Theme parks · East Midlands
The UK theme park tour
From Alton Towers to Blackgang Chine — Britain's amusement park heritage in one trip.
Britain's theme parks split between the corporate big-rollers (Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Legoland) and the eccentric survivors of seaside Victoriana (Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackgang Chine). This guide treats them as a single national itinerary worth a fortnight's holiday or a series of weekends.
Places in this guide
📷 3Theme parks · East Midlands
Alton Towers
Alton Towers — major theme park in central England.
📷 5Theme parks · London
Thorpe Park
Thorpe Park — amusement park in Thorpe, Surrey, England.
★ Iconic📷 7Theme parks · South East England
Legoland Windsor Resort
Britain's most-visited family theme park, themed around 40 million Lego bricks.
📷 3Theme parks · West Midlands
Drayton Manor
Drayton Manor — country house in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England, UK.
📷 5Theme parks · London
Chessington World of Adventures
Chessington World of Adventures is a theme park in the United Kingdom.
📷 5Theme parks · South East England
Paultons Park
Paultons Park — theme park in Hampshire.
📷 5Theme parks · North West England
Pleasure Beach Resort
Pleasure Beach Resort — amusement park in Blackpool, England.
★ Iconic📷 10Family attractions · South East England
Blackgang Chine
The UK's oldest amusement park, opened on the Isle of Wight in 1843.
📷 5Theme parks · Yorkshire & the Humber
Flamingo Land Resort
Flamingo Land Resort — theme park, zoo, and resort in Yorkshire.
📷 4Theme parks · Yorkshire & the Humber
Lightwater Valley
Lightwater Valley — Amusement park in England.