be improved for the horses.

A few articles on the fair, plus one on an exhibition.

Wickham Horse Fair 2023: 15 pictures of travellers’ event in Hampshire. In: Hampshire Chronicle. 21.05.2023. https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/23536549.wickham-horse-fair-2023-15-pictures-travellers-event-hampshire/
Thousands of travellers descend on pretty Hampshire village as roads are closed for traditional horse fair that dates back 750 years. In: Mail Online. 20.05.2023. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12105829/Thousands-travellers-descend-pretty-Hampshire-village-750-year-old-horse-fair.html
Exhibition on York’s gypsy and traveller communities to open. In: York Press. 21.05.2023. https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/23534918.exhibition-yorks-gypsy-traveller-communities-open/

One of the most important horse fair among Trvaellers and Roma in the UK held on May 20^th.

Thousands expected at historical horse fair. In: BBC. 19.05.2023. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cll172jn724o