Showground facilities - Winter Fair - Royal Welsh

The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society has played a leading role in the development of agriculture and the rural economy in Wales for over a century, since its formation in 1904.

Today our work includes providing support for business, social welfare and education in rural communities, and the organisation and staging of our ever-popular society events; the Royal Welsh Show and the Winter Fair.

ROYAL WELSH WINTER FAIR

Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys. LD2 3SY

We look forward to seeing you at the next Winter Fair from 30th November – 1st December 2026.

SHOWGROUND

The 150 acre Royal Welsh Showground is open all year round. We host an array of exciting events set against the spectacular views of the Welsh countryside.

The Showground boasts many different venues catering for a variety of occasions such as weddings, business meetings, conferences, concerts, exhibitions and much more.

Parking

Free parking is provided on the lower Showground, North 3, Horse Hill and Station Yard (overflow car park).

Accessible car parking is limited and eligible to Blue Badge Holders only.

Toilets

Toilets are situated as follows: 

  • Montgomery Pavilion,
  • South Glamorgan Exhibition Hall,
  • Main Toilet Block – Livestock Area (Adjacent to Neuadd Henllan),
  • Block to rear of Royal Welsh Exhibition Centre,
  • Livestock Entrance Toilet Block (Adjacent to the NSA),
  • Toilet block to the rear of HSBC,
  • Hafod a Hendre,
  • Horse Hill Toilets,
  • Entrance A Toilets,
  • Avenue J/H (Horse Section),
  • Avenue C/D (near Machinery Entrance),
  • Clwyd Glamorgan Hall,
  • International Pavilion,
  • Members Centre
  • Underpass Toilet Block.

Accessibility facilities are available in the Montgomery Pavilion, South Glamorgan Hall and the Clwyd Glamorgan Hall.

Baby Changing Facilities

Baby changing facilities are provided in the toilet blocks adjacent to the Goat Ring, Toilet block adjacent to Neuadd Henllan, Main Ring Underpass, International Pavilion (upstairs), Montgomery Pavilion, Members Centre and in the South Glamorgan Exhibition Hall.

Baby Feeding & Changing Map Ref 24

A dedicated area is provided by the Society in the Sponsors Pavilion Unit under the Grandstand which will be open as follows, operated by Society Stewards:

Monday: 10.00 am – 7.00 pm
Tuesday: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm

Lost children

To report a lost child or adult please contact the RWAS Headquarters on Tel: 01982 553683.

A lost child, if found by members of the public, should be escorted to the Baby Feeding & Changing Facilities area situated under the grandstand, see map reference 24.

The Society insists that two persons escort the lost child.  There are specific procedures in place for the return of found children to parents/carers.  You should not hand back a child to a person purporting to be the parent/carer without following these procedures.

Cash points

Map Ref 17 – A cash point facility operated by Cash for Events will be situated next to the Montgomery Pavilion.

Emergencies

In the event of an emergency, please call 999. For non-emergencies, the police can be contacted on: 101) or the RWAS Headquarters is next to the Montgomery Pavilion (Telephone: 01982 553683).

We take the safety of our visitors at our events seriously and we will have measures in place for your protection, including CCTV cameras at various points on site, bag searches, emergency procedures and protocols in place.

If you have any concerns or see something suspicious, please do not hesitate to contact us. In the unlikely event of a knife or gun attack, please remember ‘RUN, HIDE and TELL’. When you have found a safe place to hide, place your mobile phone on silent and programme it not to vibrate.

First Aid

The First Aid Centre is situated in the Sheep Ring Control Tower.  There will be continuous cover from 10.00 am Sunday morning to 6.00 pm Tuesday evening.

Dogs

With the exception of registered assistance dogs (recognised ID cards for assistance dogs will be required to gain access) and exhibitors entered in the Hound Show, no dogs will be permitted within the Showground perimeter fence.

Certified assistance dogs permitted only with access to the Food Hall & catering areas. However, no dogs will be permitted to any building housing livestock, horses or birds. Any dogs left in a vehicle to be reported to Show Control.

Lost Property

The Society accepts no responsibility for articles lost or stolen at the event.  If you have lost any items, please report them via the following website: www.reportmyloss.com/uk/

Wi-Fi

There will be free public WiFi hotspots around the main cattle ring (Hall 1), Hafod a Hendre, Food Hall and the Gwledd | Feast (Meirion Shearing Centre).

Photography and filming

Please be aware that photographs and film will be taken throughout the showground for broadcast, publicity and marketing purposes.

Trophy Room

The RWAS Trophy Room, located in the Clwyd Glamorgan Hall, will be open from 10.00 am – 4.00 pm each day.  The room houses 125 of the Society trophies.

Chaplaincy

The Chaplaincy team are available from 8.30 am to 5.00 pm offering pastoral care for everyone – those with faith and those with none.  We offer help and advice for staff, visitors, exhibitors and vulnerable adults.

In case of an emergency, the contact number is: 07706 094822.  The Chaplaincy Centre is situated in the room off the foyer in the Clwyd Glamorgan Hall.  The Christian Centre for Rural Wales (CCRW) is situated upstairs in the Clwyd Glamorgan Hall.

Smoking

Smoking is not allowed in any enclosed or partially enclosed public area.

Alcohol

Visitors are not permitted to drink alcohol whilst walking around the showground and within the public, unlicensed areas.