COUNTDOWN host Richard Whiteley and the famous Rylstone and District Calendar Girls will be two of the star guests at a popular Dales festival over the May Bank Holiday weekend.

The Dales Festival of Food and Drink in Leyburn, Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, takes place on May 1, 2 and 3.

Among the attractions will be 75 Dales food and drink stalls, including a farmers' market, cookery demonstrations, a farming display, bbq, hog roast, vintage fairground, bands and bunting.

Adult entry is £2.50, under 16s are free.

There will be free parking on site at the event which is on the A684, half a mile from Leyburn town centre.

It will be open from 10am to 5pm.