The Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate is hosting the UK’s biggest holiday home show for the first time today.
More than 220 holiday homes and 140 motorhomes and caravans will be on display at The Great Holiday Home Show.
The three-day show, formerly known as The Lawns, has never before been held in Harrogate in its more than 40-year history.
TV presenters Christine Talbot and Matt Baker will host chat shows, while YouTube motorhome family the Roaming Radfords and The Yorkshire Vet’s Peter Wright will also be in attendance.
The Great British Bake Off’s Karen Wright and chef Steph Moon will hold live cookery demonstrations over the weekend too.
Live music, children’s entertainment and food stands will also be on offer.
Sunrise at the showground.
Visitors can try their hands at paddle-boarding and e-biking, as well as towing tuition for upcoming caravan holidays.
As well as the chance to shop for outdoor holiday homes, accessories and motorhome technology will be available to purchase at the show.
Tickets are available online or on the door and cost £12.50 per person. Under 16s go free with a paying adult.
Parking is free and dogs on leads are welcome.
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TV’s Yorkshire Vet opens garden centre cafe in Ripon
TV’s Yorkshire Vet, along with the mayor and mayoress of Harrogate, officially opened a new garden centre cafe in Ripon today.
F Tate and Sons Larkhill Nurseries’ new cafe called The Olive Tree will be open everyday from 9am to 3.30pm.
Peter Wright, who stars as The Yorkshire Vet, is a friend of the Tate family and turned up today to help spread the word.
The cafe will serve a range of food and drinks including all day breakfast, avocado on toast, a full brunch menu as well as coffee. The cafe will source all of its products locally.
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This is what The Olive Tree looks like inside.
Tom Tate, F Tate and Sons Larkhill Nurseries, told the Stray Ferret ahead of the opening:
“It has been a long time coming. We have been waiting for the right time to open and we think that this is it. We are trying to create a new experience and a new standard for garden centre cafes and we are proud of the results.”
The Olive Tree has created nine new jobs at the garden centre and Mr Tate expects it to create even more part time jobs for busier times.