Old Glory

MAY

4th-6th May

MERTON VINTAGE SHOW

Faversham Showground, Staple Street, Faversham, Kent ME13 9HY

Tel: 01227 731473 / 07887 712175

Email: jamie.butterfield@btinternet.com

www.mertonvintageshow.co.uk

Admission: TBC

4th-6th May

EAST MIDLANDS STEAM & COUNTRY SHOW

Lancaster Farm, Chelveston Road (B645), Higham Ferrers, Northants NN10 8LB

Tel: 07877 942533

Email: eastmidlandssteam@outlook.com

www.eastmidlandssteam.co.uk

Admission: Adults £8, Concs £5, Child (5-13) £4, Under 5’s Free, Family (2+2) £20

4th-6th May

HERITAGE STEAM GALA

Bressingham Steam Museum & Gardens, Low Road, Bressingham, Diss IP22 2AA

Tel: 01379 686900

 Email: info@bressingham.co.uk

www.bressingham.co.uk

Admission: Prices vary according to event – see website

4th-6th May

TRUCKFEST LINCOLN Lincolnshire Showground, Lincoln LN2 2NA

Organised by: Live Promotions Events Ltd

Tel: 01775 768661

Email: info@livepromotions.co.uk

www.livepromotions.co.uk

Admission: Advance tickets are available. See website.

Opens: Sat 2pm-late (Fireworks), Sun 9am-4.30pm, Mon 9am-4.30pm

5th May

LAMBOURN VINTAGE MACHINERY SPRING COUNTRY SHOW

Lambourn Woodlands (B4000), Nr. Newbury, Berkshire R17 7RY

Tel: 01488 683023

Email: lambournvintagemachinery@gmail.com

www.lvms.org.uk

Admission: TBA

Opens 11am-4pm

5th May

DOGDYKE IN STEAM

Dogdyke Steam Drainage Station, Near Bridge Farm, Tattershall, Lincolnshire LN4 4JG

Organised by Dogdyke Pumping Station Preservation Trust

Tel: 01522 683755

Email: chrisj.p@ntlworld.com

www.dogdyke.com

Opens: 12.30-4.30pm

Admission: None stated

5th May

STEAM DAY

Forncett Steam Museum, Kingsmuir, Low Road, Forncett St. Mary, Norfolk NR16 1JJ

Tel: 01508 488277

Email: forncettsteammuseum@gmail.com

www.forncettsteammuseum.co.uk

5th May

SPRING CLASSIC CAR SHOW & VINTAGE MOTORCYCLES

Ellenroad Steam Museum, Newhay, Rochdale OL16 4LE

Email: enquiries@ellenroad.org.uk

www.ellenroad.org.uk

Admission: Adults £5, Accompanied children U16 free

Opens: 11am-4pm

5th May

52nd IPSWICH TO FELIXSTOWE HISTORIC VEHICLE RUN

Starts Christchurch Park 11am – Felixstowe Promenade 12pm

Tel: 01473 715666

Email: enquiries@ipswichtransportmuseum.co.uk

www.ipswichtransportmuseum.co.uk

5th May

MAY DAY

The Long Shop Museum, Leiston, Suffolk IP16 4ES

Tel: 01728 832189

Email: info@longshopmuseum.co.uk

www.longshopmuseum.co.uk

Admission: TBC

5th May

KEIGHLEY BUS MUSEUM TRUST OPEN DAY

Riverside, Keighley BD21 4JP

Tel: 07465 897497

Email: board@kmbt.co.uk

Opens: 10am–4pm

Free trips around Keighley on Keighley & West Yorkshire buses

5th May

ESSEX BUS DAY - TBC

Museum of Power, Hatfield Road, Langford, Maldon, Essex CM9 6QA

Rides to Witham, Maldon, Goldhanger & Heybridge

Tel: 01621 843183

Email: Contact via form on website

www.museumofpower.org.uk

Admission: See website for details

5th May

ROUTE 90 VW GATHERING

Lathalmond Railway Museum, M90 Commerce Park, Dunfermline, Fife KY12 0SJ

Email: mail@shed47.org

www.shed47.org

Opens: 10am-4pm

5th-6th May

FREE HERITAGE BUS RIDES

Oxford Bus Museum, Hanborough Station Yard, Main Road, Long Hanborough, Oxon OX29 8LA

Tel: 01993 883617

Email: info@oxfordbusmuseum.org.uk

www.oxfordbusmuseum.org.uk

Opens: 10.30am-4.30pm

Admission: Adults £8, Concs £7, Child (5-15) £5, family (2+2) £17

See website for details

Bus rides 12.15pm & 2.15pm

5th-6th May

SHANES CASTLE MAY DAY STEAM RALLY

Shanes Castle Estate, Antrim, N. Ireland BT41 4AN

Tel: 02894 464648/07712 769072

Email:

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