School Visits to the Great Yorkshire Show
The Great Yorkshire Show provides a fun and exciting opportunity for children to learn more about farming, food and the countryside.
Education is a key element of the Show and will extend your student’s learning outside the classroom with free cross-curricular activities and curriculum learning linked to careers (Gatsby Benchmark 4).
Bookings for 2026 have now closed.
Free shuttle buses are operated by The Harrogate Bus Company every day of the Great Yorkshire Show. The buses run every 10 minutes from Harrogate Bus Station (next to the Railway Station) to the Showground’s White Gate, starting at 7.20am. The last bus departs the Showground at 7pm.
Primary Schools
The Discovery Zone is packed with a wide variety of FREE workshops and demonstrations exploring food, farming, the environment and the great outdoors. Provide by trusted partners, selected for their high-quality delivery and educational content.
Secondary Schools & Colleges
The Great Yorkshire Show provides a wealth of opportunities for Key Stage 3 – Key Stage 5 students to learn more about potential career paths, engage with prospective employers and industry specialists.
Students studying the following subjects will benefit from visiting the Show:
- Business Studies
- Food Preparation and Nutrition
- Engineering
- Computer Science
- Biology
- Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management
- Agriculture
- All land-based subjects
Information to help you plan your visit will be available here in 2026.
Subsidised School Pupil Tickets
As part of its charitable remit and to ensure schools can access this great learning experience, the Yorkshire Agricultural Society offers school pupil tickets at a subsidised rate.
We aim to make the visit as enjoyable and stress free as possible for teachers, providing free teacher tickets according to the teacher/pupil ratio and free carer tickets for children with additional needs.
School Ticket sales close at 12 noon on Friday, June 26 2026.
School Ticket Prices & Teacher Ratios
Please use the details below to calculate the number of free teachers and total cost for your visit.
| School Pupil Ticket (Booked before 12 noon on Monday 1 June 2026) |
School Pupil Ticket (Booked between Monday 1 – 26 June 2026*) |
Free Teachers | Additional Teachers/Adults (max 10) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Schools (KS1 & KS2) | £8 | £11 | 1 free teacher for every 6 pupils | £36.50 |
| Secondary Schools & Colleges (KS3 – KS5) | 1 free teacher for every 10 pupils |
Important Information
- Please note visitor numbers will be capped each day, tickets are only available to purchase in advance and will not be available to purchase on the gate. Tickets may sell out for specific days in advance of the show.
- School Group bookings will close at 12 noon on Friday 26 June 2026 (or sooner if tickets have sold out); this includes adding pupils to existing bookings. If you need to purchase an additional ticket after this date please do so online as a standard visitor (subject to availability).
- School Groups must arrive and enter the show as a group, individuals arriving at the gate with a school wristband will not be granted entry.
- The minimum number required to book as a school group is 5 pupils, if you have less than 5 pupils please book tickets online as a standard visitor.
- School wristbands (which are your entry tickets for both adults and pupils) will not be sent until payment has been received.
- Further details available for Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults. Download the Policy and Procedure documents.
- If you have more than 10 additional adults/parents/guardians who would like to attend they can book tickets through the website as a standard visitor. If you have more than 15 additional adults who would like to attend they can book as a group and receive a group discount. Please visit the Group Booking page.
Quotes from schools who have previously attended:
The Great Yorkshire Show is really interesting and it was great to go round with school friends and learn about the agricultural side of Yorkshire. ‘A great day out, the animals, the stalls and the many activities all adds up to a fantastic time’.
Pupil from St Aidan’s Church of England High School, Harrogate