We attended the Driffield Kite Festival at Driffield Show Ground (YO25 9DN)‚  although quite windy, the sun shone and the crowds flocked!

Burgers at ‚£3, coffee and chocolate ‚£1 a cup and rides also at a fair price, it won’t turn into an expensive day out too much. The shows main show ground area held centre stage for most of the main shows and we found the far side had a grassy bank on it which makes a good vantage point/picnic area.

Josh (13) who controlled 3 kites at once performing stunts‚  that we could only dream of doing with just one shone for us and just showed us, all kids have talents!

We spoke to Richard the‚  “Prince of Nails” who had only started laying on a bed of nails for charities since November 2010 had raised an amazing ‚£143’000 for local charities! Now that’s progress! Well done Sir.

The eye opener for many was when the emergency services along with Bell Recovery simulated a road traffic accedent with a car and tanker.

Over all – Well worth a full day out with the family or friends.

  • Birds of Prey
  • Kite Flying Arena Displays
  • Dog Show
  • The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight – Lancaster Fly Past
  • Professional Kite Flyers
  • Teddy Bears Picnic
  • Bring your own Teddy to the Teddy Parachute Drop
  • 5 a Side Charity Football Tournament Children & Adults
  • Car Boot
  • Public Flying Arena
  • Simulated Road Traffic Accident
  • Indoor Crafts
  • The Avenues of Shopping
  • Fully Licensed Bar
  • Public Camping Available
  • Kite Traders
  • Flight Simulator
  • Fairground
  • Batons of Steel Dancers
  • East Yorkshire Dog Agility
  • Classic Cars, Motorbikes, Classic Caravans
  • Harley Davidsons Drive in (Sunday only)
  • Fun & Games for all ages
  • Chester the Clown
  • Wigsley Wings Kite Display Team
  • Sky Magic
  • Sky Artists
  • The Bindon Family Flyers
  • Team Fusion NEW for 2011
  • The Bernese Carters
  • Hot Air Balloons ( weather permitting)
  • Inflatables
  • Colouring Competitions
  • Thomas the Blue Land Train
  • Tot stop Crƒ¨che & Play zone
  • The East Yorkshire Thoroughbred Car Club
  • The Kite Doctor
  • Kite Workshops
  • Balloon Race Extravaganza ¢â‚¬â€œ Echoes

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