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 in ...

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Drayton Manor Park ... of thrill rides like Shockwave in 1994, Europe’s first stand-up rollercoaster, and Stormforce 10 in 1999. In 2008, the launch of Thomas Land transformed the park ...

Drayton Manor in Staffordshire ... introducing thrill rides like Shockwave in 1994 - Europe's first stand-up rollercoaster - and Stormforce 10 in 1999. In 2008, Thomas Land was introduced, and ...

The Staffordshire park Drayton Manor has kicked off its 75th anniversary with a wonderful firework display and the opening of a new museum exhibiting more than 250 images of the history of Drayton ...

This nominee won’t come as a surprise to most Stokies, with the theme park being famous nation-wide for thrilling rides ... Thomas land with my autistic child. Without Drayton Manor’s ...

Launch of the museum at Drayton ... rides, rowboats, and a petting zoo, it quickly became a cherished family destination. George and Vera Bryan who transformed the land into Drayton Manor Park.

Drayton Manor has already announced some of its 75th-anniversary celebrations, with this weekend kicking off with a 50s tribute act, rides opening late on 5 April, the first of its monthly ...