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MORE WELSH WONDERS (PAGE 3 OF 6)
by Phil Gould
 Article: Added July 2006
After visiting this family favourite let's pay a call to the central Welsh resort of Barmouth.
 
This small seaside town sits at the mouth of the River Mawddach close to the Snowdonia National park.
 
I have only ever visited the place on one occasion and found two small funfairs on the seafront.

I'm not sure who owned either park. I think the family name of Harris was connected with one park.
 
Here was an old Waltzer, complete with birdcage roof, and a set of Dodgems with an assortment of kids rides and stalls.
 
Just five minutes walk away was another funfair which might have been owned by a company called Alldays.
 
This had a set of Gallopers, a small Astroglide, Dodgems, Waltzer and other smaller attractions.
 
This Waltzer was a modern Jackson-built ride complete with flat front.
 
I'm afraid that's all I can recall about these fairs, I'm not sure if either of them still operates today.
 
We received the following from Harry Allday the owner of Alldays Amusement Park, Barmouth, on 10 August 2019:
 
"I came across your pictures of our old gallopers at Barmouth pre 1981, the Sandancer night club was yet to be built. You can see the girders in the background. We are still indeed operating as a funfair with a dodgem, the same waltzer and a sizzler. There are also 5 kiddies rides owned by the Wrights next to us. Plus the 2 amusement arcades. You are correct in saying that small toy set is in front of Walter Harris's arcade, although they are long gone. Nice to see old pics though."
Many regards, Harry Allday

 
The current Waltzer and Sizzler rides, pictured in July 2018 (Harry Allday) Click on photograph for larger version.


 


Kiddies Roundabout (possibly at Harris's Amusement Park), Barmouth


Gallopers at Alldays Amusement Park, Barmouth

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