Where the magic of steam brings the past to life
Fun for all the family!
Dogs on leads welcome
Situated in the South Downs National Park, Hollycombe is home to Britain's largest collection of working steam
Hollycombe is one of Britain’s largest collections of steam offering visitors a nostalgic look at how the Victorians and Edwardians used steam as an instrument of work and play, and featuring a number of popular fairground sideshows of the period.
With steam-driven rides such as the Golden Gallopers, Steam Swingboats and Steam Chair-o-Planes, a trip to Hollycombe offers visitors both nostalgia and a frisson of excitement!
After enjoying the rides visitors can sit back and relax in the Bioscope – a pre-cursor to the modern cinema, typical of the travelling shows which first brought film to the public – or reflect on themselves with a walk through an original Hall of Mirrors.
The fun doesn’t end there as we invite you to sit back and enjoy a ride on a steam-train on one of our railways. The Narrow-Gauge Railway takes in breath-taking views over the South Downs, or ride our Garden Railway that is nestled between the Fairground and the Woodland Gardens.
GLOW NIGHT - HALLOWEEN SPECTACULAR
31/10/2026
Hollycombe's 2026 season finale
Halloween Glow Night as you know it but scarier, do you dare enter our Haunted Edwardian Fairground?
Advance sales close at 3.30pm. Tickets will be available on the gate from 4pm but on the gate prices are higher. Book in advance to secure the best price. Online bookings are issued on arrival using the booking name (no printed e-ticket needed).
Unlimited Ride Wristbands available.
Children must be accompanied on the railways. Smaller children may need accompanying on the Gallopers, Cake Walk, Dodgems and Ghost House. Accompanying adults need tokens to ride - 1 token per person, per ride.
The Trailer of Doom
Ghost Stories, Hollycombe's haunted past
Quarry Railway Ghost Train
Garden Railway Scream-Train
Ghost House of Horrors
Golden Galloping Horses
Steam Chair-o-planes
Loop-o-plane
Cake Walk
Dodgems
Children's Dobby
Hall of Mirrors
Children's Chair-o-planes
Children's Toyset Ride
The amazing Uncle Taco's Flea Circus
Let's Toast Bar
Farm-to-Fork event catering
Freshly made churros
Candy floss
Showman's Engines
Fairground games
Fairground Organs
Suitable for all ages, some attractions such as the trailer of doom and ghost stories are not suited to younger children.
Entry from 4pm
Rides 5pm to 10pm
Free parking, museum shop and café open
