The 56th Annual Steam & Country Rally at Woodside Farm, Welland, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, took place in dry and warm conditions over 29-31 July. It was to see a record crowd come through its gates with some waiting in a queue for 90 minutes to get in on the Saturday; yes it was that busy right up to 8pm and Sunday was ultra-popular as well.
Back on the scene in 2022, it’s always a pleasure to attend this non-stop action show starting with the H J Pugh sale on the Friday, after which the sale field was transformed into a car park, which was much needed over the weekend.
There were over 80 steam engines on show chugging around, taking part in the heavy haulage, driving the rack and band saw demonstrations, powering the classic fair or even taking part in Tom Prout’s tractor pulling area which was still going on until the wee small hours of Sunday morning. Various steamers
