Skipton Auction Market Day Out

Cattle being sold at the market.

Both Andrea and Me spent time going to Life Stock Markets when we were kids, Andrea went to Otley with one of the local farmers and I spent time at Bingley (now a housing estate!) with Dad buying and selling pigs and goats. It's something our kids have never seen, so for a change we thought a day out at the market would show the them the sort of thing we used to do 35 years ago.


It was very busy when we arrived and it took a while to find somewhere to park. There was lots of different sales taking place, as well as the life stock there was poultry, clutches of eggs, farm clearances, Antiques and Machinery for sale.


We spent the morning looking around and explaining to the kids what was happening. I enjoyed looking at the poultry and was surprised how much some of the bantams where selling for. It was funny watching the life stock in the auction ring, especially when a pygmy goat was sold. It looked very scared when it entered the ring and many of the people watching laughed at the tiny animal being paraded in the ring!


Jack spent ages looking at the farm machinery, and I had fun explaining what it all did. There was lots of hay making equipment, perfect time of the year to sell this type of machinery.


We bumped into a few local people at the sale, it just shows how far people now regularly travel to this type of thing.


Finlay enjoyed climbing on all the railings and generally running around. It was an interesting morning and I enjoyed reminiscing my childhood.


We headed into Skipton for some lunch and a walk around the shops!