Mick,
If its anything to compare to last years event then Iwould save your money if I were you. I went on a last moment decision -I should have stayed at home!
If you can find it, there was a thread on the forum started after last years show and if memory serves me correctly, most people (including myself) were very dissapointed. I was left feeling dissapointed because of the following:<ul>[*]Pricey entrance fee[*]Rip-off car parking fee[*]Not much to buy - all the major manufacturers exhibiting like Hardy/Greys, Wychwood etc were just displaying stuff which wasn't for sale. The prices I noticed on major items like rods were nothing out of the ordinary and can be picked up for similar prices locally or over the internet.[*]Lack of major manufacturers exhibiting (no Shimano or Daiwa for example)[*]The show wasn't very big. It only used one hall and you could walk around it all in less than 20mins.[/list]
On a plus side I did stay to watch John Wilson's talk which was entertaining. He even showed some clips from his then yet to be released tv series 'Dream Fishing.'
Anyway, thats just my opinion from last year and this year could be an improvement for allI know. The Chatsworth Angling Fair was far superior but they stopped doing that last year. I wish they would bring it back though...
Cheers,
Trebor