Grasmere Sports & Show, Lake District, Summer
Back for the first time in 2 years.
Back for the first time in 2 years.
Time for something rather different from me.
If you’re a long-time follower of my blog or work (hello, and thank you!) you’ll know I’m mostly about the landscapes, nature, architecture, and travel.
This weekend, however, we were given the opportunity to attend the Grasmere Sports & Show event. Lisabet’s work place sponsored the event and had free tickets going, which we gladly took. We also met up with me Dad there and made a day of it.
The Annual Grasmere Lakeland Sports event has been a regular annual affair since 1868, unbroken save for the two World Wars and, more recently, the COVID-19 global pandemic.
It hosts traditional Cumberland Wrestling, for a variety of age brackets, fell running, hound trailing, and loads more. A true celebration of traditional Lake District sports.
In addition, there are dog shows—for pros and amateurs alike—bands, a beer tent, and loads of stalls hosting street food, artisans, and charitable organisations.
It was a beautiful summer’s day, and everyone seemed happy to be back at one of the Lake District’s most eagerly anticipated calendar events.
All photos were shot on my Fujifilm X-T2 using my Vivitar “Series 1” 28–105mm f2.8–3.8 zoom lens. RAW files converted in Capture One for iPad then developed in RNI Films.
Grasmere Sports & Show, Lake District, Summer by Ian Cylkowski is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0