A traditional fun fair in Leicester's Abbey Park near the centre of the city ...
A traditional fun fair in Leicester's Abbey Park near the centre of the city ...
| Season | Easter, and July to end of August |
|---|---|
| Operator | Billy Bates & Sons Funfair |
| Nearby | Xtreme Scream Park (15 miles) Wicksteed Park (25 miles) Drayton Manor (25 miles) Gulliver's Kingdom (37 miles) Alton Towers (40 miles) |
Funfair at Abbey Park
Sitting just north of Leicester's city centre is Abbey Park, a large public open space featuring gardens, a boating lake, bowling green and miniature railway.
Over the summer months from early July to late August the park plays host to a Summer funfair featuring travelling rides, stalls and other entertainments brought to the city by showman and lessee Billy Bates and Sons. Billy Bates' Funfair also attends for an Easter edition of the fair.
Attractions available vary year on year but typically include various thrill rides, children's rides and a big wheel that provides views over the fair, across Abbey Park and into Leicester city itself.
The fair can be found on the eastern side of the park next to the main Abbey Park Car Park. Alternative car parking is available at St Margaret's Pastures at the opposite end of the gardens near to the miniature railway.
Fair advertising on the park gates
Entrance to the Fun Fair
The fair comes to Abbey Park
Jungle Fun House and Giant Slide
Star Flyer
Puppy Power kiddie coaster
Dodgems
Games stall
Ghost train
Big wheel
Fun Castle
Carousel
The rides spread out over the park
Ice Jet
Thrill rides
Juvenile car ride
