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Canine & Clydesdale

By SHS EventsSat, 15 Aug 2026 · 10:00–17:00Add to my calendarFree entryDumbarton Common

Dogs and Clydesdale horses in Levengrove Park, Dumbarton. Saturday 15 August, 10am–5pm.

About this event

Dogs and Clydesdale horses in Levengrove Park, Dumbarton. Saturday 15 August, 10am–5pm. A dog and heavy-horse show with a market alongside. Dog traders do exceptionally well here — everyone arrives with a dog.

Where

Dumbarton Common

Levengrove Park, Dumbarton G82 4BW

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Good to know

Free entry

The whole site is free to walk round. Some activities may be ticketed separately on the day.

Whatever the weather

We trade in all conditions unless it is genuinely unsafe. We post updates by 7am on the day.

Accessibility

Level access throughout, accessible toilets on site, and the main avenues are kept clear for wheelchairs and buggies.

Meet the makers

  • Bothy Workshop

    Woodwork

    I carve spoons and kitchen tools by hand over about six hours each, mostly by knife.

    website@bothyworkshop

  • Bracken Studio

    Knitwear & textiles

    I weave scarves and throws on a floor loom in undyed fleece from a flock I know by name. Custom colours if you can wait three weeks.

    website@brackenstudio

  • Braeside Sweets

    Sweets & fudge

    I make Scottish tablet and fudge using a recipe that hasn’t moved in sixty years.

    website@braesidesweets

  • Bramble Hives

    Honey & bees

    I keep bees across Renfrewshire and sell the honey never heated, never filtered beyond the coarse strain.

    website@bramblehives

  • Braw Treats

    Pet treats & accessories

    I make air-dried single-ingredient treats from venison, salmon and beef liver. Everything’s made in a registered kitchen.

    website@brawtreats

  • Carse Farm

    Fruit & veg

    I grow chillies, garlic and unusual brassicas picked the evening before the market.

    website@carsefarm

  • Glen Crumb

    Bakery & cakes

    I make traybakes and celebration cakes fresh the morning of the market, never the night before.

    website@glencrumb

  • Grain & Grain

    Woodwork

    I carve spoons and kitchen tools by hand salvaged from Glasgow tenement refits. Names burned on while you wait.

    website@graingrain

  • Highland Treats

    Pet treats & accessories

    I bake natural dog treats with no grain, no filler and no nonsense. Sizing on the stall, so bring the dog.

    website@highlandtreats

  • Kelpie Loaf

    Bakery & cakes

    I make laminated pastries — croissants, cruffins, morning buns in small batches from a converted garage kitchen.

    website@kelpieloaf

  • Kiln Ceramics

    Ceramics

    I make small-batch tableware with a matte speckle and a raw clay foot.

    website@kilnceramics

  • Kiln Workshop

    Ceramics

    I hand-build slab vessels with a matte speckle and a raw clay foot.

    website@kilnworkshop

  • Loch Fyne Catch

    Fish & seafood

    I sell fresh fish straight off the Kintyre boats landed at Tarbert the day before the market.

    website@lochfynecatch

  • Retro Salvage

    Vintage & upcycled

    I restore and sell mid-century glassware cleaned, repaired and honestly described. If it can be mended I mend it rather than scrap it.

    website@retrosalvage

  • Rolling Kitchen

    Street food

    I cook Sri Lankan street food to order from my mum’s recipes, adapted for a queue.

    website@rollingkitchen

  • Sweetie Sweetie Shop

    Sweets & fudge

    I make handmade honeycomb and salted caramels in flavours that change with what’s in season. I do a sugar-free line for the regulars who ask.

    website@sweetiesweetieshop

  • Wee Wagon

    Street food

    I run a Polish street food kitchen — pierogi and bigos smoked for twelve hours before the market opens.

    website@weewagon

  • Whin Bakery

    Bakery & cakes

    I make laminated pastries — croissants, cruffins, morning buns fresh the morning of the market, never the night before.

    website@whinbakery

  • Whin Croft

    Fruit & veg

    I grow chillies, garlic and unusual brassicas under polytunnels I put up myself. Veg boxes made up on the day.

    website@whincroft

  • Whin Pottery

    Ceramics

    I throw porcelain and carve it by hand glazed in oatmeal, sea green and off-white.

    website@whinpottery

Free entry

No ticket needed — just turn up on the day.

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