Tv star adventurer Ben Fogle tried his hand at Herdwick sheep showing and Cumberland wrestling at the 109th Ennerdale Show today (Wednesday).

He was filming at the agricultural show for Countrywise, an ITV documentary series about the countryside.

Hundreds of people soaked up the show atmosphere and organisers praised the amount of entries in the competitions.

A range of traditional sports and pastimes of the area were on display at the show which is set at The Leaps, one mile from the shores of Ennerdale Water and the Ennerdale Valley.

Activities throughout the event included the showing of sheep, horses, dogs and poultry, of all shapes and sizes.

Vintage machinery were on display as well as traditional Cumbrian sports such as hound trailing, Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling and fell running.

There was also and industrial tent which showed off the finest local produce and crafts.

Organiser Will Rawling said: "We're really pleased with how well everything went and how many people turned up - the attendance was better than last year.

"We've been really fortunate with the weather because we've only had one lot of showers so far."

He went on to praise everybody who took part in the show from the horse showers, to fell runners, hound trailers, poultry showers and vintage tractor and car enthusiasts.

He added: "I want to thank everybody who came down because they make it all possible. The show just seems to go from strength to strength."

The event also celebrated 150 years since the birth of Beatrix Potter, who was a keen Herdwick breeder, and the 100th anniversary of the Herdwick Sheep Breeders Association.

To mark the occasion, the Lamplugh and District Heritage Society held a history tent which documented the history of the agricultural show.

Muriel Temple, 86, and Christine Southward, 76, from Seascale, were some of those enjoying the show.

The pair were amused and confused by some of the imaginative crafts created by children in the industrial tent. Muriel said she was "thoroughly enjoying the show."

Alex, 31, and Leah Richards, 34, from Cleator Moor were among the spectators watching Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling and taking in the scenery.

Alex said: "I've never been to see Cumberland wrestling before and I haven't been to an agricultural show since I was a child, but we both had the day off so we thought we'd see what it was like.

"The whole show's been fun really there's a lot going on and it feels like something which is really traditional and unique to the area."

Christine Robinson's Kerbeck Night Whisper, 53, from Lamplugh, won reserve champion in the fell pony category.

She said: "We come every year and it's just a nice show with a little bit of something for everybody."