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 |  | Thousands descended on Warwickshire between Sunday, 4 July and Wednesday, 7 July to grab a piece of the action at one the Country’s top festivals.
In a mixture of sunshine and rain the 2004 Royal Show opened its gates to the public on a Sunday for the second successive year, and again welcomed a massive crowd.
In fact the crowd was the Show's biggest since 1999 with 161,410 (to be exact!) passed through the turnstiles.
ÌýSomething for everyone
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| Ìý |  | Looking at some of the livestock
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All of the avenues and streets of the showground at Stoneleigh Park were a hive of activity as people came from across the country to join in with the fun.
From giant machinery and livestock to over 700 exhibitors offering a range of crafts and garden accessories, there was something of interest for pretty much everyone.
As ever the show was divided up into sections – Country Lifestyle, Food Showcase, Rural Business, Equine and Farming & Countryside.
And the various arenas were again big crowd pullers with Polo on the agenda for the first time.
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Ìý| Ìý |  | Trotting around one of the show's arenas
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In the Grand Ring on the opening Sunday there was a mix of show-jumping, dancing diggers and polo.
And the young farmers stirred up the crowd with a very competitive tug of war championship.
But there was plenty more over the other three days with hot air ballooning, marching bands and more equine activity.
In one of the other display areas, the Countryside Arena, there was the ever popular falconry and dog handling displays which seemed to stop people in their tracks.
ÌýThere was plenty more on offer too away from the arenas.
The food hall bustles with business with celebrity chefs like Anthony Worrall Thompson present to cook up some culinary delights.
And there was always the chance to sample some cheeses and sausages and other nibbles from the selection of stands.
Clay pigeon shooting and archery again proved popular, as did the air rifle shooting gallery which offered a cheaper, but no less fun, alternative to the others.
There were several movie stars to be spotted at the show too. Many of the bonsai on display in the Flower Show tent were from The Karate Kid film. The film may have been shot in the eighties but these stars don't seem to have grown much since then!
| Ìý |  | Many craft trades were demonstrated
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And then there were the arts, crafts and countryside wares on offer.
All in all a true taste of the countryside with something for the masses.
Best attendance for five years
Mike Calvert, Chief Executive of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, owners of the Royal Show said: "This has been the Royal Show's best attendance figure in the last five years. The positive mood at the Show is one moving throughout the industry. I am delighted that the show has been so successfully received.
"Feedback tells us that there were strong farmer numbers attending - from all over the UK and Northern Ireland and further afield."
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