Fun at the Fair (Hull Fair)

Member Name: janesargeant

Product:	Hull Fair
Date:	03/06/02 (1440 review reads)
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Advantages: Great for all ages, brilliant rides, makes your adrenaline pump

Disadvantages: rising prices, pick pockets, too many people

Hull Fair, the largest travelling fair in Europe. If you haven’t been then you don’t know what you’re missing. People from around the world have been known to come to Hull to visit this wonderful eight-day event. Traditionally one of the eight days has to fall on the 16th of October every year, why I don’t know. You can see the lights of the fair for miles and you can just make out the top of the big wheel. The fair is situated on Walton Street, just off Anlaby road, at one end and Spring Bank at the other. If you like a lot of noise and don’t mind been crammed in a crowd full of people then you'll think its great. Walton Street its self is lined with tons of stalls selling coconuts, candyfloss, hot food, brandy snaps (hmmm), hot horse chestnuts, toys, and games the list is virtually endless. Then there's the fair ground with the main attractions, the rides. You are guaranteed to see a brand new, more exciting ride every year and if your lucky there might be more than one. You have the traditional rides such as the log flume, the big wheel, the waltzers, the gravity wall, the tagada, the shaker, small children’s rides (carrosel, tea cups and saucers etc) and many more regulars. Then you have the new rides such as superbowl, one that you are put in a caged ball attached to large elastic ropes that are streatched to the limit where they release you and you bounce up and down at high speed, but I cant remember its name. Then there are various new roller coasters such as mouse hunt. This year will see a new ride and it should be a good one they always are. Apart from the rides the fair wouldn’t be the same without the stalls where you can hook a duck or shoot one (plastic ones of course) if preferred. You can ring throw over prizes, test your strength with punch bags, have a go at raffles and many more, most of which you can win prizes mainly large soft toys. Unfortunately prices seem to go up every year so be advised to
take a bit of cash with you. Some rides can cost as much as £10 especially the new rides. Also don’t arrange to meet friends in the fair itself, trust me you’ll never find them. Be advised to keep your young ones close to you because you can easily get lost. Another downfall for the fair is the pickpockets, with the large crowds and the constant knocks you would never know your wallet had been swiped. Pick pocketing is a regular occurrence at the fair. Apart from this the fair is great, fun and exciting it’s a must for every one of all ages. I enjoy it every year as it really gets my adrenaline pumping.

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