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Thomas Land (Drayton Manor)
Thomas Land is a themed area at Drayton Manor Resort in Staffordshire, England, based on the popular long-running children's television series, ''Thomas & Friends''. It stands on the former site of Robinsons Land, a themed area sponsored by the soft drinks brand of the same name. The construction began while the park was still open in September 2007, and many of the Robinsons Land rides were moved to other areas of the park for the remainder of the season. Many of the rides housed in Robinsons Land except the Veteran Cars (now Sodor's Classic Cars) were sold to Funland in Hayling Island. Thomas Land officially opened to the public on 15 March 2008. An expansion of Thomas Land with additional attractions and private party rooms opened on 8 April 2015. Rides Thomas Land is set in of parkland and features many themed rides, alongside outdoor and indoor play areas and the "Discover Thomas & Friends Exhibition". Train rides Models of Thomas, Percy and Rosie are used on a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staffordshire
Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation ''Staffs''.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It borders Cheshire to the north-west, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the south-east, the West Midlands (county), West Midlands county and Worcestershire to the south, and Shropshire to the west. The largest settlement is the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The county has an area of and a population of 1,131,052. Stoke-on-Trent is located in the north and is immediately adjacent to the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme. Stafford is in the centre of the county, Burton upon Trent in the east, and the city of Lichfield and Tamworth, Staffordshire, Tamworth in the south-east. For local government purposes Staffordshire comprises a non-metropolitan county, with nine districts, and the Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area of Stoke-on-Trent. The county Historic counties of England, historical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sodor (fictional Island)
The Island of Sodor is a fictional island that is the primary setting for ''The Railway Series'' books by Wilbert Awdry and its television adaptation ''Thomas & Friends''. It lies in the Irish Sea between Cumbria and the Isle of Man. Inspiration and creation Awdry wanted a consistent set of locations for ''The Railway Series''. He wanted them to be in Great Britain, but sufficiently isolated from British Railways to allow him to write the stories he wanted. He was inspired during a 1950 visit to the Isle of Man, which forms the Diocese of Sodor and Man. Awdry, a Church of England cleric, noted that while there was an Isle of Man, there was no island of Sodor. He decided to create a fictional island of "Sodor" as the setting for his books. Sodor would be between England and the Isle of Man, isolated from the British railway system, but somewhere that readers could easily imagine. Awdry and his younger brother George worked out Sodor's history, geography, industry and language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Theme Parks In The United Kingdom
A list of past, present and future United Kingdom amusement parks. Current A–C * Adventure Farm * Adventure Island * Adventure Studio * Adventure Theme Park * Adventure Water Park * Adventure Zoo *Alton Towers Resort * The Big Sheep * Billing Aquadrome *Blackgang Chine *Blackpool Pleasure Beach * Botton's Pleasure Beach * Brean Leisure Park * Camel Creek Adventure Park *Chessington World of Adventures *Clarence Pier Clarence Pier is an amusement pier in Portsmouth, Hampshire. It is located next to Southsea Hoverport. Unlike most seaside piers in the UK, the pier does not extend very far out to sea and instead goes ''along'' the coast. History The pier ... * Codona's Amusement Park * Coney Beach Pleasure Park *Crealy Theme Park & Resort *Barry's Amusements, Curry's Fun Park Portrush D–F *Diggerland Theme Park, Diggerland **Devon **Durham **Kent **Yorkshire *Drayton Manor Resort, Drayton Manor Theme Park *Dreamland Margate *Fantasy Island (UK amusement park), Fanta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
