Vintage fun in London this weekend at West Dulwich, Belair Park!

Step back in time with the spellbinding Carters Steam Fair just minutes from the city centre at Belair Park, Dulwich this weekend. Money off voucher above!

(Transport: Overground from Victoria- West Dulwich) 

Attractions at the fair this weekend include vintage white knuckle rides Steam Yachts, Octopus and the Dive Bomber. Rock 'n Roll favourites are the Dodgems and the Skid.

Have fun on timeless classics; the famous Jubilee Steam Gallopers, Jungle Thriller Ark and Paramount Chairoplane.  See the whole fair from the top of the Lighthouse Slip (Helter Skelter)

For smaller children there are attractive rides including the Austin Cars, Train Ride, and Scenic Dobbies. Also open will be many sideshows, games and other attractions.

Please note that Messham's Wall of Death Stunt Show  will not be with Carters this week.

Map below. Tell your friends and we'll see you there! 

View Larger Map

Photos from the Carters Archive and the yard!

The following photos are from 1980, when we opened in Battersea Park. 

And opening at Pinkneys Green sometime in the '80s

Current work in Carters Yard: 

A Galloper horse in an uncomfortable position, waiting to be painted! 

Galloper platforms, freshly painted, and horses waiting in undercoat.

From the archive: Lesser spotted Carters transport!

Follow @CartersFair on twitter and keep in touch with the Carters all the time!

Here's a fine example of a Ford Model A - the Oldest Working Lorry in the world. It's had a few different guises over the years, as a hoopla, a hook 'a duck and a candyfloss stall. 

One of the most noticeable publicity vehicles, the steam road locomotive "Monarch" was always the centre of attention when it steamed through the town. Does anyone know where it is now?

Number Two, and Seth Carters Bristol bus... Keep your eyes peeled folks!

Nothing rests in the winter, here's ERF number thirteen having an engine overhaul.

Look what we found in the Archive

Here's Scammells number one and two, but which one did we own first?

Here's a picture of Scammell number three with the Yachts and the Chairplanes. This is the only Scammell to have left the family!

An old picture of the Galloper truck, also known as the "Sledge". (Because it's so low to the ground. It's this low so it can fit under the ride when it's being erected)

Here's a nice one of John Carter pulling the Chairplanes up onto their levelled pads.

A picture of Scammell number one with it's original ballast body, how it was when we bought it. 

Scammell number three again with the Yacht centre and the Chairoplanes. This is standard procedure, pulling two trailers it tows remarkably well, even in Central London!

Made you look! This one isn't ours, and given how well Scammells were built, I don't like to think what happened to the other vehicle!