Thousands of travellers have descended on the small town of Appleby for the annual horse fair, with locals preparing themselves for chaos.
Weary locals are used to the disruption and disorder that accompanies the annual Appleby Horse Fair, but are bracing themselves for trouble as an anticipated 10,000 travellers start to arrive in the town.
The 250-year-old fair attracts thousands of travellers from across Europe to Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, for the six-day event, which also attracts around 30,000 visitors
In footage posted on social media yesterday, a line of Gypsies on horse-drawn carriages are seen galloping down a road causing traffic to come to a snail's pace.
In a video titled 'Appleby 2025 so far', a toddler is seen being held by his mother on the back of a horse.
