The Appleby Horse Fair, which begins today in Cumbria, has been a mainstay of the gypsy calendar since the early 20th-century. Above: The fair in the 1980s.
The Appleby Horse Fair (pictured), in Cumbria, is expected to see 30,000 visitors to the town over the next week, with 10,000 of them from the gypsy, Roma and traveller community.
People were seen sat in the bow-top caravans being led by horses along a road in Appleby, Cumrbia, ahead of Appleby Horse Fair which begins on Thursday.
EXCLUSIVE: The footage, captured on Monday at the Crown and Cushion Pub in Appleby, Cumbria, shows a white pony being trotted through the entrance and into a bar area filled with drinkers.