Wolverton Manor Garden Fair
Taking place on 31 August & 1 September, the Island's largest Garden Fair offers fun and entertainment for the whole family.
Enjoy a weekend packed full of live shows, demonstrations, re-enactments, children’s activities, magic shows, and more!
What's On
Family fun activities include a Scouts Kids Zone, Vectis Searchers, beautiful vintage amusements, bouncy castles & slides, ‘have a go’ archery, kayaking around the moat, a fun dog show and much more! – All of this running alongside a showground of over 170 amazing Island & mainland nurseries, garden and craft exhibitors showcasing their wares.
Returning will be a variety of displays by IOW Embroiderers, IOW Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers, IOW Coppice group, Vectis Historic Vehicle Club, Vectis Vintage Tractor & Engines.
There will be live chainsaw carving, garden and wildlife conservation experts, vintage fairground amusements and a fair favourite the Passamezzo Elizabethans will be returning to Wolverton this year.
There is a local food market and also a feast of mouth-watering refreshment trucks & stalls including Fat Shaun’s Hogs Roast, Whitby Scampi & Chips, The Proper Burger Co., JB Fisheries, A-maize-ing Sweetcorn, The Coffee Stop, The Vintage Tearoom, Calbourne Classics Ice Cream and many more!
All profits raised will support local charity, and Red Funnel Charity of the Year, the Isle of Wight Foodbank.
Getting There
By car: Wolverton Manor, Shorwell, PO30 3JS
Tickets
Adult: £8.00 per day
Child: Under 14s go FREE
Senior: £8.00 per day
Parking is free of charge and tickets can be purchased on the gate. The fair is dog-friendly, although owners will need to take care when entering the Hare Garden as other live animals will be visiting.
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