Great Yorkshire Show

Wow! A major milestone for the Great Yorkshire Show as visitors raise £50,000 for a host of charitable causes in just over a decade!

The milestone has been reached following this summer’s Show, where the annual cheese auction raised a magnificent £8,530 for the RABI, a charity which works tirelessly to support farming people through practical, financial and emotional assistance.

The dates for next year’s Great Yorkshire Show are Tuesday 8 July to Friday 11 July 2025 and tickets will go on sale in November 2024 https://greatyorkshireshow.co.uk/

Despite Malham Show being hit by the high winds earlier today, they are rebuilding ready for their Show tomorrow. Your support of this one day show would be appreciated.

We go again!!

Weather did its best to stop us but we’re rebuilding - please support us and come to the Show tomorrow - Saturday 24th August

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Wishing you a Happy Yorkshire Day 2024 😁

Celebrating the Tye Trophy competition 🏆 highlighting some of the best farms in the North of England and our farmers' contributions to conservation and environmental improvement.

The overall winner of the Tye Trophy competition is also entered into the national Silver Lapwing Award the following year.

👏 Congratulations to our 2024 Winners:
Bainbridge Farms – Overall Winner & Northumberland Area Winner
Croglin Hall Farm – Cumbria Area Winner
Wold Cottage Farm – East Yorkshire Area Winner
Gazegill Organics – Lancashire Area Winner
Kexwith Farm – North Yorkshire Area Winner
Tyers Hall Farm – South & West Yorkshire Area Winner
Low Ways Farm – Tyne Tees Area Winner

For further details about the Tye Trophy competition, visit https://yas.co.uk/tye-trophy-winners-2024/

A huge thank you to our trade stand stewards! They're part of the incredible team of 400 volunteers who help make the Great Yorkshire Show such a fantastic event. We couldn't do it without them! 👏

🗓️ Next year's Great Yorkshire Show: Tuesday 8 - Friday 11 July 2025.

Today saw the final day as Show Director for Charles Mills after nine years, as the 165th Great Yorkshire Show came to a close.

Action continued throughout the day in the show rings while a marriage proposal took centre stage at the finals of the pole climbing competitions.

The day rounded off with Charles handing over to new Show Director Rachel Coates before YAS President Martin C**kerill handed over to Geoff Brown MBE.

“This has been a wonderful nine years, it has been a pleasure to be the Show Director of the Great Yorkshire Show and my highlight has to be the people. I have so enjoyed working with the team and meeting so many amazing people during my time here. I feel very grateful and very proud and I wish Rachel every success with the role.” Charles Mills, Show Director, 2016 - 2024

We are pleased to advise that all car parks will be in use for today's Great Yorkshire Show and these will be continually assessed for suitability throughout the day.

Please be patient with our parking stewards who will be working hard to park you safely.

We hope you have a great day at the Show.

Gates are open for the fourth and final day of the 165th Great Yorkshire Show!

Catch Rob & Dave Nicholson of Cannon Hall Farm in conversation with Christine Talbot on the GYS stage, the Farm to Fashion Catwalk Show, Cattle People's Choice Competition, Heavy Horse Turnout Championship, President & Show Director's Handover, and much more!

Enjoy the fantastic final day at the Great Yorkshire Show! See you soon 🎉

Please note: Tickets for the show are SOLD OUT and will NOT be available at the gate. We've partnered with TicketSwap as our official ticket reseller.

Supreme Champions and the hugely popular Ripon Select Foods C**k O’ the North showjumping took centre stage at the Great Yorkshire Show today as the very best animals were awarded.

There were visits from The Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, David Skaith, and Robbie Moore MP for Keighley and Ilkley. Peter Wright of Channel 5’s The Yorkshire Vet was a special guest on the Vertu Motors GYS Stage and in the Garden Show.

Competition was fierce in the show rings, with cattle, sheep, pigs and horses all challenging for the titles of Supreme Champion in their sections. This year also saw the return of the poultry classes and the Supreme Champion title went to a Blue Leghorn bantam.

The show’s top showjumping class, the Ripon Select Foods C**k O’ the North, gave the packed Main Ring its usual nail-biting finish with a win for local hero, Richard Howley from Wetherby with HK Horses’ Zodiac Du Buisson Z with treble clears. Richard also took the title in 2019.

See you all tomorrow! 🎉

Get ready ......... the International Show Jumping competition, C**k o'the North, is starting shortly in the Main Ring. You can watch this exciting competition live on the Great Yorkshire Show Channel - https://www.youtube.com//streams

The emergency services are currently attending an incident on A59 on the York side of Junction 47 A1M which may result in delays for York bound traffic.

We have no further details at this time.

It's the fast & furious Scurry competition, now on our live feed on the Great Yorkshire Show Channel - https://www.youtube.com//streams 🐎 🐎

As a result of reduced parking spaces in the Members' car parks off Rudding Lane these areas are now full and Members will be redirected to other areas with available spaces.

Thank you for your understanding.

Visitors are currently experiencing delays entering the car parks off Rudding Lane opposite Rudding Park as a result of the current ground conditions driving down the hill towards the Showground.

This has been reduced to a single track and the going is extremely slow. Whilst our stewards are working hard to park visitors, the weather earlier in the week and overnight rain have impacted this area.

If alternative parking areas become available you will be directed to them.

Please bear with us we are attempting to get you to the Show as quickly as possible in difficult conditions.

Day three of the 165th Great Yorkshire Show! 🚜 🌿

Don't miss the C**k O' The North Showjumping, Grand Cattle Parade, Peter Wright in conversation with Christine Talbot on the GYS stage, the Cheese Auction in aid of RABI, and so much more!

More details can be found in the Show Programme or on the What's On page on the website https://greatyorkshireshow.co.uk/whats-on/

See you all soon!

***Traffic Update***

As a result of the adverse weather conditions earlier in the week, some parking areas are no longer serviceable. You may be directed to an alternative area were our stewards will be on the ground to assist you. We appreciate your patience and enjoy your day when you arrive.

High profile visitors and a host of awards marking excellence shaped the second day of a packed schedule at the Great Yorkshire Show.

The Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell and Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire Jo Ropner toured the Show, in what was the Archbishop’s first ever visit.

New Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Steve Reed OBE MP and Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner made their first visit as part of the new Government after last week’s election.

Adam Henson took to the cattle rings before heading for the chat show on the Vertu Motors GYS Stage and seeing the sheepdog trials, while Kelvin Fletcher and wife Liz also made an appearance as well as farming influencer Joe Seels

The School Veg Box competition, which annually challenges primary schools across Yorkshire to grow British produce from scratch, was won by White Laith Primary School of Whinmoor, Leeds, with its bright colourful designs and rain harvesting systems for this year’s Bee theme.

See you all tomorrow for day three! 🎉

We are currently experiencing delays on Wetherby Road due to a broken down horsebox and on Rudding Lane to the bypass due to the volume of traffic. This is currently preventing vehicles exiting the Brown car park which our traffic management team is working hard to rectify.

Check out our live stream on our YouTube Channel, the Paul Hannam Quad Bike Stunt Show will be on next - https://www.youtube.com//streams

***Online Results***

Mark sheets for Tuesday HOYS classes are now available to view on the Great Yorkshire Show website - https://greatyorkshireshow.co.uk/online-results/

Our Livestock team are working through the results from multiple sections and these are being updated throughout the day.

Thank you for your patience.

***Traffic Update***

As a result of reduced parking capacity owing to the wet weather conditions we are having to redirect traffic to alternative areas which is impacting on traffic on A59/A658, Rudding Lane and Hookstone Road. Please bear with us our parking stewards are working hard to resolve these issues.

Thank you for your your patience.

Congratulations to Wolfenden Concrete LTD on winning this year's Innovation Award, sponsored by Institution of Engineering and Technology, at the Great Yorkshire Show 2024.

***Equine Exhibitors***

Owing to the soft ground conditions some horseboxes may be parked in a different area today. Please bear with our parking stewards who will endeavour to park you as close to the rings as possible.

Gates are open for day two of the 165th Great Yorkshire Show! 🚜🐖🐏🏇🐄

Today's highlights include all-day competitions in the Cheese & Dairy section, Adam Henson in conversation with Christine Talbot on the GYS stage, Tye Trophy Awards, Art Show Demonstrations, the Sheep Show, Goat People's Choice Awards, and much more!

Visit our What's On page for more details https://greatyorkshireshow.co.uk/whats-on/

Please note: Tickets for the show are SOLD OUT and will NOT be available at the gate. We've partnered with TicketSwap as our official ticket reseller.