Thousands enjoy show jumping in the sun on day one of the Great Yorkshire Show

Thousands enjoy show jumping in the sun on day one of the Great Yorkshire Show

Thousands of people joined 8,500 animals as the biggest agricultural event in the country returned for 2025.

IN PICTURES: 15 photos from the first day of the Great Yorkshire Show 2025 as the popular event returned to Harrogate

The first day of the Great Yorkshire Show got underway today, with 35,000 visitors enjoying a jam-packed day full of fun.

Heavy traffic expected as 140,000 to descend on Great Yorkshire Showground

DRIVERS are being warned to expect heavy traffic as the Great Yorkshire Show opens this morning. Queues of vehicles have been building on roads leading to the showground with more traffic than usual on Wetherby Road, Hookstone Drive and the Harrogate bypass.  Gates open at 8am each day for the sell-out four-day event, which is billed as England’s premier agricultural event.