Got back home this morning from 7 days at the show. A shame about the weather, but nothing like as bad as the last time we were at the Hop Farm. All in all a great event. I looked at it as a new one, trying not to compare it with the past, even relocated to another field after over 15 years in America Field. Met up with friends and acquaintances from around the world and had a very enjoyable time. The restaurant in the main marquee served an excellent evening meal (same caterers as at Folkestone). The Gentleman's Marquee is a good feature, we made use of it last year and this year it was good to sit in in there with a drink and chat with friends, a nice touch.
Will not bang on about toilets, you quickly found out the best ones to use and had no issues. The Ghurkhas looking after the permanent toilet and shower block did an excellent job.
A good number of different vehicles appeared this year, no idea on numbers, but definitely a good turn out.
Well done to the organisers as to set up on another new site is quite a challenge for the first year.
Roll on 2018!
cheers Richard