Chatsworth 2025

[Terry Ermann 1,003]

Beneath the old bones of the Derbyshire hills, I wandered once more to that great gathering — the Chatsworth Country Fair.

Since its inception in the early eighties, when lurchers first stood proud among falcons, sheepdogs, and the whisper-quick ferret, the fair has flown the true colours of country sport.

A meeting of kindred spirits — where the moochers gather. The ferret men, the lampers, the dogmen — considered by some as ne’er-do-wells. Where every scar tells a tale, and every hound’s eye still holds the old fire.

Lurchers ran. Ferrets danced. And those who know, watched.

 

 

[TOMO 28,855]

Mrs was on about going...but 30 plus quid a ticket....f**k that...and last time I went...about 10 year ago...all the stalls were like any market....selling tools and DIY shit...

[Bangersanmash 5,340]

48 minutes ago, TOMO said:

Mrs was on about going...but 30 plus quid a ticket....f**k that...and last time I went...about 10 year ago...all the stalls were like any market....selling tools and DIY shit...

30 quid f**k me it only used to be Sumat like a tenner lol 

[TOMO 28,855]

38 minutes ago, Bangersanmash said:

30 quid f**k me it only used to be Sumat like a tenner lol 

Not for me ...it was free...lol...go in Beeley entrance....then walk up the side of the gardens...and over the wall....you get a free look round the gardens an all if you like that kind of thing...Mrs did it once with me when we're first going out...but she's to honest ...and would get all panicking so she never did it again...

[Bangersanmash 5,340]

31 minutes ago, TOMO said:

Not for me ...it was free...lol...go in Beeley entrance....then walk up the side of the gardens...and over the wall....you get a free look round the gardens an all if you like that kind of thing...Mrs did it once with me when we're first going out...but she's to honest ...and would get all panicking so she never did it again...

Al meet you over near garden love. You go pay Al jump over wall lol

[Black neck 17,401]

58 minutes ago, TOMO said:

Not for me ...it was free...lol...go in Beeley entrance....then walk up the side of the gardens...and over the wall....you get a free look round the gardens an all if you like that kind of thing...Mrs did it once with me when we're first going out...but she's to honest ...and would get all panicking so she never did it again...

It was people like you that ruined it for everyone else

[fred90 3,369]

10 hours ago, TOMO said:

Not for me ...it was free...lol...go in Beeley entrance....then walk up the side of the gardens...and over the wall....you get a free look round the gardens an all if you like that kind of thing...Mrs did it once with me when we're first going out...but she's to honest ...and would get all panicking so she never did it again...

no wonder us Derbyshire lads get a bad press , I haven't been since the 80s and what's left of local lads don't seem to bother. 

[Black neck 17,401]

37 minutes ago, fred90 said:

no wonder us Derbyshire lads get a bad press , I haven't been since the 80s and what's left of local lads don't seem to bother. 

We were like brothers 

[fred90 3,369]

3 hours ago, Black neck said:

We were like brothers 

you can't stop telling lies, we weren't. 

[Terry Ermann 1,003]

16 hours ago, TOMO said:

Mrs was on about going...but 30 plus quid a ticket....f**k that...and last time I went...about 10 year ago...all the stalls were like any market....selling tools and DIY shit...

I think it was £35 something like that, whatever I don’t care. Didn’t even notice it missing from my fat bank account after all the rabbits I’ve been selling to the butchers recently.

[Black neck 17,401]

2 hours ago, fred90 said:

you can't stop telling lies, we weren't. 

Sorry mate