Great Dorset Steam Fair Information
GREAT DORSET STEAM FAIR 2019
GENRE: HISTORIC SHOW
DATES: 22nd – 26th August
LOCATION: SOUTH DOWN FARM, TARRANT HINTON, BLANDFORD, DORSET, DT11 8HX .
WHY CHOOSE THE GREAT DORSET STEAM FAIR?
The Great Dorset Steam Fair is widely recognised as “The” National Heritage Show for those interested in how people lived, worked and played in bygone years. The spectacle covers an enormous showground, at over 600 acres being one of Europe’s largest outdoor event locations offering a unique blend of nostalgia and entertainment.
You can stand amazed at the variety of exhibitions and the sheer scale of the show means that there is always something new to see. For the first time visitor seeing the Great Dorset Steam Fair can be quite an awe inspiring and impressive site, a sea of marquees and attractions that can take your breath for a moment.
The show has something for everyone, whatever your interests! Maybe you are a collector, a steam fanatic, an exhibitor, a heavy horse fan, an avid camper, a music fan or just on holiday in the South of England over the August Bank Holiday weekend and fancy an excursion to what is described as the most remarkable show on earth!
The Great Dorset Steam Fair is a typically British event offering a unique blend of nostalgia and entertainment. Come and soak up the special festival atmosphere whether as a day visitor or taking in the full five days by camping on site. There is no other event like it anywhere in the world which is why over 200,000 visitors attend each year both from the UK and from all over the World!
OTHER INFO
HOW TO GET THERE
If you’re travelling by car then the Postcode for Sat Nav equipment is DT11 8HX
The site is situated on the A354 between Blandford and Salisbury in the village of Tarrant Hinton.
Coming from the London area;
Take M3, A303, A343 to Salisbury and A354 to the showground
Coming from the North West;
Take M5, M4, A46, A36 and A350 to Blandford
Coming from Devon and Cornwall
Take A30, A35 and A354 to Blandford
Coming from the Midlands
Take M1, A43, M40, A34, A303, A343 to Salisbury and A354 to the showground
Coming from Southampton/Portsmouth/Sussex
Take M27, A31, A350 and A354 to showground
Train Information
The nearest station is Salisbury with a direct bus route to the showground
By Coach
Damory Coach Company provide bus services in and around Dorset and Wiltshire and will be providing buses directly into the Great Dorset Steam Fair site from Salisbury and Blandford.
WHERE TO PARK
Parking is available on site.
HOW TO BOOK EVENTS
To book event tickets visit https://www.gdsf.co.uk/shop-2/
