The Hoppings is an annual fair held in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK which takes place in June.
Dates
- 2023: 16th June to 25th June
- 2022: June 17th to June 25th
- 2021: Did not take place due to coronavirus pandemic
- 2020: Did not take place due to the coronavirus pandemic[1]
- 2017: June 16 to June 24
- 2016: June 17 to June 25
- 2015: June 19 to June 27
- 2014: June 20 to June 28
Rides
This is a list of Rides sighted at the Fair, not a list of every ride that was there in any given year. There will be many Rides that have not been included, as a fair this size has too many Rides to keep track of.
2023
Rides that were seen at the Hoppings in 2023 include:
Flat rides
- Air (Abie Danter)
- Atmos Fear [1]
- Booster (Triangle Amusements)
- Booster Maxxx (David Taylor)
- Dodgems (unknown owner)
- Exciter (Dane Crow)
- Hell-Blazer (Terry Atha)
- Ice Jet (Terence Reeves)
- Odeon Tagada (Keith Turner)
- Oxegen (Kent Litliernhurnest)
- Rocket (Global Events & Attractions) [2]
- Rock Rage (Mark and Dale Manders)
- Rotor (unknown owner)
- Sea Storm (Andrew Harniess)
- Star Flyer (Abie Danter)
- Stealth Bomber (Elliott Cubbins)
- Superbowl (Jamie Clark)
- Tagada (Stewart Robinson)
- Top Spin (Clayton Hackett)
- Top Star (John-Jordon Bills)
- Void (Gerald Reeves)
Coasters
Dark Rides
Funhouses and Walk-through attractions
- Bavarian Fun House (Gilbert Chadwick Jnr)
- Cakewalk (Stephen Holland)
- Outer Limits (John Wheatley)[3]
- Police Station Funhouse (Triangle Amusements)
Roller coasters (miscellaneous years)
The following is a list of roller coasters that have operated at this funfair. It should be interpreted as a list of sightings, rather than a complete list of years a roller coaster is and isn't at the fair.
Current
- Frozen Coaster (2017)
- Go Gator (2016 - 2017)
- Happy Caterpillar (2016 - 2017)
- Ice Dragon (2015 - 2017)
- Magic Mouse (2013, 2015 - 2017)
- Roller Coaster (2016 - 2017)
- Runaway Train (2017)
- Toboggan (2015 - 2017)
- Wild Mouse (2017)
Former
- Apple (2015)
- Dragon Challenge (2014 - 2015)
- Mine Train (2015)
- Little Thunder Railroad Co. (2015 - 2016)
- Runaway Train (2012)
- Speedy (2014 - 2015)
References
- ↑ Holland, Daniel (25 March 2020). "The Hoppings cancelled for 2020 as Newcastle battles to restrict spread of coronavirus". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ Newcastle Town Moor Fair 2015 - Fair-Pix (WayBack Archive)
- ↑ Newcastle Town Moor Fair 2016: Part One - Fair-Pix (WayBack Archive)