The Great Easter Show 2025
The Hawarden Estate Great Easter show is back!
Join us for fun and festivities at Hawarden Estate Farm Shop on Saturday 19th April 2025 from 11am - 6pm.
Historically, Hawarden Estate hosted a fête yearly to celebrate the local community. We’ve decided it’s about time to bring it back. Join us for immense and unequaled attractions, fairground rides, vintage games, market stalls, great food and drink and the return of the annual Hawarden Estate dog show.
Ticket Info
Tickets are £18 per adult and £15 per child. Under 5s are free.
You will not be sent a physical ticket, your confirmation email will act as this. Please have it ready to show when you arrive. Please note we do not offer refunds for tickets once purchased.
What’s On
There will be so much to do here during The Great Easter Show including:
Fairground rides on the helter skelter, carousel and new for 2025, the big wheel.
Performances and dog training with The Canine Circus.
A book signing with chef and author, Xanthe M Ross.
Circus skills workshops with Circus Sensible.
Music from The Tramps.
Cheer performances with the University of Chester’s cheer squad.
Explorer Club craft sessions.
Explore the Egg-splorer Trail.
Games including our biggest ever egg and spoon race
Maker’s market.
Included in the ticket price:
Unlimited fairground rides
Entertainment and live music
Entry to the dog show
Not included in the ticket price:
Face painting: £5 per person
Make a Flower Crown £10 per person
Food and drink
Parking
Parking Info
*Parking spaces have now sold out*
We are now at max capacity for parking for the event and only customers that pre-booked parking tickets will have access to the car park.
If you have purchased parking in addition to your ticket:
Please head to Hawarden Estate Farm Shop to park. You will be guided to a spot by our friendly stewards.
If you have not purchased parking and are arriving on foot:
Anyone arriving by foot please enter the estate via the park entrance opposite The Glynne Arms. The route will take you past Hawarden Old Castle.
Please note this area may be muddy so take care when walking through and wear suitable footwear.
Parking Proceeds
All of our parking is being stewarded by The Scouts and all of the money taken for parking will be donated to them.
The Dog Show
If you would like to take part in our popular annual dog show, please register upon arrival on the day.
Registration opens when the event opens and will remain open until 30 minutes before the dog show begins. There are limited spaces available for each category so please be sure to sign up early to ensure you get a place in your chosen category. We will be taking donations on the day for North Clwyd Animal Rescue.
Categories
Gorgeous Golden Oldie
Owner who looks like their dog
Best Junior Handler (Under 12 years)
Precious pup (under 12 months)
Most fabulous fella
Loveliest lady
Best rescue dog
Best trick
Waggiest tail
Best in show (judges favourite)
Rosette and prizes for the winners!
Food and Drink
There will be lots of food and drink available to buy during the day from our in house bakery and various food stalls.
Please note only food and drink purchased on-site can be consumed here.
Other Important Info
We have multiple toilets available on site, not just the usual customer toilets in the Farm Shop. There will be directional signage to indicate where these are. If you need help locating toilets please ask a member of staff.
We politely ask that all children are supervised by an adult at all times.
It’s going to be a fantastic day and we can’t wait to see you all!