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Located just outside Tamworth, Drayton Manor has over 50 attractions and is home to Europe’s only Thomas Land. The new-for-2025 Gold Rush ride offers a twisting, family-friendly thrill with a ...

In 2008, the launch of Thomas Land transformed the park, drawing families with younger children from across the UK. Drayton Manor's The Wave Drayton Manor evolved into a full resort in 2011 with ...

Drayton Manor now boasts 50 rides and attractions for varying ages. It is also home to Europe's only Thomas Land and a 15-acre zoo. To mark the reopening for the 2025 season, a group of pensioners ...

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Drayton Manor has broken its silence after yesterday's April Fool's Day prank sparked controversy online. Theme park bosses confirmed that the park will in fact be scrapping its entry fees to ...

Drayton Manor in Staffordshire started out as a modest ... stand-up rollercoaster - and Stormforce 10 in 1999. In 2008, Thomas Land was introduced, and the site turned into a full resort in ...

Six Flags Magic Mountain has quietly reclaimed the title for the world’s tallest drop tower after a sister park in New Jersey demolished a record-setting ride that stole the crown a decade ago ...

Easter egg hunts and Thomas the Tank Engine's 80th birthday party. In a post uploaded to its Instagram, X and Facebook pages, a cryptic graphic reads: 'Free to enter Drayton Manor. We've scrapped ...