The Redbourn and District Ploughing Match
The Ploughing Match is really the highlight of the agricultural year in communities all over the country. It brings people together all in the name of a bit of light (and not so light in some cases!) sportsmanship.
It is predominantly for ploughmen in the Redbourn district but we do allow entries from further afield. There are a number of classes in both reversible and conventional ploughing and those two main classes are broken up into a number of classes based on the number of furrows that the plough has.
If you havent been to a ploughing match before then the idea is plainly to make as neat a job as possible - not the common misconception that it is to plough the most land in the least time! If it is straight and level in all ways then you cant be far off winning. Trust me there are ALOT that arent straight and level!
Competitiors, if successful and gain enough points, can then go on to the county ploughing match and potentially the UK Finals.See the calendar for a list of allof the ploughing matches in the county
We charge £15 for ploughmen who are from within the district, £30 for ploughmen from outside the district.
It is predominantly for ploughmen in the Redbourn district but we do allow entries from further afield. There are a number of classes in both reversible and conventional ploughing and those two main classes are broken up into a number of classes based on the number of furrows that the plough has.
If you havent been to a ploughing match before then the idea is plainly to make as neat a job as possible - not the common misconception that it is to plough the most land in the least time! If it is straight and level in all ways then you cant be far off winning. Trust me there are ALOT that arent straight and level!
Competitiors, if successful and gain enough points, can then go on to the county ploughing match and potentially the UK Finals.See the calendar for a list of allof the ploughing matches in the county
We charge £15 for ploughmen who are from within the district, £30 for ploughmen from outside the district.