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Thorpe Park
Thorpe Park — amusement park in Thorpe, Surrey, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- School holidays (Apr–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Chertsey · 2.0 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Thorpe Park is a theme or amusement park in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "amusement park in Thorpe, Surrey, England". Coordinates: 51.4047°, -0.5131°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Thorpe Park No. 1 Gravel Pit SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: South West London Waterbodies
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Thorpe Park (formerly known as Thorpe Park Resort) is a theme park located in the village of Thorpe between the towns of Chertsey and Staines-upon-Thames in Surrey, England, 20 miles (32 km) west-southwest of Central London. It is operated by Merlin Entertainments and features rides, themed cabins, live events, and Hyperia, the United Kingdom's tallest and fastest rollercoaster at over 236 feet (72m) and 129 km/h (80 mph). The ride also includes Europe's tallest element and the world's first outer-banked airtime hill. In 2019, Thorpe Park was the United Kingdom's third most visited theme park (1.9 million visitors), behind Alton Towers and Legoland Windsor. Thorpe Park opened in 1979, originally as a leisure park, on the site of expended, flooded gravel pits that give it its distinctive water-based surroundings. It has since expanded into a major theme park in the United Kingdom. Major attractions include a number of roller coasters, Hyperia, Colossus, Nemesis Inferno, Saw – The Ride, Stealth, The Swarm, and The Walking Dead: The Ride, as well as a dark ride, Ghost Train.
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Background
Description
In the early 1980s, the park was redeveloped into a theme park with permanent themed rides and attractions. New large attractions were introduced throughout the 1980s, including Magic Mill, Phantom Fantasia, Thunder River, Logger's Leap and the Canada Creek Railway, along with the development of a central area of themed streets, shops and eateries. Space Station Zero was the park's first roller coaster, an indoor powered coaster, opened in 1984. New themed areas opened in the 1990s with Fantasy Reef and Ranger County. The last major attraction developed under Leisure Sport Ltd was the themed indoor roller coaster, X:\ No Way Out, in 1996 (now The Walking Dead: The Ride). Between 1983 and…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4047, -0.5131
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Runnymede
- Parish
- Runnymede, unparished area
- Postcode
- KT16 8PN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Runnymede and Weybridge
- Nearest railway station
- Chertsey — 2 km
- Official site
- www.thorpepark.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q2301819 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Thorpe Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Nemisis inferno.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Thorpe Park?
- Thorpe Park is in Surrey, London, United Kingdom (postcode KT16 8PN), in the parish of Runnymede, unparished area.
- Who owns Thorpe Park?
- Thorpe Park is owned by LondonMetric Property.
- Is Thorpe Park a protected site?
- Yes — Thorpe Park is part of the Thorpe Park No. 1 Gravel Pit SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the South West London Waterbodies Ramsar wetland.
- Does Thorpe Park charge admission?
- Thorpe Park typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Thorpe Park?
- The nearest railway station is Chertsey, about 2.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode KT16 8PN.
- How busy is Thorpe Park?
- Thorpe Park draws around 410 visitors a year.