Most people enjoy the travelling fair when it comes to town, but little is known of the showmen who run the rides. They are thought of as itinerants, not the businessmen they are with a long and interesting history. They are part of Britain's national heritage, but what happens to them when the fair is over and the travelling stops? Excluded by law from planning consideration, many families are prevented from living on land that they own and are forced back onto the roadside.