Amusement Park Links

Amusement Park Organisations

BALPPA. The British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions is the trade organisation representing the UK amusement park industry.
Roller Coaster Club of Great Britain. A club for thrill seekers. Membership includes, amongst other things, discounts to amusement parks, discounts on club trips and a quarterly magazine called Airtime.
European Coaster Club. Another UK-based club for white knuckle addicts. Offers a very similar package to the above club but the magazine, First Drop, offers more in-depth coverage with articles and news.

The UK Parks: A to Z of Official Websites

Adventure Island. Established for over 50 years, this large amusement park by the Pier at Southend-on-Sea has recently changed its name from Peter Pan's Playground to Adventure Island and virtually doubled in size. It has a mixture of new and old attractions. The Web site includes everything you need to plan your day out.
Atlantis Adventure Park. New fun park at Bideford's Atlantic Village Factory Outlet Centre.
Barry Island Pleasure Park. Historic amusement park near Cardiff still hangs on by a thread...
Barry's Amusements. This excellent little park in Portrush, Northern Ireland, has a large indoor area with an atmosphere of a bygone age.
Bayside Fun Park. Amusement park on Bridlington sea front with log flume, pirate ship and much more. The Eye on the Bay observation wheel is the biggest attraction.
Ben's Playworld. Children's play world based at St Austell, Cornwall comes complete with Giant Tower ride, Wild West Express train ride, Ghost House and Astroslide amongst other attractions.
Billing Aquadrome. Small amusement park at Northampton-based holiday park. There is very little information about the amusement park on the Web site.
Black Country Living Museum. Based in Dudley, West Midlands, this museum features a small permanent funfair, which includes Ark and Helter Skelter.
Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park. This Scottish animal attraction features funfair rides.
Botton's Pleasure Beach. Not quite in the same league as Blackpool Pleasure Beach, but Skegness should be proud of this lively seaside fun park. Features a wide selection of rides for all ages, including a very large Ghost Train.
Brean Leisure Park. Large funfair within a huge caravan park at Brean Sands. The collection of rides regularly changes, but the site currently includes three roller coasters.
Brighton Pier. Now owned by the Noble Organisation, this is a full-size amusement park over the sea, and the biggest such attraction on any pier in the UK. Recent additions include a Crazy Mouse roller coaster and a log flume. Click on the link to visit their colourful web site.
Britannia Pier. This seaside pier at Great Yarmouth boasts a collection of funfair rides. Rides include gallopers, giant slide and dodgems.
Butlin's Family Entertainment Resorts: Bognor Regis, Minehead and Skegness. All three surviving Butlins parks are now owned by Bourne Leisure and still all feature amusement parks.
Clacton Pier. This Pier offers a good amusement park with indoor and outdoor attractions. The Web site provides information on the full range of attractions on offer at the Pier.
Clarence Pier. A small amusement park at Southsea, near Portsmouth. Although it has shrunk in size in recent years, from its days as Fun Acres, it still offers a wide range of rides including Log Flume and Roller Coaster.
Codona's Amusement Park. This Aberdeen amusement park is a traditional family seaside attraction from the famous Codona fairground family. Visit the park for Looping Star roller coaster, Log Flume and a whole host of fairground rides.
Dudley Zoo. Popular family attraction, opened in 1937. Besides the animals there is a chairlift and fairground rides.
Fantasy Island. The Web site offers a full guide to the UK's first themed indoor family resort, a large amusement park located at Ingoldmells, near Skegness. This park includes two major roller coasters: the Millennium Coaster and Jubilee Odyssey.
Ffrith Beach Fun Parc. New North Wales fun park on the site of a former amusement park which closed down in the 1980s. Many of the rides are taken from the defunct Ocean Beach Fun Fair at Rhyl.
Folly Farm. Not really an amusement park; this is a farm attraction, which features a large, undercover vintage fairground with a wide range of traditional rides. Located at Begelly in South West Wales.
Fort Fun. Eastbourne's fun park, complete with Runaway Train roller coaster, adventure golf and numerous rides for the little ones.
Funland Amusement Park. Located at Hayling Island near Portsmouth, this nice little park includes a roller coaster, log flume, pirate ship, and a covered area with a large selection of children's rides. The park regularly adds new attractions.
Grand Pier, Weston-super-Mare. Described as a "fabulous covered amusement park over the sea", this colourful website is the official guide to Weston-Super-Mare's biggest attraction.
Greenacres Farm Park. 80-acre farm park with rides, farm & zoo animals, together with amusements, a licensed bar and pool & games room.
Harbour Park. Littlehampton's amusement park, run by the Smart family, now has a home on the web, with information about its attractions.
Hatton Country World. Warwickshire farm attraction now has a permanent funfair.
Hollycombe. Like Folly Farm, this is not really an amusement park, but this tourist attraction at Liphook features a vintage fairground. The Web site includes details of opening times and how to get there.
The Island. Seafront leisure complex at St Annes on Sea features a range of children's rides, including tower drop ride and roundabouts.
Joyland. Fantastic children's amusement park and American diner on Great Yarmouth seafront.
Kiddies Corner. This small amusement park by the river at Windsor is just for the kids.
Killarney Springs Family Park. Under new ownership since 2003, this former farm park is now developing as an inland amusement park, complete with roller coaster and other fairground rides.
Knightly's Fun Fair. Based at the small North Wales seaside resort of Towyn, near Rhyl, Knightly's Fun Fair is a travelling-fair-style amusement park sandwiched between the sea and a railway line. The rides' transport is parked adjacent to the site, adding to the fairground atmosphere. The web site includes information on all the rides.
Knowsley Safari Park. This Safari Park, near Prescot in Merseyside, is home to an expanding amusement park.
Milky Way Adventure Park. This mainly under cover fun park located at Clovelly, Devon, includes animal feeds, archery, miniature railway and golf driving range. Rides include a suspended coaster and dodgems.
Needles Park. This amusement park is set in a breathtaking location overlooking the famous Needles on the Isle of Wight. Attractions include spectacular chairlift, carousel, and a range of children's rides.
O'Brien's Pleasureland. Arbroath's indoor funfair and amusement arcade.
Ocean Beach Pleasure Park. The last surviving outdoor amusement park in the Newcastle area, Ocean Beach is a medium-sized amusement park located by the sea at South Shields.
Old MacDonald's Farm Leisure Park. Recently acquired by the Manning fairground family, this is a mixture of animals and family rides.
Paradise Park. An odd combination of garden centre and theme park. This Newhaven leisure complex includes rides for the tots to early teens.
Paradise Wildlife Park. This large Hertfordshire zoo features a small amusement park, with helter skelter, roundabout, bouncy castles, train rides and other children's attractions.
Paulton's Park. The South's Family Leisure Park includes Roller Coaster, Log Flume and a range of family and children's rides. The website provides a comprehensive guide to the park.
Peter Pan's Playground. This small traditional children's amusement park on Ryde seafront (Isle of Wight) has a nice selection of juvenile rides and a modern adventure golf.
Pitlochry Children's Amusement Park. This small amusement park in the Scottish Highlands is aimed at the very young.
Pleasure Beach, Blackpool. The UK's most-visited tourist attraction. The website is packed with information about the rides, shows, shopping, eating and much more at one of the world's greatest amusement park. Home to classic rides such as the Big Dipper and Grand National, with new attractions opening all the time. The world's tallest and fastest roller coaster, the Pepsi Max Big One, opened here in 1994, and 2000 saw the opening of Valhalla, the world's biggest dark ride. Other Pleasure Beach websites include: Stageworks (the website of the Pleasure Beach shows); the 235 Club (the official Blackpool Pleasure Beach Enthusiasts Club) and the Big Blue Hotel by the south entrance to the park.
Pleasure Beach, Great Yarmouth . Rides and family fun are the emphasis at this well-maintained park that is the east's most visited tourist attraction. Opened in 1909, the park is a mix of traditional attractions and the latest thrill rides, with new rides added every year.
Pleasureland. The owners of Pleasureland - Blackpool Pleasure Beach Ltd - closed the park, possibly for good, on 6 September 2006. All of the major rides have been moved, but the park is currently open and leased from new owners Sefton Council by Dreamstorm International while its long-term future is decided. Various showmen are operating travelling fairground rides in the park, which is free entry.
Sherwood Forest Fun Park. Small amusement park at Edwinstowe in the heart of Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire. Free entry, pay per ride.
Symonds Yat West Leisure Park. A small amusement park in the heart of the Wye Valley, operated by Danters Funfairs.
Tir Prince Raceway. At Towyn in North Wales, this harness racing centre includes a permanent amusement park operated by Williams Amusements. The park has several white-knuckle fairground rides.
Trago Mills. Small leisure park at this Devon factory outlet centre.
Trocadero. Right in the heart of London is this entertainment complex, now featuring fewer rides, but still with dodgems. You will find it in Piccadilly Circus. The Funland entertainment complex within the Trocadero has its own website.
Twinlakes Park. Now owned by Woodlands Leisure Park, this small children's park at Melton Mowbray features numerous attractions including Shark Bite drop tower and bumper boats.
Twycross Zoo. A small, pirate-themed amusement park with a selection of children's rides is located within the zoo. It also has its own website.
The Village Experience. Sadly this fabulous theme park-style attraction near Great Yarmouth has now closed down. Highlights were the Downhill Racer Speedway ride, Gallopers and Chairoplanes.
Walton Pier. With most of its rides and attractions indoors, this 'amusement park over the sea' can be enjoyed whatever the weather. The Pier mainly comprises traditional funfair rides, and is aimed at the under-thirteens.
West Midland Safari Park. This Safari Park has, for many years, rewarded all those who complete the safari with an excellent amusement park. The recent addition of new rides such as a spinning Wild Mouse roller coaster and the Wild River Rafting rapids ride have further improved this attraction. An all-round good day out.
West Sands Fun Fair. There's been a permanent amusement park at the West Sands Caravan Park, Selsey (West Sussex) for over 40 years. Small selection of travelling rides and cafe.
Wheelgate Adventure Park. 30-acre fun park in Nottinghamshire features children's roller coaster, miniature railway, maze and other attractions.
Wicksteed Park. This amusement park in Kettering opened in 1921, and is actually one of the UK's first theme parks. With a wide selection of rides including water chute, dodgems and roller coaster.
Willows Farm Village. Farm park near St Alban features a permanent children's funfair.
Woodlands Leisure Park. Adventure park near Dartmouth. Attractions include water rides, slides, frog hopper, toboggan and bumper boats. Rides include Trauma Tower and a Rocking Tug. Large indoor area.
Woodside Farm. This Bedfordshire animal farm, leisure park and mini zoo features a range of permanent fairground rides, including traditional helter skelter.
Wroxham Barns. Small children's funfair at this popular Norfolk attraction.

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