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Last updated: 24 November 2005
A few fascinating facts and figures about the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show which is held every year at Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, in Powys. If you've got some more vital show statistics, let us know.
35C was the highest temperature recorded at the Royal Welsh Show in both 1976 and 1996 - Harry Hayfield from Ffos-y-ffin in Ceredigion.The Royal Welsh Agricultural Show was held for the first time in 1904 in Aberystwyth. Like the National Eisteddfod, it would move to a different location in Wales every year. In 1963, the Royal Welsh Show moved to its permanent site at Llanelwedd, Builth Wells. Since 1963, more than 5.5 million people have visited the Royal Welsh.Attendance figures at every Royal Welsh Show since 1989 have topped 200,000. 7,000 animals compete every year at the Royal Welsh every year. 1,000 shops and tradestands set up stall at the Royal Welsh every year.35C was the highest temperature recorded at the Royal Welsh Show in both 1976 and 1996 - Thanks to Harry Hayfield from Ffos-y-ffin in Ceredigion for sending us this statistic. It's estimated that the Show generates around £35 million each year for the economy of rural Wales. The Royal Welsh Agricultural Show celebrated its centenary in 2004.
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