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UK MUSEUMS & COLLECTIONS SITES

Dingles Steam Village
Visit the home of the Fairground Museum

24 Hour Museum
Official Guide to UK Museums, Galleries, Exhibitions & Heritage

British Pathe
Search the Digital News Film Archive for fairground and related topics

Folly Farm
One of the best collections of vintage working fairground equipment

Hollycombe Steam Collection
A unique collection of working steam and Edwardian Fairground rides

National Fairground Archive
Fantastic resource at Sheffield University

NFA - HULL FAIR: Fun for all
A new site in partnership with Hull City Council dedicated to the history and memories of Hull Fair

The Business of Fun
Stephen Smith's review of the family firm of Anderton & Rowland on BBCi Legacies

UK SOCIETIES & ORGANISATIONS SITES

The Fairground Association
Over 25 years as the UKs leading enthusiasts group!

The Fairground Society
Check out the original group for fairground enthusiasts

The Fair Organ Preservation Society
Music, music, music…

Stamford Fair Society
Promoting awareness of the famous Stamford Mid-Lent Fair

Tewkesbury Fair Society
Check out the latest news from the heart of Gloucestershire

The Showmen's Guild
The Official site of the Yorkshire Section

UK COMMERCIAL & PUBLICATIONS SITES

Dave Homer Video
Fairground Video & DVD specialist

Dean Organs
Mechanical music specialists

Fun Fair Videos
BCM Video Productions

joylandbooks.com
Specialists in fairground and amusement park books and videos

Old Glory
The best in vintage preservation…

Skelter Publishing LLP
Specialist publishers of funfair, amusement park, circus and entertainment books 

Stamford Fairground Publications
Booklets on models and transport

THE WORLD’S FAIR
Home of the showmans’ weekly newspaper

UK FAIRGROUND ARTISTS' SITES

AirbrushartUK
Airbrush artist Kev Bambra's site

Artworks
Airbrush artist Chris Gadd's site

Bygone Designs
The art of Albert Lewis

Fairground Art
Paul Wright's superb site showing the finest of British Fairground Art

Paul Wright - Artist
Paul Wright’s Airbrush and Fairground Art site - with some amazing galleries!

Pozzy.co.uk
Steve & Vicky Postlethwaite’s site – restoration and vintage fairs for hire

TATE DECOR
Britain's greatest exponent of traditional fairground art

UK ENTHUSIASTS' & PHOTO SITES

All the Fun of the Fair
Bill Edwards’ Fairground site and excellent discussion forum

Ant Williams Fair Pics
Ant Williams' collection of photographs from the world of travelling Fun Fairs

Carl Barlow’s Homepage
Rides, transport & model making

Cornish Fun Fairs
Simon Reed shows the best of fairs in Cornwall

Fairground Attraction
Ian's Lincolnshire Funfairs site

Fairground & Circus
Mick Well's Fairground & Circus Transport site

Fairground Cymru
Interesting site of Welsh enthusiast Fred Marshalsea

Fairground-Rides.co.uk
Zep's new site with fairground ride database

Fairground Transport Database
New site covering UK & European Transport

Fairimage Fun Fair Photos
Mark & Shell’s Photo pages

Fair-Pix
Visit Martin Cooper’s Fairground site

Funfairpictures
No 1 fairground site for the East Midlands with Stuart Gutteridge

FunfairWorld
Dave Belton’s Fairground site

FunfairWorld Scotland
Socttish Fairground

thegalloper.com
See Dave Page’s site for the best of vintage fairgrounds and preservation news

Malc & Gizmo’s Photoshow!
See the latest photos from Malc & Gizmo

Miami Madness
The latest news from Miami(s)

Miami Magic
David and Gary Jones' Miami site

MikeyJ's Fun Fair Site
Micheal Jones focuses on Danters Fairs and Tewkesbury Mop

Platform Rides
All you need to know about Waltzers and Speedways at the touch of a button

Riders of the Lost Ark
Check on Paul Grimshaw’s progress on the restoration of a 1932 Orton & Spooner Ark

RIDESWORLD
The latest news from the Ridesworld team

Scotland's Funfairs
Mark Rowan's comprehensive Scottish Fairground site

The Magic Eye
Gary Radice's fascinating site covering Amusement Parks and Attractions:
The glorious past. The magnificent present. The uncertain future.

thewallofdeath.com
Allan Ford of the Motordrome Company presents his Wall of Death site with lots of gallery photos

wall-of-death.org
Wall of Death historian (and spieler) Neil Calladine takes a look at the history of this popular show

Waltzers Woz Us
Funfair photos from Shaun Middleton

INTERNATIONAL SITES

Schaustellermuseum, Essen (Germany)
Museum attraction of German Showman Erich Knocke.

Paris Fairground Museum (France)
The amazing collection of Jean-Paul Favand housed in the Pavillions de Bercy .

David Burton's Amusement Ride Extravaganza
Superb Australian-based site giving informative & well illustrated ride histories.

Carousels.com
America’s No 1 site

Darkride and Funhouse Enthusiasts
American site, where members are kept in the dark!

Darkride and Funhouse Historical Society
The world of Darkride and Funhouse amusements (US)

Debbies Art Page
American Carousel Art by Deborah Andreucci-Budney

Kirmestown
Continental rides photo site

 

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