South Suffolk Show 2024 set to return to Ampton point-to-point racecourse near Bury St Edmunds

A fun-filled show celebrating all things agriculture is set to return with horse performances, rural displays and a Battle of Britain Memorial Flypast.

The South Suffolk Show 2024 will be held at Ampton point-to-point racecourse near Bury St Edmunds on Sunday, May 12 for its 135th anniversary.

The event regularly attracts around 10,000 visitors to see the show’s Shetland Pony Racing, horse and livestock classes, new and old farm machinery, traditional fairground rides and tempting treats in the Food Hall.

Show President RAF Honington Station Commander Max Hayward will bring a military touch to the event with a Battle of Britain Memorial Flypast and the Royal Air Force Falcons Parachute Display Team.

Weather permitting, these attractions promise to be a spectacle in an effort to bring rural and military communities together.

Other highlights include a fun dog show by Pooch’s Yard of Thetford, an Art and Craft Marquee and the return of the Sheep Show with dancing sheep to entertain children.

The event is organised by The South Suffolk Agricultural Association Ltd and chairman Jim Mann said the team have made improvements since last year’s show.

He said: “Our show committee have worked very hard over the last 12 months, focusing on both restructuring the equine area to provide higher quality and more spectator friendly rings, on a multi-faceted plan to improve the efficiency of traffic flow into the show ground in order to enhance our visitors’ overall experience.”

Tickets will be available on the gate with adult tickets at £18, concessions at £12, children (up to sixteen) at £10 and children under five go free.

For more information, visit www.southsuffolkshow.co.uk.

The gates will open at 8.30am and car parking is free.