Show dates: Thursday 21st to Saturday 23rd October 2027 at Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey, UK
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To book workshops, day tickets and memberships please go to the front desk at the show, from 9.00am on Thursday, 22nd October.
What an amazing show we have just had at Sandown Park. Yet again you set an all-time record of 2.902 entries from over 400 entrants from 23 countries.
We made a big fuss of our recent Kings Award for Voluntary Service. It is wonderful that our amazing volunteers have received this recognition. If you helped out at the show in any way then this award is for you. It’s a joy for me when visitors comment on the friendly, smiling volunteers and how they have been made to feel welcome.
Some of the exhibits were ‘Kings Award’ themed. Notably the spectacular decorative class 31.
Caroline Breckell MVO DL opened our show along with the Master of the Worshipful Company of Wax Chandlers, Tony Ward and subsequently presented our volunteers with Kings Award badges as a memento of the occasion. The High Sherrif of Surrey Joosje Hamilton presented our trophies and gave a lovely speech underlining the significance of the Kings Award.
Our world class speakers included Keith Delaplane from the USA and Alice Pinto from Portugal. The lectures were filmed and will be released on a monthly basis over the next year so keep an eye on our YouTube channel. There are already over 100 lectures to watch so plenty to keep you entertained during the winter months. You can access them from this website. Our workshops were as popular as ever and these days you have to be quick to book a place.
The 2026 winner of our President’s Award for unsung heroes was Jill Tinsey. Jill is our Entries Secretary and along with Stuart Brown and Bruno Hannemann, has spent several years developing an automated entry and results system. Before the show, labels have to be sent out and the classes that are pre-judged such as photographs have to be sent to the appropriate judges. Most of our 200 plus classes have prize cards form 1st to 6th place. Each one has the recipients name printed on it. That’s well over 1,000 cards and they all have to be assembled into packs for each entrant, together with the prize money they have won. Each trophy is engraved at the show by our wonderful engraver, Nigel Hedges, so all winners go home with their name on the trophy. Jill masterminds all of this and the award is well deserved.
We are very grateful to our patron the Worshipful Company of Wax Chandlers, The CB Dennis Trust and the many beekeeping associations, individuals and our hugely supportive traders who make our show possible.
The next show dates are Thursday 21st to Saturday 23rd October 2027 – do put them in your diary. Keep an eye on this website for more news and video releases.
I hope you and your bees have a safe and peaceful winter and the show team look forward to seeing you in 2027.
Bob Maurer, Chair, National Honey Show
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Highlights of the 2026 show
DOORS OPENING TIMES for 2027
Thursday 21st
Lectures and Restaurant 9.00am – 6.00pm
Trade Hall 12:00 noon – 6.00pm
Honey Show 2.00pm – 6.00pm
Friday 22nd October 9.00am – 6.00pm
Saturday 23rd October 8.30am – 4.30pm
ADMISSION
National Honey Show Members: FREE
Non-Members: Day tickets £18.00 (or £54.00 for the 3 days)
Accompanied Children, 16 yrs and under: FREE
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2026 was again a record breaking show!
We wondered how we would manage to compete with our record-breaking centenary show in 2023 but you all rose to the challenge with a magnificent entry of over 2,900 exhibits – an all-time record!
Workshops
The National Honey Show holds a number of workshops and demonstrations to assist new or less experienced exhibitors in the art and skills of preparing some items for honey show classes and to help raise the general standard of exhibits as well as other beekeeping related topics.
Competitive Classes
Venue Information
The National Honey Show venue is at Sandown Park Racecourse, Esher, Surrey KT10 9AJ
Directions to Sandown Park
From London, take the A3 and follow the brown venue signs to Sandown Park’s London then exit onto the A307 and follow the brown venue signs. Alternatively, from the M25, exit at Junction 10 and follow the A3 towards London then exit onto the A307 and follow the brown venue signs.
If using a Sat Nav, please enter ‘Portsmouth Rd, Esher KT10 9AJ’ – this will bring you to the main car park which is just off the A307 (Esher High Street) and is directly in front of the main entrance.
Visit AA Route Planner to plan your journey.
Esher rail station is just a 10 minute flat walk from the main entrance. Visitors should turn left out of the station onto Station Road and then right at the T- junction to join the A307 Portsmouth Road. The entrance to Sandown Park is on the right hand side.
Alternatively there is a taxi rank at the station.
For all National Rail enquiries please call 08457484950 or visit www.nationalrail.co.uk.
Please note that Esher rail station is located outside of Zones 1-6 and that Oyster Cards are not valid when travelling to Esher. A paper ticket must be purchased in advance of travelling.
Sandown Park has a helipad; visitors wishing to arrive by helicopter should please contact us in advance by calling 01372464348.
London airports Heathrow and Gatwick are approximately 12 and 25 miles away by road respectively.
Parking
For Honey Show attendees, there is free parking in the main car park.
Coach parking is free – just follow the Sandown Park signposts on all approach routes and park in the area off the Portsmouth Road.
There are allocated disabled parking spaces in the main Portsmouth Road car park, which is free of charge to all blue badge holders. The parking is very close to the main entrance and the grandstand.
Dogs are not permitted on site unless they are assistance dogs. Camping is not permitted.
Some of the 2026 traders
