The Scarborourgh Fair Collection is a large collection of Steam Fair related exhibits at "Flowers of May Holiday Park" nr. Scarborough in Yorkshire, England. The collection was started by Graham Atkinson owner of the holiday park. The exhibits include "Iron Maiden" a well known Showmans Locomotive. An impressive collection of Fair ground organs is a major part of the collection, and are used for regular Tea Dances, and public performances. The collection also house fairground rides like Gallopers.[1]
A New Exhibition hall opened in June 2008 to house the collection.
General collections "Disclaimer" - The items listed here have been attributed to this collector in show guides or magazine articles. They may actually be owned by a 3rd party for whom this collector is just restoring, exhibiting or storing them or have been sold since publication.
These are some of the larger collections of vehicles and machinery currently listed on this web site that belong to private owners. They are NOT open for public viewing, but some of the items are regularly exhibited at rallies, shows, road runs and other such events by the owners. (for collections that operate as museums see the Museums list)
List of Museums featuring Tractors, Construction Plant & Industrial Machinery, Steam Engine, Commercial vehicles, Buses, Engines or Automotive related exhibits.