THE hustle and bustle of a Georgian country fair will be recreated for the first time at an open air museum this weekend.
The event will be held at Pockerley Manor, at Beamish Museum, near Stanley, County Durham, today and tomorrow.
On both days a Northumbrian piper will lead out the Squire of Pockerley, played by Malcolm Midwood, who will declare the proceedings open.
Craftsmen, trinket sellers and entertainers will be gathered for the event, which will feature authentic tents from the early 1800s, housing a corn dolly maker, a basket maker and wooden bowl maker.
A costumed fire eater will entertain the crowds and a piper will play music popular in the Georgian era.
Strolling through the fair will be peddlers, with wares including gilded gingerbread, lavender and ribbons.
Queenie, the Beamish pack pony, will also be on hand to transport goods to and from the fair.
Adding to the atmosphere, there will be demonstrations of military drills, musket firing and military life in the early 1800s by Durham Light Infantry Society and Display Team and Hartlepool Marine Society.
The fair, which is sponsored by Northumbrian Water, will be open from 10am to 5pm on both days.
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