The 166th Great Yorkshire Show is back, with thousands of visitors set to descend on Harrogate's Great Yorkshire Showground.
It will run from Tuesday 8th until Friday 11th July, with 140,000 visitors expected across the four-day show.
As with previous years, organisers Yorkshire Agricultural Society have worked alongside North Yorkshire Council to impose traffic restrictions to enable visitors to access the showground.
Disruptive roadworks, including on Hookstone Drive, will be halted before the show begins. Temporary lights will be reinstated on Monday 21st July.
Making your way to the show or simply trying to avoid the traffic? Check out our travel guide below:
Roads
Wetherby Road (A661) will be one-way from the Kestrel Roundabout to the junction with Rudding Lane towards the Showground from 6.30am on Show days.
The one-way system has also been extended on the A658 towards Harrogate from the Thistle Hill junction (turn off to Knaresborough) to the Kestrel roundabout. This will be for mornings only from 6.30am.
This will be reversed on Wetherby Road at 2.00pm between Sainsbury’s traffic lights and The Kestrel Roundabout to accommodate traffic leaving Harrogate.
This will remain in force until 9pm and the restrictions may be removed earlier depending on the volume of traffic.
Car parking is free of charge and extensive at the Great Yorkshire Showground. Car parks open at 6am each day.
Bike parking is available at Blue Gate and White Gate. A traffic management steward will assist you in finding these entrances.
(View a map of the Showground for gate locations)
Roadworks on A1(M)
Major overnight resurfacing work is taking place on the A1(M) between junction 46 (Wetherby) and junction 48 (Boroughbridge).
The northbound carriageway is fully closed during phase 1 before work moves to the southbound carriageway during phase 2.
The closure will running throughout the show from 8pm each evening until 6am each morning.
The signed diversionary route for both phases is along the A168 (the old A1) which runs parallel to the existing motorway.
This will impact on Junction 47 at Allerton Park (A59) as there will be no entry onto or exit off the A1(M) from the A59 during the respective phases between 8pm and 6am.
Shuttle Bus
Transdev, The Harrogate Bus Company, will again be operating a free return bus service from Harrogate Bus Station to the Showground, commencing daily at 7:30am until 7pm.
The last bus will depart the Showground for Harrogate at 7pm.
All vehicles will be low floor, double decks, with buggy spaces for families. Buses depart every 10 minutes from the town centre.
The drop-off point for visitors is at White Gate.
There is no service from Hornbeam Park station.
A direct route from Hornbeam Park station to the Showground is now available via the Showground Greenway and this will be signed over the Show days.
Bus
The Harrogate Bus Company will be running its usual number 7 bus from Leeds and Wetherby every hour which passes the showground entrance.
To find out more, including bus times see harrogatebus.co.uk and download the app, Transdev Go.
Train
Northern Rail trains run from Leeds, Knaresborough and York. Trains run every half hour between Leeds and Harrogate as well as York and Harrogate.
Please check times with Northern Rail before travelling. Visitors can then jump on the free shuttle bus.
Tune in to Your Harrogate Radio on DAB, online, on your smart speaker and on our free app for all the latest traffic and travel information during the Great Yorkshire Show.
Our coverage of the show is sponsored by The Duchy Hospital.
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