You may remember the charming miniature helter skelter paintings by Darren Hayman that we shared with you in the spring. Darren, who lives in Crystal Palace, visited our Crystal Palace Park funfair and was inspired by how it looked in the dark. Darren has since been hard at work on a whole series of funfair […]
👂 Have you heard the news? We have a Quieter Funfair at Turnham Green, Chiswick, with NO MUSIC OR AMPLIFIED SOUND this Thursday 19th Sept, Friday 20th Sept, Saturday 21st Sept and Sunday 22nd Sept! While people with autism, SEN and/or sensory processing issues are always welcome at our funfairs, we hope that this quieter […]
It’s been 60 years since Mary Poppins premiered, and Dick Van Dyke who played lovable chimney sweep Bert in the film (complete with atrocious cockney accent) has just won an Emmy award at the age of 98! Did you know that we supplied funfair props for both the 1964 Mary Poppins film and the 2018 […]
It’s nearly time for Amersham Charter Fair! Did you know that this Buckinghamshire market town was granted a fair by royal charter by King John in 1200? Thus by visiting, you are taking part in a tradition that is over 800 years old! These photos give a glimpse of what the fair looked like in […]
As we’re at Barham Park at the moment, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to share this 100-year-old footage from the greatest funfair that Wembley has ever seen: part of the 1924 British Empire Exhibition, for which Wembley Stadium was built. At almost fifty acres, it was the world’s largest amusement park, and it […]
Our funfair is currently on Islington’s Highbury Fields, but did you know that our ancestor George Irvin was born at the fair in Highbury in 1850? As you can see from this excerpt from the birth register below, George Irvin was born to James Abraham Irvin (NOT Irving!) and Elizabeth Irvin (née Young) on 12th […]
To celebrate Prime Day this Tuesday and Wednesday, we are offering you 15% off of our funfair ride tokens! Don’t miss out on savings – this limited offer is only available until 11.59pm on Wednesday 17th July 2024! Please note that this offer is only valid on tokens bought online. This discount is available at all of our forthcoming fairs:Mile End […]
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Saturday is Windrush Day, when we celebrate the arrival of the ship Empire Windrush from Jamaica to Tilbury Docks. Why not celebrate by visiting our funfairs at Kingston (appropriately enough!) Fairfield Park, or Roundwood Park in Harlesden? At Kingston, we are open from 1pm to 9pm, and in the afternoon, your little ones can meet […]
Last week, we were open in Wembley’s Barham Park – 100 years after the British Empire Exhibition that saw the opening of the original Wembley Stadium. Did you know that Wembley was home to the world’s largest amusement park, and the first place that dodgem cars were seen in the UK? We’ve unearthed this century-old […]
