California-in-England, Wokingham
California-in-England was a 1930s pleasure park near Wokingham, which later became a holiday camp and is now a public park
Tourist Attractions
Tourist Attractions
Gwrych Castle – The postwar years
During the 1950s and 1960s Gwrych Castle was one of the top attractions in Wales. Learn about its fascinating history and later decline
Railways, Tourist Attractions
Pleasure Beach Express, Blackpool
History of the miniature railway at Blackpool Pleasure Beach which first opened in 1933 and is still running today
Tourist Attractions
Rhyl Monorail – A brief history
The trials and tribulations of the Rhyl monorail which ran on the seafront for only one season before being later demolished
Railways, Tourist Attractions
Miners Tramway at Llechwedd Slate Caverns
In 1972 Llechwedd Slate Caverns opened The Miners’s Tramway, Britain’s first public underground mine ride
Hotels, Tourist Attractions
Cornish Riviera Lido & Cornwall Coliseum
Located at Carlyon Bay this leisure complex first opened in the 1930s and had several different names over the years
Tourist Attractions
White City London: After the exhibitions
The fascinating story of what happened to the White City site in London after the famous exhibitions came to an end
Tourist Attractions
Britannia Park & The American Adventure
Discover the rise and fall of Britannia Park, a short-lived 1980s theme park in Derbyshire that paved the way for The American Adventure.
Tourist Attractions
Park Hall & Camelot Theme Park
The fascinating story of the history of Park Hall and how it was developed into a major attraction including Arena North and the Camelot Theme Park
Tourist Attractions
Alton Towers: 1920s to the 1970s
Alton Towers has been attracting hordes of visitors for over a hundred years, and in this blog we look at the era before it became a major theme park
Railways, Tourist Attractions
Stapleford House & Park
Explore the turbulent history of Stapleford House and its miniature railway
Tourist Attractions
Cornish Riviera Lido & Cornwall Coliseum
Located at Carlyon Bay this leisure complex first opened in the 1930s and had several different names over the years