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Jul 2023
Last Updated: 18/07/2023
How to get around Harrogate during the Great Yorkshire Show
This story is sponsored by Harrogate BID.
Anyone needing to get around Harrogate and the surrounding areas is being advised to plan ahead this week.
Tens of thousands of visitors are expected at the Great Yorkshire Show across its four days, and there will be changes on some routes to accommodate the additional traffic.
North Yorkshire Council’s highways area manager, Melisa Burnham, said:
“We work closely with the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, its traffic management company and National Highways to agree a traffic management plan.
“We always ensure that roadworks on the main routes are kept to a minimum, with only emergency work permitted. Highways officers will monitor traffic on the routes and are available should they need to support the traffic management company.
“Whilst every effort is made to ensure that traffic flows efficiently, visitors to Harrogate should expect delays at peak times and plan their journeys accordingly.”
Here is your handy guide to the key points to remember from Tuesday, July 11 to Friday, July 15 – whether or not you're going to the show.
Roads
A661 Wetherby Road: one way westbound from the Kestrel roundabout to Rudding Lane from 6.30am on each day of the show. This reverses in the afternoon from 2pm until 8pm, taking traffic away from the showground. If traffic eases earlier, the one-way system may be taken down before then.
A658: One way inbound towards the showground from Thistle Hill near Knaresborough to the Kestrel roundabout, from 6.30am for the mornings only. No one-way system during the afternoon.
B6164: Traffic arriving from the north via the A1(M) will be directed off at junction 46, before going through Kirk Deighton and on to North Deighton on the B6164. It will then turn right onto the A661 near Spofforth and follow the road to the showground.
A59 Skipton Road: Show visitors will be directed from the Curious Cow roundabout onto the B6161 to Beckwithshaw, where they will turn onto the B6162 Otley Road.
Parking
Traffic approaching from the west and north will follow the 'blue zone' directions to the car parks via Hookstone Drive.
Those coming from the east via the A661 will be directed down Rudding Lane into the 'green zone' car parks.
Traffic arriving from the south will follow 'brown zone' directions along the A658 towards Rudding Lane and into the car parks from there.
Public transport
A free shuttle bus operates every 10 minutes from the bus station in central Harrogate to the white gate at the showground. It begins at 7.20am and runs until 7pm.
Passengers arriving in Harrogate by train will be able to catch the shuttle bus. Those arriving at Hornbeam Park can follow a signposted walking route to the showground gates.
Walking and cycling
Pedestrians can follow signs from Hornbeam Park to the showground.
There is secure cycle parking at the blue and white gates for people arriving on two wheels.
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