A RECORD-BREAKING 190,000 visitors flocked to last week’s 177th Royal Highland Show - the UK’s biggest celebration of farming, food and rural life.
The event, held annually on a large site next to Edinburgh Airport, contributes an estimated £50 million to the Scottish economy. Over £8 million is estimated to have been spent on shopping at the event, which features machinery, gardening equipment, clothing, food, art, crafts and homewares.
With agriculture at its core, this year’s four-day show saw the highest entries of sheep for over a decade (2,000) alongside 1,100 cattle and a record breaking 408 heavy horse entries. The event’s food showcase, Scotland’s Larder Live, featured 120 of the finest food and drink exhibitors from across Scotland and the UK.