We have now set the dates for the 2027 wood fair so make you sure you put them in your diaries and keep an eye out for updates on our Facebook and Instagram as well as on here.
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Don’t miss out, head to the ticket page and get yours now.
Head to the tickets page to get your early bird discounted tickets and to book camping. Tickets will be available at the gate on the day but if you plan on camping this must be booked and paid for in advance, so you might as well buy your wood fair tickets at the same time at the discounted price!
Advance ticket sales are now closed.
HOWEVER TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE GATE ON THE DAY.
Tickets for Friday are half price (£7) as some exhibitors won’t be present and there will be no display by the Dorset Axe Men, Heavy Horses or the Gundogs and there will be no chainsaw race, but don’t worry there will still be lots going on though. Tickets on the gate for Saturday & Sunday are £15 for cash or £16 by card.
NEW for 2027 ~ The UK Loggers UK Championship will be held at West’s Wood Fair
The UKL UK Championship started in 1995 and is an annual competition to determine the UK’s precision chainsaw champion. It usually takes place over 2 days and consists of 5 disciplines.
Read on to see what we had planned for the 2026 wood fair.
Our exhibitors include trade stands selling timber and many other wood-related products, demonstrations of sawmilling, pole lathes, and hurdle making.
Joining us again will be the Hamble and Hound Gundog Club providing gundog displays or talks & meet the dogs twice a day, on the Saturday & Sunday only. They will also be running a dog scurry on Saturday & Sunday, whether your dog is a seasoned pro or has never done it before, they are welcome to have a go. Dogs must be kept on a lead at all times in all other areas of the wood fair.
There will be our chainsaw race in the arena, this year (for the first time) the Saturday will be a womens only race & Sunday will be the usual mens race, there will also be pole climbing demonstrations across all 3 days. Joining us again on Saturday & Sunday will be The Dorset Axemen, who’s displays contain all aspects of speed and accuracy chopping and crosscut sawing with razor sharp axes and saws.
Joining us again are the British Lawnmower Racing Association who will be running lawnmower racing on the Saturday & Sunday.
Weather permitting there will be hot air balloons, from the Surrey & Sussex Balloon Group, taking off from the wood fair both early morning & early evening each day.
Our Kids Corner will be returning featuring den building, mud kitchens, games, face painting, storytime, paint your own totem pole & forest school.
We will have heavy horses pulling our wooden pole-waggon and putting on logging demonstrations and our tractor & trailer ride will of course be available taking you into the depths of the forest.
Plus our newer activities, like crazy croquet and I’m a lumberjack get me out of here are returning.
We’ll be running the Sussex Scrumpy Stakes again on Saturday & Sunday, which is a free entry competition. Participants have to drink a glass of scrumpy, before running down the hill, do some apple bobbing, down a shot, then the winning contestant is the one who finds the golden apple in a trailer full of sawdust, and walks away with a prize of £100.
There will be lots of other activities to take part in, such as axe-throwing and archery, or you could try your hand at the timber identification competition or hammer in the nail challenge, both of which are free to enter. Plus the log roll will be available, which is always popular with the kids.
Our chainsaw carving competition will run over all 3 days, and once again on Sunday the public will be able to vote for the winner, see the chainsaw carving competition page for previous results and the winning pieces. And we’re hoping to hold an auction end of the day Sunday where you’ll have the chance to win some of the carvings.
There will be a wide range of food and drink available. The Woodturner’s Rest (our specially built pub) will once again be opening it’s doors and serving a selection of locally produced real ales. And there will be live music going on throughout the weekend.
A big thank you to everybody who came along to our 2026 wood fair.
If you missed the event, take a look below or in the gallery at some of the videos and photographs taken from 2026 & past Wood Fairs. You can also sign up below the gallery to receive details of the next fair as and when they are available.
We will soon be planning the next Wood Fair, if you are interested in coming along you can leave your name and email and we will send you more details closer to the time.
If you are interested in exhibiting or sponsoring please send your details to:
and we will get back to you. Thanks.
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