Nestled in the heart of the West Country, the Bath & West Showground is a unique, versatile venue with a variety of inspiring indoor and outdoor spaces.
Across a spectacular site of 240 acres the Showground features six sizeable indoor venues, numerous meeting, conference & exhibition spaces, a permanent road infrastructure, site-wide catering & bathroom facilities and extensive car parking.
Whether accommodating 10 people or 100,000 the extremely adaptable environment, with its range of facilities and resources, can be tailored to suit any event.
The Showground Team will be on hand every step of the way and are dedicated to the success of your event whatever its shape or size.
The Royal Bath & West of England Society
Established on 8 September 1777 by an assembly of philanthropists, philosophers and agriculturalists in Bath; the Royal Bath & West of England Society seeks to encourage and improve agriculture, manufactures, commerce and rural arts in the West of England.
From its home at the Bath & West Showground in the heart of Somerset the Society realises these charitable objectives through an array of activities, projects and events; the most famous of which is the Royal Bath & West Show. The Society’s other events include The Dairy Show, Grassland UK and the Field to Food Learning Day.
As an agricultural charity the Society has a remit to offer awards, grants and scholarships for the promotion of agriculture and rural arts. This remit manifests through programmes such as The Prince of Wales Award, Environmental Youth Awards, Art Scholarship and Long Service Awards.
To learn more about the Society, its activities and how you can support and shape its future visit our website: www.bathandwest.com
Events
Since its construction in 1965 the Bath & West Showground has played host to a wide range of events; from meetings, conferences and private parties to exhibitions, world class sports and record-breaking music festivals.
Purchased by the Royal Bath & West of England Society as a permanent home for the, until then, travelling Royal
Bath & West Show, the Showground quickly established itself as a key player in the region and an essential part of the local community; offering inside and outside spaces suitable for local, private use and much larger scale events of national and international renown.
Today the Showground is a vibrant, versatile destination offering a variety of inspiring indoor and outdoor spaces. The venue’s adaptable nature with its combination of various sized rooms, halls, pavilions and superb external
areas, means that both the simplest and most demanding of events can be serviced with ease.
Facilities
- Onsite restaurant and catering options
- Sitewide WiFi and 4G connectivity
- 5 mile hard surfaced internal road network connecting the whole site
- Extensive car parking
- Accessible toilet and bathroom amenities across the site
- Utility services available to all corners of the Showground
- Suitable for camping and caravans
- A number of on-site accommodation options; from bunk rooms to luxury lodges
- Daily postal collection from on-site post box
- Purpose built First Aid centre