Thousands are expected to attend the final day of this year's Kent County Show as the country continues to enjoy blue skies and sunshine.

The three-day farming and agricultural festival, staged on the Kent Showground at Detling near Maidstone, is one of the biggest events in the Kent calendar but was cancelled in the last two summers because of the pandemic.

Show spokesman Olivia Lewis-Deane said: "We have a new team and are all finding our feet.

"No one was sure what the Covid situation would be like this summer so we have put together a slightly cut-down show.

"But people seem to be enjoying it. And we are planning to make it bigger and better for next year when we celebrate the show's centenary."

County Show traffic manager Charles Tassell says he expects around 5,000 cars to descend on the showground today - a number which could grow thanks to the warm weather.

Tickets cost £22 for adults, and under 14s can enter for free.

There will be plenty of car parking available, and Nu-Venture is also providing a shuttle bus service to and from the site from Maidstone East Station and King Street between 9am and 6.15pm.

For the first time, this year's Kent County Show welcomed the Hogg Show, the UK’s only travelling pig stage show. Tom Hogg’s marvellous pigs will perform a hilarious and spectacular act each day near the Livestock Area.

There will also be pig agility competitions in the Countryside, Game and Canine Ring across the weekend, and also a fun-filled sheep show from Ginger Sutton and the team, which has proved a favourite in past years.

Each day of the Kent County Show will bring a new line up of fabulous live music.

Performers across the weekend will include the Rock Choir, Mama’s Funkin’ Skunks, the Lucky 13’s, Knights of Nevada, the Ruby Sisterz and Heart of Kent Show Choir, to name just a few.

The show also has more than 300 trade stands for you to peruse, from Kentish wine to garden furniture, so you’re sure to find something you love from a range of local and independent businesses.