All rides
Every ridewe supply.
The full list, from dodgems and a big wheel to the gentlest children's roundabout. Browse by category if you know the kind of ride you want, or add anything here to your line-up and tell us about the event.
Dodgems Hire
Dodgems, bumper cars, dodgem cars: the same ride under any name, and the one a fair is often built around.
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Ferris Wheel Hire
A big wheel gives an event a skyline. Gondolas rise over the site and give riders a view across the whole of it.
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Waltzer Hire
The sound of a funfair in one ride. Cars spin as they climb and fall around the track, and the music is half the attraction.
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Carousel & Gallopers Hire
Gallopers, carousel or merry-go-round: painted mounts rising and falling around a turning centre, and the ride most people recognise.
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Sizzler / Twister Ride Hire
Sizzler, Twister or Twist: cars carried on rotating sweeps that throw riders through fast changes of direction.
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Wave Swinger / Chair-O-Planes Hire
Suspended chairs swing out and around a turning centre. Chair-O-Planes, flying chairs or a modern Wave Swinger, depending on the brief.
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Miami Trip Ride Hire
A row of riders swept up and over in a fast, rolling cycle, with the music running the whole way round.
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Helter Skelter Hire
A tall traditional tower with a spiral slide around the outside. Climb up inside, come down on a mat, and it doubles as a landmark.
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Round Up Ride Hire
Stand against the wall, spin until you are pinned to it, then tilt towards vertical. A pure thrill ride, plainly.
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Freak Out Ride Hire
A giant pendulum with a spinning seat assembly at the end of the arm. A headline thrill ride that gives a large fair its silhouette.
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Funhouse Hire
A walk-through attraction rather than a seated ride. Moving floors, rollers, mirrors and slides, taken at your own pace.
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Family Roller Coaster / Runaway Train Hire
A real tracked roller coaster scaled for families. Often themed as a runaway train or a mine train, and a step up from the children's rides.
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Jumping Frogs Ride Hire
Cars circle the centre while the arms bounce them up and down. Frogs, Jump and Smile: a family ride with more go than it looks.
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Ghost Train Hire
Cars ride through a dark, themed interior of lights, sound and surprises. A fairground classic, from a gentle family version to a serious scare.
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Orbiter Ride Hire
Cars lifted and spun on several axes at once. Orbiter or Orbitor, it is fast, elevated spinning on several axes at once.
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Children's Swing Boats Hire
Boat-shaped seats that swing back and forth, powered by the riders pulling on the ropes. A traditional ride with no motor: the riders provide the swing.
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Tea Cups Ride Hire
Cup-shaped cars around a turning platform, with a spin the riders can often control. Tea cups, cups and saucers: gentle, and quick enough to go round again.
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Mini Ferris Wheel Hire
The big wheel experience at a child's scale. A children's big wheel that turns gently and gives young riders their first view from the top.
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Mini Miami Ride Hire
A children's Miami: a row of seats swept gently up and down. Enough movement to feel like a real ride, at a scale for younger riders.
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Children's Toy Set Ride Hire
A gentle roundabout of cars, animals and novelty seats for the youngest riders. Toy set, toyset or children's roundabout: often a child's first ride.
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Choosing ridesfor an event.
Every ride we supply is listed here once, whichever category it belongs to. Funfair Rides covers the headline attractions a fair is built around, Children's Rides the ones scaled for younger riders, and Traditional & Vintage Rides the attractions chosen for their look. Plenty appear in more than one, because a big wheel is both a landmark and a period piece.
For most events the line-up starts with one or two anchor rides that draw people across the site, then fills in around them: something for families, something for the queue to watch, and catering close enough that people stay. If you already know what you want, add it to your line-up and send it over. If you do not, tell us about the event and we will suggest a mix.
Good places to start
- Dodgems HireThe ride a fair is often built around, and a natural place to start.
- Ferris Wheel HireA landmark ride that gives the site a skyline.
- Waltzer HireThe classic thrill ride, with the music to match.
- Carousel & Gallopers HireGallopers, for weddings, heritage events and family days.
- Tea Cups Ride HireA gentle spinning roundabout for the youngest riders.
Explore morefor your event.
Rides, games and catering can all go on one line-up and one quote. Have a look at the rest of what we supply. If something you want is not listed, ask for it on the quote form and we will say whether we can supply it.
Not sure what suits your event? Get a quote and ask us to recommend a mix.
Complete event packagesWhat we check before anything is confirmed