Some glorious Bank Holiday sunshine helped bring an estimated 15,000 visitors into the countryside for the 76th Aylsham Show.
The popular event at the Blickling Estate featured entertainment ranging from camel-racing, quad bike stunts and parachute displays to falconry, dog agility, show-jumping and heavy horses - along with the traditional parade of champion farm animals.
Crowds also flocked to trade stands and food stalls in the picturesque parkland setting.
Event co-ordinator David Hitcham said: "It is looking like a very good show - I think we have had 15,000 people here. I would be disappointed if it [the attendance] is not better than last year.
"Everyone has seemed really happy, and all the traders are doing well. From what I have seen, people have been cheering a lot so I think everyone has had a good time."
Mr Hitcham said a successful show meant more money could be donated to local charities - adding to the £1m already raised during the event's history.
Show president Nigel Savory, who was welcomed into the Main Ring with his wife Annabel and their family, said: " It is the most fabulous thing. We are all Norfolk people here and we get together in this perfect weather to celebrate living in this fabulous county. There is something for everyone, and to have the backdrop of Blickling too is amazing.
"We have seen the goats, sheep and cattle, we have been in the market lane and the food fair, where are there are lots of small businesses doing things, and also the cookery theatre. We have got a lot of food education here too.
"What is hugely important is to understand where our food comes from, and where it ends up, and all the different people involved in making your food, from growing it to processing it to delivering it."
Mr Savory also paid tribute to the army of volunteers who work throughout the year to plan and stage the Aylsham Show . "It is a sensational effort and to be president is a real privilege," he added.
In the livestock competitions, the supreme champion was a three-year-old Limousin beef cow named Brambles Sweetheart, shown by Paul Barwood, who runs a pedigree herd with Anita Padwick at Fleggburgh, near Great Yarmouth.
"It is nice for people to know we breed good quality livestock, and for people to see what the farm community is trying to supply," he said. "There is a lot of time and hard work that goes into it."
Other prizes at the show included the Norfolk Food and Drink Hero award, presented to the Norfolk Mushroomery - a Norwich-based mushroom-growing business run by Bianca Boxley.
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