Widecombe Fair is famous not just in Devon, but across the world. It all started more than 150 years ago, with a cattle show, a sheep sale and an old folk song - telling the story of Uncle Tom Cobbley ...

You are in: Devon > History > Local history > Widecombe Fair: a history Uncle Tom Cobley at Widecombe Fair Widecombe Fair is famous not just in Devon, but across the world. It all started more than ...

Widecombe, Dartmoor: Judges inspect the sheep entries, dominated by the hardy greyface and whiteface Dartmoors with tightly curled weatherproof fleeces Belted Galloway cattle graze among the sunlit ...

The second Tuesday in September sees one of Devon's more unusual sporting traditions take place. Widecombe Fair is host to the annual Uncle Tom Cobley Downhill Race, a fastest-first scramble set in ...

The annual Widecombe Fair event was back today in the picturesque Dartmoor village of Widecombe-in-the-Moor. Locals and tourists alike turned up to celebrate traditional rural life, enjoying the food ...

A quest to discover the true origin of one of the most quintessentially English folk songs has taken a surprise twist. The exploits of “Uncle Tom Cobley and all” – immortalised in Widecombe Fair – has ...

Thousands of people will be pouring into a Dartmoor on Tuesday, September 11 to experience all things country. First held in the 1850s, the event brings thousands of visitors and attracts interest ...

It all started more than 150 years ago, with a cattle show, a sheep sale and an old folk song - telling the story of Uncle Tom Cobley and all- and Widecombe Fair is still going strong. If it's the ...

The annual fair at Widecombe-in-the-Moor is so famous there's even a folk song about it. The song 'Widecombe Fair' features a whole host of characters - Bill Brewer, Jan Stewer, Peter Gurney, Peter ...