Hundreds of travellers descend on tiny town for 800-year-old fair
Gypsy and traveller communities from across the UK and Ireland have descended on a small town to kick off an 800-year-old festival.
Hundreds of travellers have descended on a tiny town in the UK for an annual horse fair where people sell horses and attend market stalls.
The event near Fareham in southeast Hampshire is expected to draw crowds of more than 1000 people, with the Wickham Square closed in preparation for the event.
The event dates back to the year 1269 and has been running for almost 800 years.
It is one of two highlights of the horseriding calendar along with Appleby Horse Fair in June.
People from the Gypsy and travelling community sell horses and take part in the horse run, which attracts a large crowd of spectators each year.
In 2013, police were forced to make arrests after a fight broke out at the fair.
Six men were arrested in the area around The Square when a fight broke out. Of the six men, three were taken to hospital.
This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission
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