Officers stopped the vehicle near the Cumbrian market town around 1am on Friday as it travelled towards the fair's trade fields.

APPLEBY Horse Fair descended into chaos on the opening day after cops seized dozens of realistic-looking air guns and travellers were warned to stay out of a swollen river amid safety fears. The ...

THE roads of a quiet village have been blocked by caravans as thousands of travellers swarm the area for the first day of ...

Fears of overcrowding and crime have once again forced shops and restaurants to close for the six day event which attracts around 10,000 travellers.

The RSPCA hunts for the owner of the horse found dead on a grass verge near the village of Brampton.

The event brings in thousands of visitors every June ...

Billed as the largest traditional Gypsy and Traveller fair in Europe, Appleby Horse Fair is held each year in early June on Fair Hill, where the old Roman road crosses Long Marton Road.

Locals say the week-long show has become increasingly unsettled in recent years, with some branding it a "wild west" ...

Appleby Horse Fair has once again drawn thousands of visitors to the Eden Valley, as one of Europe’s largest traditional ...

Pictures from the first day of Appleby Horse Fair 2026 show crowds of people and horses arriving in Cumbria for one of the biggest events in the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller calendar.

Appleby Horse Fair has once again drawn thousands of visitors to the Eden Valley, as one of Europe’s largest traditional gatherings of gypsy ...