Crowds Gather In Appleby. Hundreds watch on as horses are traditionally washed in the water and then ridden bare-back down the shores of the river Eden in an attempt to impress buyers.

The Flashing Lane. One of the main locations for horses to be traded is Long Marton Road where horses are shown off (or ‘flashed’) by trotting up and down at speed.

Fortune Teller and Her Daughter. Traditional Gypsy palm readers are popular at Appleby Horse Fair and set up their stands in the Market Field.

During Appleby Horse Fair, Fair Hill is home to vendors, palm readers, and the ‘Flashing Lane’ and becomes packed with thousands of people.

Drinkers at The Grapes. Old friends and new gather outside the Grapes Pub on Battlebarrow Street as horses are bought and sold.

Horses Are Bought and Sold. Lesha, a Romani Gypsy from Portsmouth, dismounts a horse after test-riding it down Battlebarrow street, she has travelled to Appleby with her parents to buy a new horse.

Cathrine Maughan. Catholicism runs deep in the travelling community and is very much a part of the fair. Here, Cathrine Maughan from Bradford Stands in front of a picture of the Virgin Mary during her First Communion.