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05
Jul 2023
Harrogate’s Great Yorkshire Show is a sell-out
For the third year in a row, the Great Yorkshire Show has sold out.
This year 140,000 people are expected to visit the 250-acre showground next week.
Traditionally, the Harrogate-based event was three days long. However, in 2021, it was extended to four days to help spread out crowds to meet covid safety regulations.
During the pandemic, capacity was also limited to 35,000 visitors a day and tickets were sold exclusively in advance on the show's main website.
The event's organisers decided to keep the changes for this year's show following feedback that visitors found the experience more enjoyable when the showground was less crowded.
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The Great Yorkshire Show is run by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society and is one of the largest agricultural shows in the UK, generating millions of pounds each year for the local economy.
Some of the main attractions include the Cock ‘O The North show jumping competition and several stunt-riding performances by Lorenzo the 'flying Frenchman'.
TV presenter Adam Henson, MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, and The Duke of Gloucester are some of the many special guests invited to attend.
A free shuttle bus service from Harrogate bus station to the showground will be available to attendees throughout the four-day event.
Second-hand tickets will be available to purchase on the show's official ticket reseller site, Ticket-Swap.
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