A driver on a green Field Marshall tractor numbered 46 leads a parade of vintage tractors at the Mid Devon Show, with exhaust smoke rising and Devon hills behind.
Photo: Lewis Clarke · CC BY-SA 2.0
Tractor Runs · In 20 days

Essex Christmas Charity Tractor Run (Writtle to Ongar)

📅 Sat 5 Dec 2026📍 R W Crawford depot, Writtle, EssexCM1 3SS

An annual festive convoy of decorated tractors leaves the R W Crawford machinery depot at Writtle and travels via the A414 to Chipping Ongar, returning through Stondon Massey and Blackmore. The run raises money for Essex and Herts Air Ambulance, with the 2025 edition held on 6 December. The 2026 run departs Crawfords Group at Writtle at 4pm, returning via Stondon Massey and Blackmore; the 2025 run raised around £13,000 for Essex & Herts Air Ambulance.

What’s on

  • Festive convoy through mid Essex villages
  • Passes through Chipping Ongar
  • In aid of Essex and Herts Air Ambulance
  • Free roadside viewing
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