When the rain finally stopped we headed out to K Village to the annual Kendal Wool Gathering. After a glorious September and most of October it was strange having wet and grey clouds:
One of the first things that caught our eyes was this CitizenCairn made at last year's Mintfest to celebrate Kendal's shoe making heritage:
There were plenty of tempting stalls showcasing everything wool related and demonstrations of spinning etc. My daughter was happy to browse these but little brother wanted to get outside to see the livestock. It was great to meet so many different breeds and learn something about them all. The cutest were the world's smallest sheep the Ouessant from Brittany:
There were some more familiar looking breeds as well that were happy to pose for the camera:
This happy and massive Texel ram enjoyed being hand fed and petted:
Of course no Cumbrian wool festival could be without our iconic Herdwicks:
To entertain and educate there were several animal jigsaws to show which products come from each part of the animal. My son spent quite a while doing every one:
Then we could tuck into a freshly BBQ'd lamb or beefburger or a cumberland sausage. My daughter decided it wasn't a good thing to eat a meat product in the same tent as the kinds of animals they were made from! Instead she went off to cuddle a chick:
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