Lambeth Country Fair

Sunday, 17 August 2014

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I am now back from jaunting around the French Riviera, I have a ton of posts and a few videos to post, just to cling to the sun and sense of freedom a tad longer - but before we get into sun, sea and sand I wanted to show you the Lambeth Country Fair.

The Lambeth Country Fair is one of my favourite events that South London has to offer. I mean, it's hard not to get excited by a day that is based around cider, tasty food and reggae music. The day actually got off to a sunny start, that was until the England decided to be the ultimate cliche and rain / thunderstorm / apocalypse... but you will see that for yourself later. So, it started sunny and I went with it - watermelon skirt, sandals and wearing ALL of the colours.

The fair itself is just lovely, even the trees decided to dress up for the occasion. Fuelling up on tasty food before the cider consumption and dancing begins is always the number one priority. I had discovered 'Anna Mae's Mac 'n' Cheese' at the fair last year and I had been craving the cheesy goodness ever since. I went for the 'Kanye Western' because cheese, bacon and hotdogs is a pretty mouthwatering, heart stopping combination.
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Skirt & Sandals - Primark, Jumper & Necklace - Topshop, Satchel - Urban Outfitters
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We wandered around, taking in the atmosphere before settling on a stage to dance, drink and be merry. That lasted around an hour before the skies began to cry, we then spent a good hour stood under a tree (wet) with umbrellas hoping that the sun would show itself again. The fair was over but our spirits were still high, we danced through the mud all the way to a reggae bar. Everyone was full of mud and wet but that actually added to a pretty great atmosphere.

All round great day.

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Lambeth Country Show

Sunday, 8 September 2013

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Lambeth Country Show.

It has been a busy few months - I have a new job and I have moved to London full time, more on that later. BUT this also means I have a mammoth back log of summer pictures, which are going to start going sour as Autumn sneaks up.

So here we go, first up - Lambeth Country Show.

For the 39th year, Brockwell Park opens up its gate yearly to host the show and to make my first visit pretty ace. There is everything from gourmet food trucks, flowery creations, craft tents, live sheep shearing, vegetable competitions and all topped off by a bit of reggae music in the sun.

As a cider enthusiast, I was rather excited to see some homemade brew going around - and at £9 per gallon... who can argue. We spent most of the day sat on the grass, dog spotting, bobbing along to reggae and drinking cider. As summer days go, this one was pretty awesome.

Even when the Lambeth Country Show packs up and leaves town for the year, Brockwell still stands in all its prettiness, offering weekly food markets, parks and Brockwell Lido. Turns out South London is the one.
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Bag - Vintage, Dress - H&M, Top - Topshop, Brogues - Clarkes
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It doesn't get any better than mac & cheese, washed down by homemade cider.
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I like this guy and I love the decision to wear a Top hat minus a shirt
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