HUGE crowds enjoyed three days of live music, engineering and entertainment at the Chickerell Steam and Vintage Show.
The popular show returned to Moor Farm in Knights in the Bottom on Friday, July 5 and ran until Sunday, July 7.
The weather started off with heavy rain on Friday but then the sun shone over the farm on Saturday and Sunday stayed mostly dry for visitors.
On Saturday car parks were full and caused tailbacks onto the B3157 as cars queued to enter the showgrounds.
Visitors spoke about their enjoyment of the annual show, with many seeing it as the successor to the Great Dorset Steam Fair, which has not run for the past two years due to the huge costs of running the event.
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Mary and Colin White from Wyke Regis enjoyed the show despite a wet first night on the campsite.
Mary: “We come every year and we are camping, Friday night was awful with the rain.
“But we are still enjoying it, we always used to go to the Great Dorset Steam Fair
My late father used to be a model engineer and my brother is here with a small traction engine so steam is in our family.
“It is in the blood.
Colin added: “It is nice to be able to camp and have a drink as well, it is really relaxed.”
Steve and Jenny Whitlock travelled from Corscombe with Eddie the dog.
Jenny said: “We came for the first time last year and thought it was so good that we decided to come again.
“We have always been interested, I have an uncle who used to look after steam engines, you get hooked.
Steve added: “I am a tractor fanatic, but it is the show generally. It is well laid out and everyone is very friendly.
“We nearly didn’t come because of the weather, but luckily it turned out to be really nice.”
Nick Gool came with his family from Chickerell, he said the festival was a good alternative to the Dorset Steam Fair.
He said: "We love the steam engines, the classic cars and it is nearby for us.
"We haven't been to the Steam Fair for a while and I don't think it is on anymore so it is nice to have an alternative
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