We are coming to:
Carfest North, Bolesworth Castle
26 July at 12:00 pm - 28 July at 8:00 pmRoyal Victoria Park, Bath
3 August at 11:00 am - 18 August at 7:00 pmCarfest South, Laverstoke Park Farm
23 August at 12:00 pm - 25 August at 8:00 pm
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Plan your visit
Entry to the fair is free. Rides and games take tokens which are 50p each. Rides cost 4, 5 or 6 tokens each.
Prebook your tokens online for the best deals – family-friendly ride bundles start from just £20 and include extra free rides!
What Our Visitors Say:
“The kids were excited to try out all the rides, while all I really wanted to do was take photos of all the beautifully restored and colourful artwork! It was a lovely day, not hampered by the rain, the kids enjoyed every minute and I even managed to get my son to dance with me to the classic rock and roll music. Imagine the relief of being at a fair with decent music, I can’t stand the loud blaring dance you get in a modern fair. A perfect day out for all the family.”
Yasmine & family
from yasminecamilla.com
“We had such a wonderful afternoon at Carters Steam Fair at Englefield Green. It’s a fun fair with a difference. EVERY ride is vintage, there is old style music playing, and the decor is so beautiful that you just want to take a million photos. It’s a lovely experience, like stepping back in time. We had a lovely time there, and I really enjoyed going on the rides as well as taking lots of photos!”
Sabrina and Family from themummystylist.co.uk
“Carter’s Steam Fair have lots of rides for little ones and Ben loved trying them all out. His absolute favourite was this little Toytown carousel, where he got to drive his own racing car. He looks so serious in these pictures, but he loved it so much that when the ride came to a stop, he started shaking his head “no” as we came to lift him out! He ended up doing this one twice, and when it ended a second time he gave it a little round of applause.”
Katy & family
from hotpinkwellingtons.co.uk
Learn with Carters
From hands on courses teaching traditional signwriting and fairground painting, to guided history tours around the fair and inspiring activities for children – Carters has it all!
Explore our Learning section to find out more…
Carters Blog
Guest Post – Confused about ride tokens? Maidenhead Mum shares her top tips
I’ve been coming to Carters Steam Fair for the last six years and last year I began working with the Carter family to support them in in their marketing and social media for the fair. I’ve noticed that as beautiful and iconic as the fair is, whenever I chat to other...
The fair in focus, as seen by photographer Graeme Worsfold
Our vintage rides and beautiful fairground art attract lots of photographers to the fair. This is Carters Steam Fair as seen by photographer Graeme Worsfold when he visited the fair in Maidenhead, Berkshire.
Tokens of fun at the fair
One of the things we get asked a lot of questions about at the fair is ride tokens. In this post we’ll explain all about them and also share a few fun facts – Did you know Harry Hill’s face featured on our first ever ride token in 2014! Why do we use ride tokens at...
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...