ON-GATE admission to the show will cost the same on each of the three days (Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 11, 12 and 13), with prices at 2002 levels.

Entry is £11 for adults, £5 for children and £8 for senior citizens (60 or over). A family ticketfor two adults and two children, aged between five and 15 costs £28.

Children under five are admitted free. The gates are open from 8am to 6pm on all three days. Car parking is free.

The showground is located on the A249 at the top of Detling Hill, between junction 7 of the M20 and junction 5 of the M2, just three miles north of Maidstone. For more details, visit www.kentshowground.co.uk