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Bridgwater Fair and West Street Market

September 24 @ 11:00 am - September 27 @ 11:00 pm

Every year Bridgwater hosts a historic outdoor travelling funfair and market near the centre of Bridgwater, Somerset.

The funfair on St Matthews Field, TA6 7HD is organised by the Showman’s Guild with Bridgwater Town Council organising the market elements of the event.

Bridgwater Fair attracts crowds from far a field and is recognised as the largest fair in the South West with roughly 40,000 visitors each year.

This annual event, which dates back to the Charter of King John, is now almost 800 years old, the last 600 years of which have been spent on St Matthews Field.