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Gordon Castle
Gordon Castle Highland Games and Country Fair - Sunday 15th May 2022
After a two year pause due to the pandemic, the much-loved Gordon Castle Highland Games and Country Fair - brought back to life in 2011 by the current owners - returns to Fochabers, Moray on Sunday 15th May 2022 (10.00 to 17.00), with an eclectic mix of entertainment for all the family.
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Completed as one of Scotland’s largest houses in the 1770s by the Duke of Gordon, Gordon Castle is the spiritual home of the House of Gordon, one of Scotland’s oldest families. The estate nestles in the Spey valley, in the heart of whisky country, with a stretch of the Spey River running through the estate, which boasts some of the best salmon fishing in the world. By the early twentieth century the Gordon Castle Highland Games had become a hugely popular event. Thanks to the patronage and great enthusiasm of the then Duke and Duchess of Richmond and Gordon the Games became renowned throughout Scotland. By the late 1920s the Gordon Castle Highland Games had become synonymous with world record
breaking escapades in the heavy events and was an unmissable fixture in the Highland Games calendar.
The Games was halted during the Great War as the castle was used as an auxiliary hospital to care for injured soldiers. In 1938, the Estate was sold back to the Crown following two successive deaths and then fell into disrepair before being ‘rescued’ by Lieutenant General Sir George Gordon Lennox (grandson of the 7th Duke of Richmond and Gordon) after World War Two. He was forced to knock down much of the original house due to dry and wet rot, but he and his wife began the loving restoration, which Angus Gordon Lennox (Grandson of Sir George) and his wife Zara, continue today.
Held in the historic grounds of Gordon Castle, the games brings together traditional Scottish entertainment and country sports performances, offering something for all the family. The games arena will once again play host to the Scottish 28lb Weight for Distance Championships as well as the ever-popular caber toss, massed pipe band parade and tug o’ war.
The Country Sports Arena will welcome back Mordor Gun Dogs, Drakes of Hazzard and the much-loved Gordon Setter gathering. In between the packed schedule of both arenas visitors will enjoy massed pipe band displays, stilt walkers, wood turning, lazer clay, army demonstrations and falconry display.
There’s also plenty to keep the little ones entertained with lots of new attractions for 2022 in the children’s play zone – bouncy castles, face painting, sand art, races and much more!
New for 2022, Tower Hall events space has been transformed into a shopping boutique showcasing over 40 small businesses. In addition to this we will be welcoming a wide variety of traders throughout the grounds. With an audience of avid foodies, the Games will be welcoming many food businesses that will be sure to have something to tempt you.
GORDON CASTLE
HIGHLAND GAMES & COUNTRY FAIR FOCHABERS
SUNDAY 15TH MAY 2022 GATES OPEN 10AM UNTIL 5PM
A GREAT DAY OUT FOR ALL THE FAMILY
BOOK TICKETS ONLINE WWW.GORDONCASTLE.CO.UK
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