Pudsey's seven favourite things at the Suffolk Show

Pudsey always loves the Suffolk Show so we decided to follow him around the Showground to see what he enjoyed the most this year.

Through a series of enthusiastic thumbs ups, we were able to ascertain his favourite Show moments.

Pudsey visited the giant tortoises and their owner, Adrian Graham.

Graham chatted to BBC reporter Vikki Irwin about his beloved animals who are, he said, "his lifelong passion" and who were making their first appearance at the Suffolk Show.

He brought 10 of his 36 tortoises along to the show, including the biggest, 40-year-old Samson, who was tucking into a tasty courgette when Pudsey visited him. Samson weighs about 36 stone (228kg), Adrian revealed, and is "still growing".

Samson came to the show in his own purpose-built trailer which he gets onto all by himself. "I use the term loosely," Graham said, "but he is trained to walk to heel". Pudsey was impressed.

Pudsey, of course, spent quite a bit of time looking for Suffolk honey and there was plenty to be found throughout the showground which he sampled enthusiastically.

He enjoyed watching cooking demonstrations at the food tent, downed a jacket potato and a sandwich and managed to get himself an ice cream.

He was quite full up after that but he managed to nab himself a box of fudge for the journey home. He felt it would have been rude not to.

Pudsey took some time to take in the mounted games in the Trinity Ring.

He watched the pony club teams racing in and out of poles in the bending race and putting mugs on top of poles in the mug race.

He was very impressed with how fast the teams could go and by one of the riders who fell off but got straight back on again without a beat.

He thought this was a good lesson for life.

If there were no Suffolk punches, there would be no Suffolk Show, Pudsey thought to himself.

He spent some time watching the judging of these magnificent beasts and was sure, at one point, that the winning mare winked at him.

She probably knew that Pudsey was preparing himself for his own competition in an hour or so...

Pudsey does love an unsung hero so he stopped to chat with Zara Ellis, 24, who was one of the litter pickers.

"I thought I would help out," she said. "It seemed the right thing to do."

Pudsey thought Zara was excellent.

Sadly Pudsey was told that it would be a bit dangerous for him to go on the helter skelter in case he got stuck.

He took it well - people were only trying to make sure he was OK, so he was able to grin and bear it.

It didn't stop him thinking the fairground was one of his favourite things, however.

Of course the big event for Pudsey was the mascot race.

When the time finally came, he was quite nervous but he got so many high fives from young friends that he was able to buoy himself for the big moment, even though it was extremely hot under all his fur.

Pudsey has always come last in the mascot race in the past but he felt a surge of Suffolk Punch spirit putting a spring in his step.

When the whistle went, he set off quite gingerly because he was afraid of falling over but, after a few strides, he noticed that there was a dinosaur ahead of him who he thought he might be able to overtake.

With a surge of unprecedented speed, he took the final hurdle (a bale of straw) and lolloped past the dinosaur in what was, for him, a private victory. Not last for once!

Bears don't sweat of course but Pudsey thought to himself that he probably knew how humans felt when they did.

What a wonderful Suffolk Show he had had. Now it was time to rest and look forward to next year. Bear with.

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