Egton Bridge Gooseberry Show
Upholding the 19th-century tradition of finding the heaviest gooseberry has always been of utmost importance at Egton Bridge in North Yorkshire. Some 200 years after its origin, competition entrants at St Hedda's Schoolroom are as enthusiastic as ever.
Gardeners enter their biggest gooseberries into one of four classes: red gooseberries (Lord Derby); yellow ones (Woodpecker); greens (Fascination) and white ones. The prizes are household goods - who knows, maybe even a liquidiser. The heaviest gooseberry is determined by an apothecary scale, measured in drams and grains. Past record winners have weighed in at 33 drams - that's the size of a golf ball.
Related Information
Website: Egton Bridge Gooseberry Show Website
| Contact Details | |
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| Name: | Gooseberry Show Committee |
| Phone: | +44 (0) 1947 895 361 |
| Town Area Information: | St Hedda's Schoolroom |
| Full Name: | |
| Address: | YO21 1UX |
| Directions: | From Middlesborough, head south to Whitby and take a right turn for Egton Bridge. |
| Contact Details | |
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| Name: | Gooseberry Show Committee |
| Phone: | +44 (0) 1947 895 361 |
| Name: | Yorkshire Tourist Board |
| Location: | Yorkshire and Humberside |
| Address: | Welcome to Yorkshire, Dry Sand Foundry, Foundry Square, Holbeck, Leeds, LS11 5DL, UK |
| Phone: | +44 (0) 113 322 3500 |
| Name: | The National Trust |
| Location: | United Kingdom |
| Email: | enquiries@ntrust.org.uk |
| Phone: | +44 (0) 20 8315 1111 |
| Fax: | +44 (0) 20 8466 6824 |
| Name: | Visit Britain |
| Location: | United Kingdom |
| Address: | 1 Palace Street, London, SW1E 5HE |
| Phone: | +44 (0) 20 7578 1000 |
Event details can change. Please check with the organisers that the event is happening before making travel arrangements.
