4-7 August: Pickering Traction Engine Rally 2011

If you’re in or around Pickering this summer, why not check out the fantastic four-day Pickering Traction Engine Rally.

An action-packed family event at the Pickering Showground, the show includes the following:

Steam Engines
Organs
Tractors
Miniatures
Working Area
An Old and Modern Fairground
Classic Cars
Classic Motocycles
Antique Market
An Autojumble
Trade Stands
Fine Foods
Crafts

plus, the Sheep Shearers’ Music Festival.

Opening times are as follows:

Thursday, 4 August – 10am-5pm
Friday, 5 August – 9am-11pm
Saturday, 6 August – 9am-11pm
Sunday, 7 August – 9am-5pm

Admission, including admission to the  Sheep Shearers’ Music Festival:

Adults – £10 (£5 after 6pm on the Friday and Saturday)
Over 65s – £8
Under 16s – £4 (£2 after 6pm if unaccompanied)
Family Ticket (2+3) – £25 (£10 after 6pm on the Friday and Saturday)
Under 5s  – FREE

Dogs are welcome but must be on a lead at all times.

Car parking is free and there is disabled access.

Public camping is available and plots are £90 each for arrival on Tuesday, 2 August from midday untill Monday, 8 August at midday. Included in the price is unlimited access to the Pickering Traction Engine Rally (including the Sheep Shearers’ Music Festival) for two adults and up to three children.

There is also a designated disabled camping facility for all disabled campers (ID is required).

Further information can be found on the Pickering Traction Engine Rally website.

For accommodation for this event, check out some Pickering guest houses and Pickering bed and breakfast properties on Hello Yorkshire.

And if this was of interest to you, you may wish to read about the 60s weekend in Whitby and the Flying Scotsman at the National Railway Museum.