{"id":2698,"date":"2018-08-22T17:07:09","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T17:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/?p=2698"},"modified":"2018-08-22T16:14:34","modified_gmt":"2018-08-22T16:14:34","slug":"great-dorset-steam-fair-arrival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/?p=2698","title":{"rendered":"Great Dorset Steam Fair &#8211; arrival&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Great Dorset Steam fair is the world\u2019s largest heritage and cultural event, showcasing Great Britain\u2019s National industrial, agricultural and rich leisure legacy\u2026 And this year it got much bigger.<\/p>\n<p>2018 marks the<strong> 50th<\/strong> Anniversary show and is starring <strong>500<\/strong> full size steam engines, never before has such a gathering been attempted\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>A short drive from the campsite and then organised chaos in entering the site. There are a lot of &#8220;travellers&#8221; here for the event.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2723\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2723\" style=\"width: 687px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180822_141358.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2723\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180822_141358-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"687\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180822_141358-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180822_141358-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180822_141358-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180822_141358-767x575.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2723\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GDSF campsite&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It then took a little while to find an ideal camping spot and to mark out the territory.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2725\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2725\" style=\"width: 687px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Point-Blur_Aug222018_165845.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2725\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Point-Blur_Aug222018_165845-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"687\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Point-Blur_Aug222018_165845-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Point-Blur_Aug222018_165845-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Point-Blur_Aug222018_165845-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Point-Blur_Aug222018_165845-767x575.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2725\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nice big plot&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The GDSF is huge show. Six music venues, 500 steam engimes and lots of stuff to see and do.<\/p>\n<p>A few pictures to follow.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2726\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2726\" style=\"width: 687px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180822_142348-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180822_142348-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"687\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180822_142348-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180822_142348-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180822_142348-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180822_142348-1-767x575.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steam preview&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2724\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2724\" style=\"width: 687px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180822_160758__01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180822_160758__01-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"687\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180822_160758__01-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180822_160758__01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180822_160758__01-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180822_160758__01-767x575.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Music highlights&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2728\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2728\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180822_160719-e1534954279665.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2728\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180822_160719-e1534954279665-576x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180822_160719-e1534954279665-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180822_160719-e1534954279665-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180822_160719-e1534954279665-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180822_160719-e1534954279665-767x1023.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2728\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Real Ale menu&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Great Dorset Steam fair is the world\u2019s largest heritage and cultural event, showcasing Great Britain\u2019s National industrial, agricultural and rich leisure legacy\u2026 And this year it got much bigger. 2018 marks the 50th Anniversary show and is starring 500 full size steam engines, never before has such a gathering been attempted\u2026. A short drive &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/?p=2698\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Great Dorset Steam Fair &#8211; arrival&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[51,48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-great-dorset-steam-fair","category-2018-uk"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2698"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2730,"href":"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2698\/revisions\/2730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}