Nottingham Goose Fair

Well, as it's coming up soon, I thought I'd write a review about Nottinghams annual Goose Fair . The fair itself dates back at least 700 years, and although there is no record of when the fair was first held, in 1284 King Edwards Charter makes reference to the fair being held in the centre of Nottingham. The fair has been held every year since, except for 1646 when it was cancelled due to the spread of bubonic plague in the area . It was also cancelled during the two world wars, which makes a lot of sense as all those lights might have been a handy target for German bombers. Whilst it used to be held in the citys Market Square, in 1928 that area was ...  Read the complete review

In 2007 I moved to Leicester to complete a three year university course. I miss Nottingham very much but there are certain things I ALWAYS make sure I'm home for and Goose Fair is one of them. Mum and Dad used to take me to Goose Fair when I was little. However they soon got sick of the crowds and the cost so they stopped me from going and instead gave me money. I had many fond childhood memories of the fair and missed going so ever since I've been old enough, I've gone with my friends instead. ADVANTAGES For those who live in Nottingham, the fair is bound to hold some fond memories. I remember it from when I was a child and my father remembers going ...  Read the complete review

Roll up, roll up, all the fun of the fair! Big Wheels and rollercoasters, waltzers and dodgems, ghost trains, merry-go-rounds and helter skelters. Plus hundreds of ways to be shot up in the air, whirled around until you're sick, and then dropped like a brick. Goose Fair means childhood memories of bows and arrows, plastic swords and kiss me quick hats. (Are they still allowed?) Throwing darts at playing cards, and balls at the coconut shy. Being hopeless at hoop-la and hating those rotten cranes that pick up the prize only to drop it again. Losing all your change in the penny arcades (a bit more that a penny these days!) ...  Read the complete review

Goose Fair is held once a year in Nottingham. The fair consists of a gathering of some of the best rides in the country all in one big place. When you walk into Goose Fair, the first thing that hits you is the wonderful smell. If you walk down from the top road, you walk past all the stalls selling things from cheap and tacky posters to German Bratwurst sausages (yum yum). Once you enter the main fairground, the first attractions you come to are the games such as the good old frog-into-bucket, or maybe the darts is more your sort of thing? Hit a bull’s-eye and win a goldfish etc etc (watch out, they all seem to die after a few weeks). ...  Read the complete review

If you've never heard of the Goose Fair in Nottingham, where have you been for the last 400 years? Apparently there has been a fair held in Nottingham annually for over this many years, but it is very, very different to what it was like 400 years ago! After moving to Norfolk about 5 years ago, this is one think I really do miss about living in the Derbyshire / Nottingham area. I went religiously every year for about 8 years. Dooyooers might think it strange that although there were over 100 rides at my dispoal, with much shorter queues than at Alton Towers (with free admission, too!), I only ever went on about 2 rides! However, those of you who have ...  Read the complete review