The annual Hunton Steam Gathering, a festival celebrating all things vintage, returns this weekend.

Farmland on the outskirts of Hunton, in Lower Wensleydale will host the event on Saturday and Sunday, September 7 and 8.

Organisers said the success of the 2023 gathering meant that more than £9,000 could be donated to local charities and good causes.

The event is organised by a team of volunteers under the stewardship of the long-serving chairman, who established the event in 1985.

Returning for its 37th event, the committee and volunteers are excited to welcome visitors new and old to celebrate more than a century of agricultural and motoring heritage.

Vintage and classic vehicles of all shapes and sizes will be present over the weekend from steam engines to classic motorbikes and everything in-between. This year will see an increased number of entries to all sections, while the craft and food market continues to grow.

This is alongside an avenue of trade stalls offering everything from workwear to vintage collectables, a large auto-jumble and an array of vintage fairground rides including a big wheel, steam powered gallopers and chair-o-planes.

Continuous entertainment in the main arena will offer the opportunity to see the vintage exhibits in action, and there will be displays by Walworth Castle Birds of Prey, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, and Pennine Carter Bernese Mountain Dogs. Classic car driving demonstrations and children’s tug-of-war competitions are also planned.

Stationary working demonstrations will be in action in various enclosures around the site, and a pair of Fowler steam powered ploughing engines will be working to plough and cultivate the land, a unique opportunity to witness them in operation. The steam ploughing engines will be accompanied by a horse ploughing demonstration and a vintage ploughing match on the Saturday. Entry is £10 for adults, £5 for children and free for under fives.

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