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Reach fair, 1930 (photo W M Palmer) (Cambridgeshire Collection)

Reach Fairground

History of the Fair

The fair at Reach had been established by 1201.

Devil’s Dyke north end at Reach (photo D G Reid) (Cambridgeshire Collection)

There was a serious fire on Devil’s Dyke in 1899 reported in the CDN.

Reach Fairground (MoC82/76)

Reach fairground (MoC249/54)

Mayor of Cambridge arriving to open Reach Fair. He would throw coins into the crowd. Date unknown (Cambs Collection)

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