The Carters Steam Fair Blog
Learn all about the adventures of our vintage travelling fun fair on the Steam Fair blog. Sign up to our newsletter for the latest tour dates and activities.
The fair in focus, as seen by photographer Adrian Harrison
Our vintage rides and beautiful fairground art attract lots of photographers to the fair. In this series we interview and showcase the work of photographers that have visited us and get them to tell us more about how Carters Steam fair inspires them to grab their...
Test your knowledge of fairground words and phrases
There are some phrase and words associated with English fun fairs. How many of these do you know about? Read about the meanings and then see how many you can find in our word search. Dodgem Dodgems cars were popular from the 1920s onwards – who could resist the idea...
All the fun of the fair in 2019!
There are lots of changes at this time of year as we put the long Winter months behind us and for Carters Steam Fair it’s one of the busiest times of the year as we start our annual tour around London and the South East. During the Winter we are busy at the yard...
Design your own Scammell Truck
What is a Scammell Truck? Scammell trucks were made in Britain between 1921 and 1988 and were used for lots of different tasks, including being used by the war by the army. Some people say they are the best name in commercial British road transport. When war broke out...
Colour in the Gallopers Ride
When you ride on the Gallopers it’s always a lot of fun choosing which horse to ride on, each of the horses have different names and we have named ours' after family and friends. Download our colouring-in sheet and write your name on the rounding boards for your own...
Colour in your own Galloper horse
When you ride on the Gallopers (or carousel) it’s always a lot of fun choosing which horse to ride on. When they were built you could sometimes find a whole range of animals including pigs and zebras. Some even have seats on them. On our Gallopers ride many of the...
Dates for your diary- all of our 2019 tour locations.
Our collection of vintage rides and attractions makes us the largest traveling vintage funfair in the world. Although it might take a huge effort to transport and build our rides in new locations, we think it’s worth it as we bring the fun of the fair to your...
Carters Steam Fair is no longer on tour and we have found new homes for many of our vintage fairground rides and attractions.
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