Wolverton Manor Garden Fair
Taking place on 5 - 6 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!
Getting There
By car: Wolverton Manor, Shorwell, PO30 3JS
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