2nd August
I enjoyed this big military vehicle show held on the Market Harborough Showground last year so made a repeat visit in 2025. For convenience I stayed at the nearby Premier Inn and convenience is the only good thing about it. They have a big pub/restaurant attached but you’re not welcome there at half past five on a a Friday evening if you’re on your own. Their loss was the St. Mary’s chippy’s gain. And a very nice chippy tea it was too.
Next morning I drove to the showground, waved my QR code to get in, and got on the outside of a breakfast roll. Then had a wander amongst the static exhibits and stalls until the action started in the main arena.
The advantage of Operation Market Harborough is that compared to many shows it has an absolutely huge arena area which means there’s space to really drive tanks properly rather than plodding round in first gear. Also big holes and steep humps can be dug out and piled up. This is good for the tanks, good for the spectators and frankly a lot of fun for the owners and drivers.
This video gives a flavour of the action
I had a great day, as you can see the weather gradually improved from “are we going to get wet?” (No) to “Ouch, sunburn” and I stayed until after five o’clock before heading into Market Harborough to get food before heading back to the hotel rather tired.
Many photos were taken, they're in this Flickr Album
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