Two Shire horses in polished brass-trimmed harness stand over stubble at the Surrey County Ploughing Match, a vintage trailing plough waiting on the ground behind them.
Photo: Peter Trimming · CC BY-SA 2.0
Ploughing Matches · Finished for 2026

Newbury & District Ploughing Match 2026

📅 Sat 17 Oct 2026📍 Rooksnest Estate, Ramsbury Road, Membury, Berkshire

Newbury & District Ploughing Match 2026 has finished for 2026. It ran Sat 17 Oct 2026 at Rooksnest Estate, Ramsbury Road, Membury, Berkshire.

Events like this are usually annual. We have not yet had next year's date confirmed by Newbury & District Agricultural Society — once it is, we will update this page and add it back to ploughing matches. Get the weekly email and you will hear about it as soon as it lands.

The Newbury and District Agricultural Society holds its 2026 ploughing match at Coldridge Copse, Shefford Woodlands, near Hungerford. The society behind the Royal County of Berkshire Show runs a day of ploughing classes on Berkshire downland.

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