Bishop Wilton Show
From humble beginnings in the old school yard, the show is still going strong attracting over 2000 visitors each year.
Horse riding classes, horticulture and baking competitions, trade stands, craft stalls, children's entertainment and more
2025 Main Ring Entertainment
9.30 am - Bishop Wlton Beast starts
10.00am - Horse and Pony Classes
12.00pm - Vintage parade
13.00pm - Percheron Horses display
13.30pm - Children's sports
14.45pm - Jofors Hall - Viking re-enactment
15.15pm - Highmoor Bloodhounds
15.45pm - Farming through the ages... potatoes!
16.45pm - Egg throwing (maybe wearing) fun!
The Bishop Wilton Beast 2025
Winners from the 2025 show are:
1st Male Ezekiel Chepsiror 45:21
2nd Male Tom Danby 45:46 (New Marske Harriers)
3rd Male Andrew Fisher 46:49 (Hereford Tri)
1st Female Josie Rawes 48:54
2nd Female Rebecca Coomber 52:09 (Oxted Runners)
3rd Female Ciara McEvoy 54:02 (Selby Striders)
M40 Richard Purser 47:01
M50 Andy Lawty 51:52
M60 Paul Henderson 50: 33
M70 Pete Coe 1:08:47 (York Acorn Running Club)
W40 Helen Baxter 1:00:19
W50 Sam Allen 57:16 (Beverly AC)
W60 Susan Farr 1:00:29 (Selby Striders)
W70 Madeleine Stansfield 1:18:27 (Dewsbury Road Runners)
WE WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR...
The Bishop Wilton Beast is one of the newest cross country runs in the county.
Prices for this event:
- £16 - affiliated
- £18 - unaffiliated
Its easy to get to the show straight off the A166 and there is plenty of parking. For Sat Nav users, the postcode destination is YO42 1TD
Free bus from the village
There is also a FREE bus running from the village from 9.30am up to the show field through the day. This will bring you back down to the village up to 5.30/6pm ish. Coming from Pocklington? Hop on the 747 from Pocklington to catch the free ride For Pocklington bus times click here
Download the 2025 Schedule
For all the classes to enter including tents classes, sheep classes, horse classes etc - please download the schedule
Click here to download
Programme
Click here to download
Buy tickets here
Online Entry for classes in 2025 will be available here
You can save time on the day by entering here
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Historical background
It all started in 1897 as the Bishop Wilton Flower Show in a tent erected in the school yard. In the early days it was accompanied by a cricket match, sports, a brass band and an evening dance. By 1907 a competition for mares, foals, cows and pigs had been added. Find out more about the very first Show on the Local History Site (including a copy of the first Show Programme). Also, the earliest known photograph of the Show, from 1923, can be viewed there. There was a South African connection with the first Show which is explained in an article on the Local History site.
From all of the Bishop Wilton Show Committee, a huge thank you to everyone who supports and visits our very special event.
How to get to the show
The show this year is at the top of Garrowby Hill .
Please use what 3 words - messaging.angel.blunt (this will bring you into the show fieled entrance)
Follow the signs along the A166 Stamford Bridge to Bridlington road.
The show will be well signposted on the day. Access to the field on the day of the show will be specially signposted for entrants into the Horse Classes, Trade Stands, Craft Tent stall holders, Half-Marathon competitors and visitors.
Parking attendants will also be on the road outside the field to assist drivers.
For Sat Nav users, the postcode destination is
YO42 1TD
