Trading Standards Officers from Westmorland and Furness Council, supported by Cumbria Police and the Anti-Counterfeiting Group, seized over £38,000 worth of unsafe counterfeit goods from the market fields at this year’s Appleby Horse Fair.
Appleby Horse Fair 2025 was one of the busiest in recent years, with the number of caravans and bowtops in attendance up on last year, despite poor weather with heavy downpours and brisk winds.
This week the daily Community Action Groups begin which will give Eden residents the opportunity to raise any emerging issues to do with Appleby Horse Fair.
Defra has drawn up some information for anyone visiting Appleby Horse Fair who might be Importing or taking horses back to Northern Ireland from Great Britain.