Great event , wonderful team throughout the event and hospitality , large variety of refreshment stands and shopping to enjoy all the ones we visited were staffed by pleasant knowledgeable staff. Easy access and egress from the venue. In the hospitality we missed the all day tea and coffee, the round tables (we had a party of 7 so round is better) and less importantly but nevertheless still noticeable the complementary glass of bubbles when we arrived, all of which make a great day fantastic as it has been in previous years.
Fantastic day
Excellent show been to many international shows. You’ll never be as close to the action anywhere else. We’ll organized and great staff.
The grand stand tickets are a joke given the capacity, no where to sit! the audience are disgustingly rude and self entitled leaving their bags so no one else can sit
I would never to return again. Waste of money
Was a really good event. Pity that entry numbers and spectators seemed a but low. Parking on grounds would have been beneficial.
Don’t bother with the grandstand tickets unless you get there very early. Everyone claims their spot and then leaves their jackets so no one else can sit there and goes off and does their own thing. Left my elderly mother very upset and uncomfortable
Unfortunately our experience wasn’t great. We purchased Grandstand tickets but there wasn’t any seating available when we arrived so we went to get some food. When we came back most people had left to grab lunch as well. We saw some seating that had jackets across it but the end (enough for 2 people) was empty so we sat there. About 10 minutes later this extremely rude woman came up to us and accused us of moving her bag and that we had to move and that the whole bench was already taken. There were two ladies behind us who I’m sure would have seen that we didn’t but joined in with the rude lady shaking their heads at us. She could have spoken to us nicely but was so aggressive. We were told people weren’t allowed to leave their belongings to save seats but there no seats available as everyone had done this. What makes it worse is that woman only had 2 other people sitting there the whole time afterwards. The only nice part for the last hour was they offered us wrist bands for the giddy up area after we went to leave.
Nice venue, but rather limited food and merchandise stands for an international event which was disappointing.
I loved the Liverpool intl. Horse Show.
The atmosphere both years my family went was amazing , the shopping village was excellent with some great bargains and most importantly the standard of competition was awesome.
Fabulous extra entertainment also, especially as New Years Eve.
Wish it would return. 🙏
A great venue and plenty of room to move about in all a fantastic day
Great Show!
I'd give it 0 stars if I could. I attended Polo in the City in Brisbane at Dorrington Park on the 18th November 2023. I paid $113 for my ticket. This provided entry, nothing more. There was no shade due to the position of the limited tents facing the western sun combined with the volume of people crammed into each marquee all vying for a spot to try and keep cool. There was seatings, let alone a "lounge"! The $25 "cocktail" we paid extra for was warm. Cheap basic wine was $15 for a plastic cup about the size of a shot glass. Food was underwhelming and grossly expensive. When seeking shade under a nearby tree right near the portaloos to avoid heat stroke with my party of 5, we were advised by the security team that we could not drink in that area. It was at this point, within half an hour of arriving, that we all left, disappointed and disheartened and feeling very ripped off. They knew how many people would be coming based on ticket sales yet failed to provide adequate shade and seating to accommodate patrons in those numbers. As per ACCC guidelines, it is against the law for businesses to take payment for products or services when they know they won’t be able to supply them. Save your money and watch it for free in the park across the field.next year.
Poorly organised event. Portaloos were disgusting, expected something a bit nicer than portaloos with signage ‘dial-a-DUNNY’ on the door (how classy) for $330 per ticket to Club (lounge was $170). There was not enough seating whatsoever so most were left standing. Some people would ‘reserve’ their seat by placing a handbag or jacket on the seat and walk away for majority of the day so others couldn’t have a seat even though it was being used. Security was minimal so lounge ticket holders were walking into club area for free food/drinks. They ran out of wrist bands on arrival for the club area so we had to wear ‘crew’ bands. The MC made rude remarks over loudspeaker (for example made fun of female photographer there saying they only makes $13 an hour, told the girls that didn’t win fashions on the field to jump off stage and go have a cry). Went years ago and it was bad then, went back this year hoping it had improved but it was even worse. Not enough food going around and it was mostly cold mini burgers and sausage rolls anyway. Catering staff were lovely though that’s the only positive of the day. Horribly overpriced for what it is. My husband and I attend beautiful events regularly, I work in media and he in banking so we attend and host many events a year. Polo in the city Sydney however was an epic disappointment. Never again.
Wonderful day out- needs to be more accessible
Brilliant show
Difficult to get around No signs telling you where to go
The whole event from start to finish was amazing, packed full of exciting and thrilling horsemanship. The retail village is also fantastic a real equestrian’s dream, with everything you could ever need or want in one place for horse and rider. The atmosphere was electric throughout the entire day.
It exceeded my expectations. Saw events I never knew took place. The Heavy Horses were particularly spectacular but concerned about the accident at the end of the routine.
Fantastic
Overall a great event, exciting cross country and show jumping but marred for me by the lack of information. No programs were available , very few maps sited around the site and everything processed through the app. or spectators having to take photos on their phones of the running order and map of the course. Spectators should have had warnings to make sure phones were well charged before coming as it was very easy to run out of battery before the day was out! Thought it was all a little amateurish, sorry, not what I expected from an event such as Blenheim Horse Trials.