East of England Showground

East of England Showground
Map
AddressEast of England Way, Alwalton
Peterborough
England
Coordinates52°32′45″N 0°19′05″W / 52.54583°N 0.31806°W / 52.54583; -0.31806
OwnerEast of England Agricultural Society
Website
eastofenglandarena.com

The East of England Showground is a large showground area (667,731sqm) located on East of England Way near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The Showground is owned by Bellway as of around 2019 and the site currently includes the East of England Arena and Events Centre and a motorcycle speedway stadium.[1] In September 2021, EEAS entered into a land promotion agreement with Asset Earning Power Group (AEPG). The purpose of the agreement was to develop new leisure facilities on the site and further the association with the Anglia Ruskin University.[2]

Grimme GZ 1700 DL 1 potato harvester on display at the East of England Show, 2010

The showground was owned by the East of England Agricultural Society, formed in 1970 by the merger of several agricultural societies. Until 2012,[3] it was the organiser of the East of England Show held each year at the showground.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Home". East of England Arena. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. ^ "East of England Showground announces new strategic alliance". Exhibition News. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. ^ "East of England Show ends after 200 years" BBC News 24 May 2013
  4. ^ East of England Show preview Peterborough Evening Telegraph, 12 June 2008
  5. ^ Preview: East of England Show 2009 Peterborough Evening Telegraph, 19 June 2009