'Leave your cars' plea over show

The Queen helped the show celebrate its 150th anniversary last year

Visitors to this year's Great Yorkshire Show have been urged not to use their cars to travel to the event.

The show, which is the north of England's largest agricultural event, takes place at the Harrogate showground from Tuesday until Thursday.

More than 120,000 people visit the 151-year-old show each year.

The Highways Agency urged people to think about using public transport or car sharing so they "can avoid the queues and have a stress-free day".

Yacht display

The agency's operations manager Guy Huckle said: "If it's not possible to leave your car at home, make sure it is fit for the journey with plenty of coolant and fuel, and in case of hot weather we would also advise people to pack water for their journey."

The Hull and Humber yacht was escorted to the showground by police

Mr Huckle said shuttle buses to the showground would run from Harrogate Bus Station and Hornbeam Park Railway Station during the event and secure bicycle parking was available at the showground.

Meanwhile, a huge yacht destined to take part in a round-the-world race has arrived in Harrogate to take centre stage at the show.

The 68ft (20m) Hull and Humber yacht was lifted on to a lorry before being taken 60 miles (96km) from Hull to the showground.

It took two days for the boat to make its journey under police escort.

Launching in September, the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race will start and finish on the Humber Estuary.