Entry to fair includes free access to Gardens.
Crafts, Wildlife Stalls, late flowering perennials, grasses, shrubs.
This fair takes place the weekend after the August Bank Holiday.
Early Autumn Plant Fair at Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens
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