Castle in the Lord Emsworth stories by P.G. Wodehouse. Visits and festivals King George V's daughter Mary, the Princess Royal spent part of her honeymoon at Weston. In 1998 the G8 Summit Retreat was held at the house with heads of State or government present including US President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin. From 1999 until 2017 the grounds of Weston Park were used as one of the sites of the annual dual-site Virgin sponsored V Festival, the other site being Hylands Park in Chelmsford. The park is the site for the annual Midland Game Fair which takes place on the third weekend of September. The fair, which consists of traditional British country pursuits including working dog trials, fishing and animal husbandry, attracts up to 50,000 visitors from both Britain and Ireland. Gallery Footnotes See also List of Grade I listed buildings in Staffordshire Listed buildings in Blymhill and Weston-under-Lizard References Sources External links Official site Aerial view estate map Photos of Weston Park and surrounding area on geograph Houses completed in 1671 Country houses in Staffordshire South Staffordshire District Country parks in Staffordshire Grade I listed buildings in Staffordshire Historic house museums in Staffordshire Bridgeman family Gardens by Capability Brown 1671 establishments in England