Drayton Manor Theme Park

Drayton Manor Theme Park is a theme park in the grounds of the former Drayton Manor, near Tamworth in Staffordshire, England. Drayton Manor is a large theme park with a mixture of scenic and white knuckle rides. It covers 280 acres (1.1 km) of land, and is visited by over one million people annually. Drayton Manor opened to the public on 16 October 1949 as an 'inland pleasure resort' and has since grown substantially in size. In 2006, the park re... more

Drayton Manor Theme Park is a theme park in the grounds of the former Drayton Manor, near Tamworth in Staffordshire, England. Drayton Manor is a large theme park with a mixture of scenic and white knuckle rides. It covers 280 acres (1.1 km) of land, and is visited by over one million people annually. Drayton Manor opened to the public on 16 October 1949 as an 'inland pleasure resort' and has since grown substantially in size. In 2006, the park received two awards: 'Best UK Attraction' awarded by Group Leisure and 'UK Attraction of the Year' awarded by Coach Tourism. In 2009, Drayton Manor celebrates its 60th birthday. Rides in the park include Stormforce 10 (funding RNLI), Shockwave, Europe's only stand-up roller coaster, Apocalypse, a Freefall Tower with a choice of sit-down, stand-up or floorless ride positions, Pirate Adventure, a dark ride loosely based on Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean which takes riders through a dark journey of a pirate's life, The Haunting, a walkthrough... less