i entered Orchid at 8 weeks old last week at Lymm and stated her age and no-one said anything was wrong
Mollz and Mollz mum, would Lymm not be a good one for you, as that is just South of Manchester. Much closer than Todmorden. If Todmorden is 3.5 hours, then Lymm will be about 2.5 to 3 i would imagine. Lymm is 50 mins from me, in Stoke-on-Trent, if that's helpful. Lymm is the furthest south Northern show and the only one on the West side. With you being in the SW, a NE one would be crazyily far.
p.s. i feel the same about going to a Southern! I'm thinking about staying over at Bath. I really wana see what it's like!