Abergavenny Steam, Veteran & Vintage Rally

This is a Unique Event in the Steam Rally Calendar in the UK because it takes place in a Park in the middle of a Market Town.

Come to Abergavenny for a marvellous day out for the whole family.

For the two days of the year Abergavenny is redolent with the sounds, smells and sights of a bygone era. Mighty steam traction engines, respendent in their colourful liveries, with smoke belching from their chimneys, pistons clanking and hissing steam, are still the flagships of a fantastic day out within the Seven Hills of Abergavenny.

Steam organs are an unusual sight these days. Abergavenny regularly hosts three different machines, one of which is used as the accompaniment to can-can girls dancing to a mighty steam organ, providing yet another splash of colour in a field of redolent colours.

Look back with nostalgia at the vintage cars, lorries and motorcycles, to the days when Britain led the world in building vehicles. An extensive array of stationary engines continues the theme. The low throb of a single cylinder engine is a world away from the high-pitched whine of their cousins of today.

Models, Handicraft, Farming & Displays

The model tent displays superb examples of the model-maker’s skill while the handicraft displays give the opportunity to see craftsmen & women at work. An array of early tractors, and farming machinery join country pursuits, such as a working sawmill and threshing machine, a display of birds of prey & other interesting exhibits. Each day there is a full programme of arena events including parades of all the vehicles.