Steyning Country Fair is held each year on Bank Holiday Monday at the end of May.
Stalls and livestock fill the High Street, which is closed to traffic.
Just a few minutes walk from Rosebud Holiday Cottage
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This local school will hold a Christmas Fair on Friday 3rd Nov 2018 from 9.30 to 1.30.
The venue is just a 12 minute journey by car from Rosebud Cottage. Drive west along the A283 then head south down the the A24. The postcode is RH20 4AY.
This is a free annual event. All profits this year will go to Children in Need.
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South Downs Night Sky Events take place in February
There are two weeks of fun with parties, talks and family activities taking place across the South Downs National Park to celebrating the wonderful dark night skies.
This is one of the many events that are organised in the South Downs National Park.
Check events when you plan to visit
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Steyning Farmers Market takes place in the High Street car park opposite the clock tower. Turn up between 9 a.m to 1 p.m on the first Saturday of the month.
This is a popular event. It’s a great opportunity to stock up on local produce. Vegetables, meat and cheeses are all on sale. You will also find some stalls selling plants.
There is usually live music to entertain you whilst you shop.
You can often combine an evening at The Steyning Jazz Club and the following morning at the market. Jazz is on the first Friday of the month.
The market is just a few minutes walk from Rosebud Holiday Cottage
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This fun event takes place each year in February. One of the first major ‘halfs’ in the running calendar, the race is now one of the most popular races in the UK.
The start and finish of the race are on Madeira Drive next to the Steve Ovett statue. You can see maps of the full course and the race village here. The race start time is 9am…
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The London to Brighton Veteran Car Run is the longest-running motoring event in the world. The first run was in 1896, and it has taken place most years since its initial revival in 1927. To qualify, the cars must have been built before 1905.
The race is always on the first Sunday in November…
Findon Sheep Fair takes place every year in Findon Village on the second Saturday of the month in September.
Festivities start on Friday evening with a funfair on the green and a Barn Dance in the marquee
Saturday is the fair itself, with…
FREE ADMISSION!
(car parking £4)
There are craft stalls, sheep displays, sheep judging, a funfair, food stalls, and many other displays on the green.
In the evening, you can dance to live music from the popular local band Murdoch’s Crazy Eyes in the marquee (admission by pre-paid ticket)
An annual three day fair began in Findon, back in 1261, with a government charter . The Sheep Fair proper was started by George Holford on Nepcote Green sometime before 1785. A lamb sale was held on 12th July followed by The Great Fair, always held on 14th September. Before that the sheep had been sold by private deals and the first auction sales started in 1896.
From 1925 sheep were driven in large flocks over the downs to Steyning train station for delivery but this stopped when the Steyning line was sadly closed in the 1960’s. Gradually lorries took over and sheep are no longer delivered on foot in the traditional way.
In the 1950’s the date changed to the second Saturday in September and in 1971 the July lamb sale stopped.
Most dramatically the breed of sheep, which used to be almost all Southdown’s, have tended to be replaced with other breeds so that in recent years very few Southdown sheep have been sold and the most popular rams are Suffolk’s.
Travel by car via A283 and A24. It should take about 15 min (7.6 miles)
Steam engines, traction engines, vintage buses and the funfair can all be found at Wiston – a stone’s throw from Steyning.
This annual event takes place just a mile from Rosebud Cottage. It is usually held in early July.
Off the Steyning Road – the A283 which runs from Shoreham to Storrington just north of Steyning. There is no access from Mouse Lane.
Buy your tickets at the gate on the day
The Loxwood Joust takes place at the enchanted Loxwood Meadow in the heart of the West Sussex countryside…This annual event takes place in mid August every year
You can buy tickets at the gate
You’ll find the festival at RH14 0AL on the B2133 road between Loxwood and Wisborough Green, 4 miles from Billingshurst.
Steyning is 10 miles from Brighton & within easy reach of Loxwood.
