Tag: Steam

Great Dorset Steam Fair

The Great Dorset Steam Fair is  a great vintage day out at Tarrant Hinton just outside Blandford Forum. Here are a few pictures by permission of Steve Atkins Photography.

wartime coupleDisplay of wartime goods

vintage setting vintage sceneVintage Dorset’s picnic was also fabulous!

Our steam fair picnic

the McLaren engine at around 5 miles per hour

A panoramic image of a steam engine pulling a shepherds hut

The Great Dorset Steam Fair – click on the image, zoom in and scroll and you can almost smell the coke, sweat and steam!

Panoramic image of the Great Dorset Steam Fair at night

For more of Steve’s images visit his website


Published by vdorset, on 4th September 2011 at 8:50 am. Filled under: Vintage Activities,Vintage Events,Vintage Local History Tags: , , • Comments Off on Great Dorset Steam Fair

Swanage Steam Railway 19th & 20th March

This weekend is the first of Swanage Railway‘s open events starting with a suite of open venues across Purbeck celebrating the “Railway at Work”

Its going to be a beautiful sunny weekend so this seems a great vintage day out if you’re stuck for something to do – or want somewhere interesting to visit. More information here…

Railway at Work poster

Railway at Work itinery


Published by annie, on 19th March 2011 at 7:52 am. Filled under: Vintage Activities,Vintage Events,Vintage Local History Tags: , , , , , • Comments Off on Swanage Steam Railway 19th & 20th March