Great Yorkshire Show live: Travel, weather and ticket updates
UNDER perfect skies, the advance guard of an expected 130,000 visitors have begun pouring into Harrogate's Great Yorkshire Showground for England's largest agricultural event.
The three-day Great Yorkshire Show, staged at a cost of £3m, and now in its 158th year, has attracted more than 12,000 competitive entries involving more than 8,000 animals.
Perfect weather is forecast for the first day, with light winds and only the distant chance of a light shower.
Travel
Roads
Very heavy traffic on the A59. Journeys taking around 25 minutes longer than normal.
Busy at Spofforth Hill and Pannal.
Inbound only traffic on Wetherby Road, Harrogate. This will be reversed later in the day to ease congestion.
Everyone heading to the show is advised to do so as early as possible.
Rail
All rail services running as normal.
Great Yorkshire Show 2016: How to get there - refresh this page for traffic and travel updates from Tuesday morning.
Weather
Tuesday
Outlook: After a dry and sunny start cloud will build, bringing a few mainly light showers. However, many places will remain dry. Cool afternoon sea-breezes will develop along the coast.
Maximum temperature: 17C
Minimum temperature: 10C
Wednesday
Outlook: Sunshine and scattered mainly light showers, also breezy.
Maximum temperature: 15C
Minimum temperature: 10C
Thursday
Outlook: Sunshine and scattered mainly light showers.
Maximum temperature: 16C
Minimum temperature: 10C
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Tickets
Tickets are valid for any one day.
To ensure consistency with our other events, concessionary tickets are not available.
Gate price 2016
Adult: £27
Student (on production of student ID): £20
Child (5-18): £13
Family (Two adults and three children): £67