FightCamp 2026 | Newbury Showground
Sports & Fitness
The ultimate Historical European Martial Arts weekend! Including three days of martial arts classes, activities and camping space.
Have you ever wanted to learn to sword fight? Now's your chance!
FightCamp welcomes any adult participant over the age of 18, from complete beginners to experienced armed and unarmed martial arts practitioners.
Throughout the weekend there will be a variety of classes, workshops, tournaments and have a go activities.
50 instructors from around the world will be offering a variety of sessions. Classes will include longsword, broadsword, sword and buckler, rapier, messer, polearms, grappling, archery and much more.
The FightCamp site will open from 6pm on the 23rd of July 2026 for camping, and the event will kick off on Friday 24th of July at 9.30am.
Our current class lineup will include the following sessions, full timetabled schedule to follow in the next few weeks:
Longsword
with Jo York
Cutlass
with Jonathan Spouge
Grappling
with Martin Austwick
Longsword
with Emilia Skirmuntt
Military drills
with Milo Thurston & Bethan Jenkins
Wrestling
with Pierre Dehan
Unarmed combat
with Dave Allen
Singlestick
with Matthew McQueston-Spina
Throwing weapons
with Kindred Willow
Broadsword
with Victoria Clow
Longsword
with Robbie McSweeney
Sword & Buckler
with Fran Lacuata
Grappling
with Lauren Ireland
Melee Games
with Mark Gilbert
Armoured fighting
with Gavin Locke, Martin Godsave, Pete Maydon
Grappling
with Jacek Kaminski
Polearms
with Rick Brandes
One-handed sword
with Jed Pascoe
Sabre
with Pedro San Miguel
Sidesword
with Keith Farrell
Polearms
with Liz Scott
Stick grappling
with Chris Halpin
Longsword
with Toby Hyder
Unarmed strikes and knifework
with Chris May
Tomahawk
with Duncan McNulty
Rapier
with Dave Rawlings
Messer
with Ross Bailey
Sword & Buckler
with Mike Prendergast
Broadsword
with Benjamin Hamilton
Melee games
with Nick Thomas
Longsword
with Andrzej Rozycki
Longsword
with Duncan McLaren
Longsword
with Connor Kemp-Cowell
Rapier
with Fabrice Cognot
Battlefield tactics
with Jordan Mock
Longsword
with Melissa Hainsworth
Pollaxe
with Mark Lancaster
Longsword
with Jack Farthing
Axe
with Joshua Strong-Yates
Sidesword
with Joshua R Bradshaw
Broadsword
with Jerzy Miklaszewski
Sword & Buckler
with Jerzy Miklaszewski
Rapier
with Jo Gregório
Longsword
with Richard Hughes
Sabre
with Krzysztof Maminski
Longsword
with Kelsey Dame
Rapier
with Daniel Ibaseta
Longsword
with Sam Pearson
Mixed weapon
with David Dixon
Archery will be available throughout the weekend.
Classes are not pre booked, simply arrive at the appropriate arena five minutes before they are due to begin, with the right equipment where possible. Indoor classes in the training hall have limited participation numbers, so arrive early to ensure you get a place in these sessions.
Camping is available until 6pm on Sunday 26th July. (
Please note there is no option to stay until the Monday at our new venue. Local campsites and hotels are available for separate booking if you wish to stay in the area longer.
This is a private, pre-booked event for adults only. No guests or visitors are permitted on site.
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Information Source: FightCamp Events | eventbrite