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Hollycombe Steam In The Country Description
The Hollycombe Steam Collection, in Liphook Hampshire (on the Sussex Border), is the largest traditional Heritage Fairground in Britain, and includes a fully working steam fairground, narrow gauge and miniature steam railways. The collection is run by volunteers who keep the Edwardian Fairground working as it did a century years ago - entertaining children and adults alike.
The collection includes:
•1870s Mr Fields Steam Circus (Dobbies), the worlds oldest mechanical fairground ride which, despite is age, is regularly working in the fairground
•1911 Fred Sowden Steam Yacht
•1908 Howcroft steam powered Razzle Dazzle, the only survivor of its type
•1910 Walkers Steam Chair-O-Planes
•1912 steam powered Tidman Galloping Horses (Gallopers, also known as Merry-Go-Round and Carousel)
•1914 steam powered Big Wheel
•1915 Orton and Spooner Haunted House
•1915 Chair-o-planes
•Juvenile Park Swings, donated in 1990s by Pinner School, Middlesex
•Bioscope, one of only two working Bioscopes in the world, with an original Bioscope fairground organ and pianola
•1930 Orton and Spooner Juvenile Roundabout
•Steam powered Swing Boats
•1948 Supercar Austin Car Ride
•Chair-o-Planes
•98 key Marenghi Peacock Organ
•89 Key Gavioli organ
•1880s 62 key Gavioli trumpet barrel organ
•45 Key Limonaire organ
•1918 Garret Type 4CD steam tractor Leiston Town
•1895 Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive Emporer, the oldest surviving showmans engine in the World
•1913 John Allen steam ploughing engine number 67
•1919 Charles Burrell Gold Medal Tractor (Sunset number 2)
•1917 Mann Patent steam agricultural tractor number 1260
•1921 Aveling and Porter F type compound steam roller
•1932 Wallis and Steevens Simplicity steam roller Christopher
•Ruston Proctor 12hp portable steam engine Big John
•Fowler Class BB steam ploughing engine Prince
•1880 Aveling and Porter tramway locomotive Excelsior (not in steam)
•1895 Hunslet 0-4-0 Mills Class Saddle Tank steam locomotive Jerry M
•1895 Dutton lever frame signal box from Liphook station
•1899 Hawthorne Leslie 0-4-0 Saddle Tank steam locomotive Commander B
•1931 Barclay 0-4-0 well tank Steam Locomotive Caledonia
•1939 Ruston and Hornsby diesel locomotive Jack
•1956 Grafton self propelled steam rail crane
•7. 25 inch Miniature steam railway
•1981 Tinkerbell design miniature steam locomotive Bob
•1984 7. 25 inch scale model of Bagnell 0-4-0ST steam locomotive
•1990 Romulus design miniature steam locomotive Pauline
•1995 vertical boiler miniature steam locomotive Jennifer
•Station canopy from Hayling Island Station
•Narrow gauge railway carriages from the former electric Ramsgate Cliff Railway
•1850s Beam Engine
•1896 French built Brouhot portable steam engine Bernadette
•1900s Robson horizontal steam engine (from Basing House)
•1901 Brown and May portable engine (from Farnham Pottery)
•1911 Clayton and Shuttleworth portable engine
•Steam Sawmill with 1915 Robey Semi-portable engine
•1917 Clayton and Shuttleworth portable engine Eileen (built for Russia)
•Diverse woodlands comprise around several hundred different tree and large bush types, including Acacia, Acer, Ash, Azalea, Beech, Birch, Buddleia, Camellia, Cedar, Cherry, Horse Chestnut, Cypress, Elder, Elm, Fir, Laurel, Lime, Maidenhair, Magnolia, Maple, Nut, Oak, Palm, Pine, Poplar, Redwood, and Yew
•Breading pairs of Peacocks and Pea-Hens
•Jungle scene fairground art painted by the famous fairground artist Edwin Hall
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Step back in time and experience the magic of Hollycombe's Edwardian Fairground as the sights, sounds and smells all come alive as darkness falls.
This is a nice vlog which one of our visitors has posted to YouTube from this weekend.
Here's a great photo by one of our volunteers.
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Beautiful start to the day. Jerry M is getting ready for the first rise of the day at 12:30pm today.
Fairground at Night tonight. We have a few additions for the evening. Come and have a try on our coconut shy and show us how good you are. We will also be running the garden railway in the dark. For full details visit our website to see a list of the rides running.
Each of our rides has their very own moat around them today and therefore we have taken the decision to close for today.Each of our rides has their very own moat around them today and therefore we have taken the decision to close for today.
It's fair to say it's a little damp today but we will have the Fairground open for Fairground at Night tonight. We have some amateur radio enthusiasts in as well for the anniversary of the first steam powered passenger railways which first started on the 27th September 1825.
Here's a unique angle of our Golden Gallopers which we are sure you haven't seen before.
Thank you to Simon Andrews for the video.
Sunday's Velo South cycle ride has been cancelled. If you were planning a detour to get to us on Sunday you will no longer need to do so and we will be open as normal at 11am with the Fairground rides running from 12:30pm until 5pm.
Our first Fairground at Night was a great success and it was nice to see so many of you join us last Saturday. Don't forget we will be open again for our Fairground at Night for the next 5 Saturdays in a row with our last evening opening on the 20th October.
Gates open at 6pm with the Fairground rides starting from 7pm and running until 10pm.
This is an interesting short documentary on You Tube about young people in the heritage sector. You may recognise a few familiar faces. Just over 13 minutes in length and we recommend giving it a watch.
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Our Golden Gallopers look stunning in the dark. We will be open again for our next Fairground at Night this coming Saturday.
Our garden railway will be running today at Hollycombe. If you are in the area come along and have a picturesque ride alongside our gardens.
Join us tomorrow at Hollycombe to see a century old sawmill in action.
We have lived in the area forever and have never been here before till yesterday. Oh my how cool is this place. Really magical and takes you back to the good old days. Big old shaded trees that line the lovely walks and the steam engines that drive the funfair with the friendly staff that man the whole show are volunteers so a big hats off to them. Even down to the man on the Merry-go-round who sang to us. The restaurant is really reasonable. Our grandchildren were delighted with the donkeys on the other side of the fence who came for a petting. Great place for a day out and a relaxed picnic. Thank you Hollycombe Steam Collection.
We have been returning to Hollycombe for years... and have seen many changes. What has not changed is the enthusiasm of volunteers than run it and make it such a nice family (and pet) friendly place to visit over and and over again! We love everything about Hollycombe and will be visiting for many more years to come. Our favourite rides must be the Big Wheel and our little ones love the small cars and merry go round. Train rides are a must!
We had such a fun day today on our first visit to Hollycombe! We decided to visit as a treat for my husbands birthday. We bought a saver ticket (2 adults + 2 children) which means we can come back again unlimited times within the year which is fab! We rode on the quarry train first and the views were beautiful! Then the kids made full use of the rides which were such fun! It made such a nice change from the theme park or modern day fun fairs. The favourite was The Neptune! We also rode on the garden train which was a big hit with the kids. We had some lunch in the cafe (reasonably priced) and the toilets were clean. Everyone we spoke to was friendly and helpful and amazingly all run by volunteers! Thanks for such a fun day, we'll defo be back :)
We had an excellent day today. The Azalea walk was beautiful and we all enjoyed the fair. So nice to go somewhere and not have to pay for anything extra on top as all the fair rides and the train were Included in the admission fee. We will definitely be making use of our ticket which is valid for a year!! What a lovely surprise.
My two (11 and 9) had a fab day. It wasn't too busy, no queuing required. Lovely relaxed atmosphere. The volunteers were all really friendly. The cafe was very reasonable and served basic but tasty food. Amazing that it's totally staffed by volunteers, lovely to see in this day and age. Would highly recommend going as it makes a welcome relief from the madness of the modern theme park!
Loved it great day out nice to see so many antique rides working. Loved the organs and mini steam engines
It's an amazing experience to see steam at work in such great fun ways x
I brought my son here today and his cousins for his birthday treat.Fantastic time had by all.Lady at reception very plesant and was happy to look after our lunch as came by taxi and didnt want to lug around.Well done to all volunteers who work so hard to ensure everyone has a fab time.Beutiful Gardens.We will defo be back dureing half term and weekends.Razzle dazzle was a huge hit with my son and train ride :)
How could anyone not enjoy Hollycombe. Victorian and Edwardian steam powered fairground rides, steam railway, gardens, steam and traction engines and all unlimited rides.
Fun going on the vintage rides. Staff and friendly and welcoming. Tasty food at the cafe. Well worth a visit �
Fantastic place. Loads to do for the kids and the ticket is good for a year - Bargain!
Fantastic day out. Friendly and welcoming volunteers. A wonderful trip back in time! Excellent value for money! Highly reccomended.
Fabulous day out and we can return as many times as we want this year for free! Small enough that the just teenagers can have free rein but enough to keep them interested and more than enough for the 4 year old to have fun for hours. This was our 3rd visit and we still haven't made it to the beautiful gardens! Volunteers are amazing considering how hard they work for just for love !
Enjoyed a lovely afternoon here today on our first visit. Volunteers are all so friendly and helpful. Loved the rides and views on the railway. Gardens are a pleasant if slightly wet on the feet. Farm is a work in progress. Great value for money when you pay the full price as you can return as much as you want in a year. It is very worrying to think what will happen to these places if they cannot get volunteers in the future. Thank you to everyone who volunteers, you make our visit memorable.
Brilliant, fun & relaxing too.
Beautiful gardens & fun rides with lovely people.
Amazing day out and so grateful to all the lovely volunteers that run it, you all do a fantastic job and all with lovely smiles on your faces! We can’t wait to come back soon thank you �
Absolutely loved it. A great place to take the kids and grown ups! even with the rain it was still good fun and well worth it we'd definitely go again
A fantastic day out! Value for money, beautiful walks as well as fun on the rides, all the volunteers work so hard x
We went with my daughter and family. We had a lovely day there was something for the whole family no matter what there age. The children had a great time and they could enjoy the rides without there parents having to keep paying out. The only complaint I did have was the restaurant was waiting for a delivery so the food was a bit limited.
We have lived in the area forever and have never been here before till yesterday. Oh my how cool is this place. Really magical and takes you back to the good old days. Big old shaded trees that line the lovely walks and the steam engines that drive the funfair with the friendly staff that man the whole show are volunteers so a big hats off to them. Even down to the man on the Merry-go-round who sang to us. The restaurant is really reasonable. Our grandchildren were delighted with the donkeys on the other side of the fence who came for a petting. Great place for a day out and a relaxed picnic. Thank you Hollycombe Steam Collection.
We have been returning to Hollycombe for years... and have seen many changes. What has not changed is the enthusiasm of volunteers than run it and make it such a nice family (and pet) friendly place to visit over and and over again! We love everything about Hollycombe and will be visiting for many more years to come. Our favourite rides must be the Big Wheel and our little ones love the small cars and merry go round. Train rides are a must!
We had such a fun day today on our first visit to Hollycombe! We decided to visit as a treat for my husbands birthday. We bought a saver ticket (2 adults + 2 children) which means we can come back again unlimited times within the year which is fab! We rode on the quarry train first and the views were beautiful! Then the kids made full use of the rides which were such fun! It made such a nice change from the theme park or modern day fun fairs. The favourite was The Neptune! We also rode on the garden train which was a big hit with the kids. We had some lunch in the cafe (reasonably priced) and the toilets were clean. Everyone we spoke to was friendly and helpful and amazingly all run by volunteers! Thanks for such a fun day, we'll defo be back :)
We had an excellent day today. The Azalea walk was beautiful and we all enjoyed the fair. So nice to go somewhere and not have to pay for anything extra on top as all the fair rides and the train were Included in the admission fee. We will definitely be making use of our ticket which is valid for a year!! What a lovely surprise.
My two (11 and 9) had a fab day. It wasn't too busy, no queuing required. Lovely relaxed atmosphere. The volunteers were all really friendly. The cafe was very reasonable and served basic but tasty food. Amazing that it's totally staffed by volunteers, lovely to see in this day and age. Would highly recommend going as it makes a welcome relief from the madness of the modern theme park!
Loved it great day out nice to see so many antique rides working. Loved the organs and mini steam engines
It's an amazing experience to see steam at work in such great fun ways x
I brought my son here today and his cousins for his birthday treat.Fantastic time had by all.Lady at reception very plesant and was happy to look after our lunch as came by taxi and didnt want to lug around.Well done to all volunteers who work so hard to ensure everyone has a fab time.Beutiful Gardens.We will defo be back dureing half term and weekends.Razzle dazzle was a huge hit with my son and train ride :)
How could anyone not enjoy Hollycombe. Victorian and Edwardian steam powered fairground rides, steam railway, gardens, steam and traction engines and all unlimited rides.
Fun going on the vintage rides. Staff and friendly and welcoming. Tasty food at the cafe. Well worth a visit �
Fantastic place. Loads to do for the kids and the ticket is good for a year - Bargain!
Fantastic day out. Friendly and welcoming volunteers. A wonderful trip back in time! Excellent value for money! Highly reccomended.
Fabulous day out and we can return as many times as we want this year for free! Small enough that the just teenagers can have free rein but enough to keep them interested and more than enough for the 4 year old to have fun for hours. This was our 3rd visit and we still haven't made it to the beautiful gardens! Volunteers are amazing considering how hard they work for just for love !
Enjoyed a lovely afternoon here today on our first visit. Volunteers are all so friendly and helpful. Loved the rides and views on the railway. Gardens are a pleasant if slightly wet on the feet. Farm is a work in progress. Great value for money when you pay the full price as you can return as much as you want in a year. It is very worrying to think what will happen to these places if they cannot get volunteers in the future. Thank you to everyone who volunteers, you make our visit memorable.
Brilliant, fun & relaxing too.
Beautiful gardens & fun rides with lovely people.
Amazing day out and so grateful to all the lovely volunteers that run it, you all do a fantastic job and all with lovely smiles on your faces! We can’t wait to come back soon thank you �
Absolutely loved it. A great place to take the kids and grown ups! even with the rain it was still good fun and well worth it we'd definitely go again
A fantastic day out! Value for money, beautiful walks as well as fun on the rides, all the volunteers work so hard x
We went with my daughter and family. We had a lovely day there was something for the whole family no matter what there age. The children had a great time and they could enjoy the rides without there parents having to keep paying out. The only complaint I did have was the restaurant was waiting for a delivery so the food was a bit limited.