Running large estates required varied machinery including waterwheels and steam sawmills.
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Brilliant afternoon out. Once inside everything except ice creams is free. Loads of train rides, steam wagon ride, and fairground rides for all ages. I estimated the kids had had about 90 rides between them making the entry fee very worthwhile.
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Water and steam power were both used to perform a variety of tasks on large estates
24/05/13
Hollycombe will be open every day from Sunday 26th May to Sunday 2nd June. Our normal service of rides will operate on Sundays and Bank Holiday Monday but on the other days, we will be offering a reduced… read more
24/05/13
We now have a good idea of the expected attractions for the Countryside weekend. Please note we ar NOT open on Saturday 25th May! Over the weekend, we should have approx five teams of Shire Horses (with… read more
03/05/13
The weekend of Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th May sees around 35 miniature traction engines, from 2 inch to 6 inch scale, in steam at Hollycombe for the annual 'Steam in Miniature' weekend. The… read more
