A hot air balloon floats over Chatsworth Park.

Set in the 1000-acre grounds of Chatsworth House, this year’s Chatsworth Country Fair will run from 4th to 6th September.

Groups can watch fair president Alan Titchmarsh lead the opening ceremony, and each day of the event will see a Grand Ring programme with displays ranging from a vintage car parade and hot air balloon displays to ferrett racing and a parachute display team drop.

Making their debut at the fair this year are the Welsh Axemen, who carve wooden seats for audience members while they watch, and ‘duck shepherd’ Mark Wylie with his flock of drakes.

The event will also include a traditional fairground with a helter skelter and ferris wheel.

The Chatsworth Country Fair will take place in Chatsworth Park near Bakewell, Derbyshire from 4th to 6th September. A 20% discount is available for groups of more than 30. For more information telephone 01328 821821.