\n The annual gathering, held in and around the town of Appleby from June 4 to 10 this year, is celebrating its 250th year where it attracts thousands of visitors travelling through parts of County Durham, and elsewhere, on their way to the fair.\n<\/p>\n
\n First held in the 18th century, Appleby Horse Fair has grown from a meeting for sheep and cattle drovers and horse dealers into a major Gypsy and Traveller fair that is unique in Europe.\n<\/p>\n
\n Today, it draws around 10,000 Gypsies and Travellers and more than 30,000 other visitors, who come to see horses washed in the River Eden.\n<\/p>\n
\n People in horse drawn carriages during the Appleby Horse Fair, the annual gathering of the travelling community in Appleby, Cumbria. Picture date: Thursday June 4, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Owen Humphreys\/PA Wire. (Image: Owen Humphreys\/PA Wire)\n<\/p>\n
\n The fair is famous for its brightly decorated bowtop caravans, traditional wagons and modern vehicles, as well as its rows of stalls selling harnesses, hardware, clothing and china.\n<\/p>\n
\n It also gives communities the chance to meet up, celebrate their culture and conduct business, with horse dealing, riding, storytelling, music and dance all forming part of the week-long event.\n<\/p>\n
\n People in horse drawn carriages during the Appleby Horse Fair, the annual gathering of the travelling community in Appleby, Cumbria. Picture date: Thursday June 4, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Owen Humphreys\/PA Wire. (Image: Owen Humphreys\/PA Wire)\n<\/p>\n
\n This year, as travellers make their way through County Durham, the council has set up eight temporary stopover areas (TSOAs) to offer safe places to rest.\n<\/p>\n
\n People attending the Appleby Horse Fair, the annual gathering of the travelling community in Appleby, Cumbria. Picture date: Thursday June 4, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Owen Humphreys\/PA Wire. (Image: Owen Humphreys\/PA Wire)\n<\/p>\n
\n Councillor Dawn Bellingham, the council\u2019s cabinet member for communities and civic resilience, said: “These TSOAs are provided every year, and we would encourage people attending Appleby Horse Fair to use them, as they provide a safe and convenient place to stop.\n<\/p>\n
\n People in horse drawn carriages pass a police ANPR van during the Appleby Horse Fair, the annual gathering of the travelling community in Appleby, Cumbria. Picture date: Thursday June 4, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Owen Humphreys\/PA Wire. (Image: Owen Humphreys\/PA Wire)\n<\/p>\n
\n “We work closely with our partners to ensure that these areas bring benefit to both users and residents living along the routes.”\n<\/p>\n
\n There are eight TSOAs in place until June 25.\n<\/p>\n
\n The locations are:\n<\/p>\n
Westerton Lay by, DL14 8AL<\/p>\n
Gurney Valley, DL14 8RP<\/p>\n
Broomielaw Picnic Area, DL12 8TT<\/p>\n
Guide Post Corner, Bowes, DL12 9HU<\/p>\n
Land at Stainton Bank, DL12 8RQ<\/p>\n
Shaw Bank Field, DL12 8TD<\/p>\n
Wackerfield Lay by, DL2 3AP<\/p>\n
Winston Corner, DL2 3RW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The annual gathering, held in and around the town of Appleby from June 4 to 10 this year,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":622201,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[59,57,58,50,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-622200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-news","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=622200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622200\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/622201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=622200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=622200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=622200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}