Transport Festival this weekend

We’ve had music, poetry and literature over the past few weeks, and this weekend it is transport’s turn to put on a local festival.

On Saturday and Sunday, a host of attractions and activities will be held throughout the town to keep us entertained from fly pasts, boat trips, huskeys, vintage cars, model railway displays not to mention buskers, a mini-fairground and even free horse and cart trips to Powis Castle.

Most of the activities take place from 10am-4pm (Saturday) and 10am-3pm (Sunday).

Where’s it happening?

Church Street Car Park Area:

Vehicles (cars, lorries, farm etc)

Canal Boat Trips (free)

Horse Drawn Canal Boat Trips (£3)

Canoes and Paddleboarding (£3)

Corocal spinning and racing (free)

Fish and Chip Boat at 1pm each day (charge for food only)

Burger Van and Doughnuts

Procession of vehicles from this area at 11am both days and 2pm Saturday

Music

There will buskers everywhere to entertain you.

Air flypasts

There will be a number of flypasts each day

Control point and Tourist Information Centre

Information point

Huskeys (free)

Town Hall (all activities free)

National Cycle Museum

Model railway layouts

Model railway stall

WLLR displays

Motor Cycle Displays

Teas and Coffees

Markets

Methodist Church (Saturday)

Models

History

Films

Refreshments

Town Hall Car Park (rear)

Small fairground (charges)

Specialist cars (free)

Savage Skills Cycle Displays (free) - Saturday

Inflatables (charges)

Mini go karts (charges) - Sunday

Raven Square Station

Steam Trains (charges)

Mid Wales Car Club (Sunday)

Ride on Steam Train (donations)

Small traction engines (free)

Park Lane Powis Castle Gates

Horse and carriage trips to Powis Castle (free)

Buses and parking

Free parking at the Livestock Market with regular bus to Tourist Information Centre (Saturday)

Free Tiger Cub Coach trips around town from the Tourist Information Centre (Saturday and Sunday)

Parking (Raven Square Station £3), Berriew Street Car Park (charges), Church Street Car Park (charges), main street (free) and livestock market (free for 1,000 cars and free bus service to the town) 

Food and Drink

Loads of coffee houses, tearooms, cafes and restaurants in the town centre