An action-packed weekend of battles and hands-on displays will be coming to Worcestershire as part of a living history show to bring the past to life.

The Worcestershire Living History Show is coming to Upton this month for the first time.

The event, organised by Worcester Re-enactors, takes place at Upton-upon-Severn Showground and is due to take place on Saturday, September 16 and Sunday, September 17.

The show has a proven track record at Spetchley, near Worcester, but this represents a new venue for the show which brings in re-enactors from all over the country, recreating various historical periods and providing displays including the weaponry and military tactics of the various eras depicted. 

Worcester News: ACTION: Living History Show in UptonACTION: Living History Show in Upton (Image: Worcester Re-encators)

The show will run between 10am and 5pm on Saturday and between 10am and 4pm on Sunday.

Tickets cost £10 for adults, £5 for children (aged five to 16) with a family ticket of £30. 

Children under five go free. Previous shows have featured Romans, Vikings, various medieval re-enactors, World War Two, English Civil War, the American Civil War and the Napoleonic Wars. 

The Worcestershire Living History Show, formerly the M5 Show in Spetchley, is a multi-period of re-enactment covering 2,000 years of history.

There are skirmishes and displays throughout the day, a beer tent and food, drink and other traders.

A spokesman for the event said: "It is the biggest show of its kind in the area, in our new location at the heart of Upton-upon-Severn."