Chulmleigh Old Fair

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Chulmleigh Old Fair The History of Chulmleigh Old Fair Chulmleigh Old Fair has taken place every year since King Henry III granted a Royal Charter to the Town in 1253.

Even during the darkest days of two world wars, Chulmleigh managed to maintain this historic event. The fair always starts at 6.30pm, on the Tuesday evening following the 22nd July. The opening of the fair is followed by the ancient money scramble, although the coins are no longer heated until red hot! A large white glove symbolising, the King’s gauntlet, is paraded through the town by the Chief Herald, before being displayed from the Town Hall throughout the Fair which ends at midnight Saturday.

28/10/2026

We had a Committee meeting after the AGM last night and it was decided the Theme for 2027 for the Fancy Dress, Business Windows and Scarecrows will be Science Fiction. Looking forward to seeing what great ideas you all come up with. It is such a broad range so we think you will all have fun. 9 months to think especially in the cold winter a project to start on😃

03/10/2026

Harvest Festival at Chulmleigh College

Our annual Harvest Festival service is a wonderful tradition at Chulmleigh College, and this year we would love to celebrate the farming heritage of our local community as part of the service.

We are looking for photographs of harvest time on local farms over the years to include in our Order of Service. We would particularly love to see a mixture of old and new - from wonderful black-and-white photographs of harvests from decades ago to more recent images showing how things look today.

Do you have an old family photograph tucked away in an album? Perhaps a picture of a parent, grandparent or great-grandparent bringing in the harvest, or a more recent photo from your farm?

We would be delighted to see them and, with your permission, share them as part of our Harvest Festival celebration.

If you have a photograph you would like to contribute, please send it to [email protected] or get in touch with the College.

We are very proud of the strong farming community around Chulmleigh, and it would be lovely to bring some of those memories together to celebrate at Harvest Festival.

After the service ❤️
13/08/2026

After the service ❤️

05/08/2026

Here are your dates for Chulmleigh Old Fair 2027 so you can book the week off! 😁
Tuesday July 27th to Saturday 31st July 2027

What a great turnout for the Fancy Dress Parade. Thank you to all who participated and to Miriam For organising ❤️
05/08/2026

What a great turnout for the Fancy Dress Parade. Thank you to all who participated and to Miriam For organising ❤️

What a fair, thank you all for supporting us, more photos to come.
05/08/2026

What a fair, thank you all for supporting us, more photos to come.

Inside and outside at the Country Market
29/07/2026

Inside and outside at the Country Market

29/07/2026

Thank you so much for Crediton Samba Band who stepped in at the last minute, you were great 👏👏👏👏

Address

Chulmleigh Town Hall Fore Street
Chulmleigh
EX187BR

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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