Travelling Fairs |
There are a number of travelling fairs that visits various cities/towns during the summer months across Europe. Some of the are really big celebrations some are more low key.
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Winter Wonderland @ Hyde Park, London 2018 We headed down to Winter Wonderland to get Rebecca the Olympia Looping credit but they had upped the height limit from 1.22m to 1.3m which was slightly annoying. Rebecca did get a few new credits at this fair and experienced so new rides! |
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Banbury Michaelmas Fair 2018 Another visit to the local street fair which is in the town centre for 3 days (Weds-Fri). |
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Carter's Steam Fair, West Wycombe 14th July 2018 Gallery |
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Banbury Michaelmas Fair 2017 Another visit to the local street fair which is in the town centre for 3 days (Weds-Fri). GALLERY |
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John Scarrott's £1 Spectacular Funfair - August 2017 Another good fair put on by John Scarrott's. Great selection of rides all for £1. Definately worth visiting if you are in the area. Gallery |
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John Scarrott's Funfair, April 2017 Highlights: * Rebecca's First Twister * Rebecca's First Frog Hopper * The Ski Jump * All rides only £1 Downsides * Vortex wasn't open |
What it cost us for the afternoon: £26
Happened to be in the area when this fair was on. All rides just £1 per person. Lovely set up, lots of rides to choose from. Got lots of rides done. Worth popping down if you are in the area. We were really impressed that we go so many rides in for under £30. If more fairs did this we would travel to them more often.
Happened to be in the area when this fair was on. All rides just £1 per person. Lovely set up, lots of rides to choose from. Got lots of rides done. Worth popping down if you are in the area. We were really impressed that we go so many rides in for under £30. If more fairs did this we would travel to them more often.
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Winter Wonderland @ Hyde Park, London 2016 (Return Visit) We had a lovely time at Winter Wonderland. We decided to make a return visit due to Olympia Looping returning to Germany early January. Rebecca did lots of rides and we really enjoyed every minute of it. Be lovely if this sort of event was repeated across the UK. Gallery |
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Winter Wonderland @ Hyde Park, London 2016
We had a really enjoyable day at Winter Wonderland. This was our first visit to this event and we were impressed. The main draw for us was Olympia Looping which is the world's largest travelling rollercoaster. This is a free entry even and rides are run on a ticket system. Tickets are £1 and rides start at £2 and go up to £9 per person. There is also a very large Christmas Market which was really pretty and sold some unique items. GALLERY |
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Banbury Michaelmas Fair 2016 Another visit to the local street fair which is in the town centre for 3 days (Weds-Fri). Gallery |
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History
Banbury’s Michaelmas Fair originated as what was called a Hiring fair and it dates back some 600 to 700 years. Farm workers, labourers, domestic servants and some craftsmen would work for their employer for a year at a time, from October to October. At the end of their employment they would attend the Hiring Fair dressed in their Sunday best clothes. The prospective workers would gather in the street or market place, often sporting some sort of badge or tool to denote their speciality; shepherds held a crook or a tuft of wool, cowmen brought wisps of straw, dairymaids carried a milking stool or pail and housemaids held brooms or mops, hence the derivation of the term “Mop Fair”. |