Roll
Up! Roll Up! It’s All the Fun of the Fair
at our first ever Fairground Extravaganza event which will be held over the weekend of
26th & 27th July.
Come and enjoy our traditional steam powered fairground and for your added enjoyment for one weekend only enjoy the fun and laughter of the Cakewalk ride, as we have visiting, Bishtons c1907 Brooklyn cakewalk.
Bishton's
Brooklyn Cakewalk
Photo courtesy of Robert Bance
It is hoped
that over the course of the weekend the cakewalk will be powered by the visiting
Burrell showman’s engine “Princess Marina”
Princess Marina photo courtesy of Robert Bance
The cakewalk
will join the other resident rides that form the unique working traditional
Edwardian Steam Fairground including rides such as the only surviving Razzle
Dazzle (regarded as the world’s first ‘White Knuckle’ ride), the late
1870s Mr. Fields Steam Circus dobby ride (believed to be the oldest surviving
mechanically driven ride) and the 1911 single steam yacht ‘Neptune’.
Other
attractions to the event will include a selection of sideshows in the fairground
(small charges apply), a fairground model display as well as a display of
fairground archive photos including historic photographs of the Hollycombe
rides. There will also be a display of fairground showman’s living vans &
transport.
To add to the atmosphere the event is combined with the Mechanical Organ Gathering which was held at Hollycombe for the first time last season. There will be a wide selection of visiting organs covering all scales and manufacturers playing a wide repertoire of tunes for your enjoyment.
Making its
first appearance at a
Other organs include the 89 key Marenghi of Goff Radcliff, Mike Mitchells 89 key Van De Broek, Ray Bryant’s 69 keyless Dean “Charlotte Rose” and the 46 key Marenghi of Richard Evans. There will also be a number of smaller scale organs and hand turned ones attending over the course of the weekend.
All this plus
all the normal attractions its fun for the whole family!
(All exhibits
and attractions subject to availability)