10 reasons not to miss the show

With so much to see and do, here’s our guide to highlights at this year’s 166th show, when it returns to Harrogate at the Great Yorkshire Showground on July 8-11

Calling all photographers! Frame the past and celebrate the present with the return of the National Historic Ships UK Photography Competition – and see your work set sail in a national exhibition

Winning makes, bakes and buys inspired by summer sorties to country shows and village fêtes

Prepare for a culture-packed summer with Bazaar ’s ultimate hotlist of the best things to see, sample and watch this season. Expect transportive exhibitions, immersive theatre, escapist films and a holiday-reading list made for long, languorous afternoons

An exhibition at the Design Museum explores the style and design around swimming and seaside culture during the last century

Gardening goodness and a burst of colour are guaranteed as the RHS brings its annual Flower Show to Yorkshire