A farm in Dorset was transported back in time as the Chickerell Steam and Vintage show returned for 2023.
Hundreds of people came from far and wide for the first day of the annual festival showcasing steam engines, vintage cars as well as a host of stalls and live music.
Like 2022, the show is spread over three fields at Moor Farm in Knights in the Bottom.
The crowds showed up in large numbers for Saturday and the sun eventually came out in the afternoon to the delight of visitors.
Bev Pullen, from Surrey, visited the show for her hen do and even drove one of the engines into the show.
Bev said: "My mum lives nearby so I thought it would be a fun event to come to, it has been great, something a bit different to do."
Bev is due to get married to her fiancee Elliot in September.
Among the steam engines and classic cars, Stuart Reynolds, 43, from Salisbury was showing off a Hornsby Ackroyd Oil Engine and Corn mill which dates back to 1905.
Stuart had the mill in use at the show and was producing flour for members of the public to take home.
He said: "It is great for the kids, they can come here and come on board, fill up the bags with flour and take it home with them.
"We get some regulars coming back year on year asking 'how much flour can I have', we say as many as you can carry.
"There was a woman who used to bring a pushchair to the show, she didn't have a kid, she bought the pushchair so she could bring a sack of flour back to her car and it would last her the whole year."
Angela Carr and Sharon Boswell, both from Weymouth, came to the show for the first time this year.
Angela said: "It is our first time here, I have been here thirty years, we have heard of it but just never managed to get here.
"It is amazing and we have loved it."
The fun continues today with the popular Plonkers Agricltural Orchestra kicking off the live entertainment at 11.15 am.
At 2.50pm there will also be a Children's tug of war as the youngsters get the chance to compete against a full-size steam engine.
The event is open from 10.00am until 4.00 pm today.
Tickets cost £12 for adults, £10 for OAPs, £6 for ages 5 to 16 and under 5's go for free.
Refreshment stall including ice cream vans and beer tents are available at the event.
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