A line-up of showman's engines glowing with strings of lights in the fairground at night at the Great Dorset Steam Fair, photographed from the big wheel in 2007.
Photo: PeterJewell · CC BY-SA 3.0
Steam Rallies · In 202 days

Steam Rally 2027 at The Rural Life Living Museum

📅 Sat 29 – Mon 31 May 2027📍 The Rural Life Living Museum, Tilford, SurreyGU10 2DL

A three-day steam rally over the late May bank holiday weekend at the Rural Life Living Museum in Tilford, with working steam engines from impressive giants to smaller machines brought to life across the museum. The daily 2pm Steam Parade headlines, alongside boiler running, sawmill and woodyard demonstrations, stationary engines, miniature engines, steam train rides on the Old Kiln Light Railway, family activities, food vans and a bar with local craft beers and ciders.

What’s on

  • Steam Parade at 2pm each day
  • Working steam engines, sawmill and boiler demonstrations
  • Old Kiln Light Railway in operation with train rides
  • Family activities, food vans and a craft beer bar
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