Where the magic of steam brings the past to life
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Situated in the South Downs National Park, Hollycombe is home to Britain's largest collection of working steam
Hollycombe is one of Britain’s largest collections of steam offering visitors a nostalgic look at how the Victorians and Edwardians used steam as an instrument of work and play, and featuring a number of popular fairground sideshows of the period.
With steam-driven rides such as the Golden Gallopers, Steam Swingboats and Steam Chair-o-Planes, a trip to Hollycombe offers visitors both nostalgia and a frisson of excitement!
After enjoying the rides visitors can sit back and relax in the Bioscope – a pre-cursor to the modern cinema, typical of the travelling shows which first brought film to the public – or reflect on themselves with a walk through an original Hall of Mirrors.
The fun doesn’t end there as we invite you to sit back and enjoy a ride on a steam-train on one of our railways. The Narrow-Gauge Railway takes in breath-taking views over the South Downs, or ride our Garden Railway that is nestled between the Fairground and the Woodland Gardens.
GLOW NIGHT - HALLOWEEN
12/10/2024
The first of 2 Halloween specials, Glow Night but spookier
Enjoy Hollycombe at Night under the glow of festoon and brightly lit fairground rides and showman's engines. We go all out for Halloween with some spook decorations, smoke machines and volunteers in spooky fancy dress.
6pm to 10pm
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Fire performances
Quarry Railway
Miniature Railway
Steam Gallopers
Steam Chair-o-planes
Steam Swingboats
Dodgems
Holland's Cake Walk
Ghost House
Hall of Mirrors
Juvenile Toyset (running on rotation)
Juvenile Chair-o-planes (running on rotation)
Juvenile Octopus (running on rotation)
Juvenile Dobbyset (running on rotation)
Showman's Engines
Fairground organs
Hoopla
Candy Floss
Shooting Gallery
Hot Doughnuts stall
Bioscope shows
Prizes for the best fancy dress
Free parking, museum shop and cafe open