Arts & Culture
Shear excitement as Adam Henson launches BBC Countryfile LIVE 2017

BBC Countryfile Live presenter Adam Henson and pupils from Woodstock Primary School launch this year’s BBC Countryfile Live at Blenheim Palace with some new-born helpers.

Adam Henson and Countryfile Live are inviting fans to follow the six lambs via social media @Countryfilelive #cfllivelambs #askcharles. The lambs are amongst the first born at Blenheim Palace this year, and will be on show at the Passion for British Livestock area at this year’s event.

Fans will be able to keep up with the ‘Countryfile Live Lambs’ via social media, with regular access to video and photo updates, alongside online question and answer sessions with Charles the Blenheim Shepherd on the Countryfile Live Facebook page facebook.com/bbccountryfilelive.

The event follows on from the success of the inaugural Countryfile Live, which saw 125,000 people flock to the 100 acre site in Oxfordshire in 2016. The 2017 event hopes to secure Countryfile Live’s reputation as the summer’s most action-packed countryside day out. 

Adam Henson commented: “I’m so excited to be back for a second helping of Countryfile Live, especially after the success of last year’s event. I can’t wait to see the thousands of people flock through the gates to celebrate everything that there is to cherish about the great British countryside!” 

The event is set to be a hit with the whole family (including the dog!), with a host of exciting new attractions for 2017. Countryfile Live is set to be four days of live arena shows, hands-on activities, animal displays, debates, food, drink and shopping from over 500 independent retailers and lifestyle brands. 

The show brings together everything there is to cherish about the British countryside, including:

·         A Passion for British Livestock Area

·         Adam’s Farm

·         Central Ring

·         Farming in Action Area

·         National Trust Theatre

·         The Big Barn

·         The Village Green

·         The Craven Arms

The event is sponsored by investment management firm Quilter Cheviot and is being staged in association with the National Trust.

Visitors should book early to ensure they secure their place in the main Countryfile Theatre, where seats are strictly limited and allocated on first come first served basis. Visitors will be joined by the Countryfile presenters for a spectacular family feel good show, giving them unprecedented access to behind the Countryfile scenes. There’ll be plenty of surprises along the way; from acrobats to animal antics.

Full show information and tickets are available now from www.countryfilelive.com

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