Queen at Great Yorkshire Show
- Sunday, 25 May 2008
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HM The Queen at the 1977 Great Yorkshire Show with (on left) President of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, Major General Dalton CB CBE DL and (on right) the Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire the Marquis of Normanby CBE
HM The Queen, accompanied by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, will visit the North of England’s largest agricultural event on Thursday, 10 July 2008.
It will be the fourth time The Queen has attended the Great Yorkshire Show – her last visit was during her Silver Jubilee Year in 1977.
The Great Yorkshire Show, organised by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, runs from Tuesday 8 – Thursday 10 July, and is held at the Great Yorkshire Showground on Wetherby Road, Harrogate.
The event is celebrating its 150th Show in 2008 – and Honorary Show Director Bill Cowling is delighted The Queen has chosen to visit during this special year.
‘We are delighted that HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh are visiting the Great Yorkshire Show, particularly during this, our 150th show.
‘It is a great honour to welcome Royal visitors to the Showground – and we look forward to HM The Queen seeing how the show has developed since her last trip to Harrogate,’ he said.
The last Royal visit to the Great Yorkshire Show was in 2006 when HRH The Prince of Wales and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall attended the event.
The 150th Great Yorkshire Show promises to be one of the best in the event’s history. More than 120,000 visitors are expected to visit over the three days and there is a packed programme of events to keep them entertained.
Livestock entries are pouring in for the 2008 show – and the Yorkshire Agricultural Society has lined up a host of exciting new attractions to help mark the 150th show.
These include a 30m high Great Yorkshire Show Wheel, five cookery theatres featuring some of the region’s top chefs, 150 years of bridal fashion, music from the famous Black Dyke Band and the Great Lorenzo, a thrilling equestrian display of one man and 12 horses!
For more information please see www.yas.co.uk or www.greatyorkshireshow.co.uk
The Great Yorkshire Show
• This year will be the 150th Great Yorkshire Show.
• The first show, a one day event, was held in York in August 1838.
• Like other agricultural shows, it was peripatetic until the Harrogate showground was purchased for £16,500 in 1950.
• The all time record attendance stands at 135,111, established in 2006.
• The record number of entries was set last year, at 11,789.
• The Show is organised by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society
Ticket Prices
• There are savings to be made by booking before 2nd July – see www.greatyorkshireshow.co.uk or call the Ticket Hotline on 01423 541222
• Advance Ticket prices: Adult: £16.50; Concession: £14; Children: £7.50; Family Ticket: £44
• On the Gate: Adult: £20; Concession: £16; Children: £9; Family Ticket: £51
• Parking is free and extensive. Dogs are not allowed on the showground
• Venue: Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, N. Yorkshire. HG2 9PW, Tel 01423 541000
