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The Royal Oak ~ Okeford Fitzpaine

The Royal Oak ~ Okeford Fitzpaine
The Royal Oak pub is in the village of Okeford Fitzpaine in the county of Dorset. There is a blue plaque on the wall to mark the site where the concept of the steam fair first evolved. I have left a link for anyone interested. Sadly it has been cancelled this year because of spiralling costs, but there are plans to hold the world famous event in 2024.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Dorset_Steam_Fair#:~:text=It%20is%20reputedly%20the%20largest,England%2C%20every%20summer%20since%201969.

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 José Manuel Polo
José Manuel Polo club
Buena fotografía cel edificio con arquitectura típica, dedicado a Pub e información de la primera actividad de una feria de vapor. HBM, Rosa.
10 months ago.
 Patrick Brandy
Patrick Brandy club
Ce pub est magnifique par son architecture des informations très intéressantes merci pour cette découverte agréable journée Rosalyn.
10 months ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
The Royal Oak looks magnificent from outside, I suppose the interiour matches. Well taken with not a car in sight!

A pity about the steam fair. Costs just get out of hand, so they either reduce the size of events or have them only every other year.

One of the problems here is people bringing their own drinks instead of buying so the organizers don't make enough to cover costs. Just imagine people bringing their own wine bottles but expecting to have them opened and get glasses for free....
10 months ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club has replied
Thank you very much Herb.
Happy Tuesday. Cheers, Rosa.
10 months ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club has replied
Thank you for your kind comment Jose Manuel.
Good day.
10 months ago.

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