Alton Towers, London
Alton Towers is the United Kingdoms number one theme park, with rides and attractions aimed at every member of the family. The Towers date back to the Victorian period, designed by Augustus Welby Pugin. With the outbreak of war in 1939 the Towers were closed and requisitioned by the army to be used as an Officer Cadet Training Unit. The estate remained under requisition until 1951 when it was finally returned to the company. Alton Towers became a theme park in 1980 with the Corkscrew ride. In 1990 the Park became part of The Tussauds Group which also owns Chessington World of Adventures , Warwick Castle , Thorpe Park, The London Planetarium, Madame Tussaud’s London , Amsterdam, Australasia , New York and Las Vegas.
The UK’s largest theme park, Alton Towers is home to many spectacular rides. Including, Nemesis, the world’s first legs free inverted roller coaster, lasting 160 seconds, reaching speeds of 110km per hour and achieving a total G-force of 4.5G’s. A visit to Alton Towers isn’t limited to thrill-seekers though, there is also has a motor museum and a children’s farm. Not to mention the magnificent Staffordshire gardens that the Theme Park is set in. Without which there probably wouldn’t have been a theme park here at all.
The Alton Towers themed park is broken into various sections. J.C. Loudon, one of the artists consulted by the Earl of Shrewsbury when designing the mansion’s gardens, described Alton Towers as, “the work of a morbid imagination, joined to the command of unlimited resources”. Though your impressions of Alton Towers may not be quite as dramatic, the park design combined with the Alton Towers music creates a unique feeling among theme parks. Alton Towers themes include Merrie England, Katanga Canyon, Gloomy Wood, Forbidden Valley, Ug Land, Adventure Land, and more.
With rides named things like Nemesis and Oblivion you know that the roller coasters at Alton Towers will leave you with white knuckles and shaking knees - and that’s why the kids can’t get enough of it. It’s not just about hair raising rides, there’s plenty of fun for smaller people including the ‘There’s Something in the Dung Heap’ Adventure Playground where youngsters can get mucky in the yucky farmyard. Or try the Haunted Hollow, a spooky short cut through Haunted Wood that will rival the ghost train. There’s also a brand new 18 hole adventure golf course themed around the Park’s rides and attractions. It’s a great family day out where the kids will have an unforgetable adventure.
Even the kids’ favourite soft toys can join in the fun with Alton Towers ‘Soft Toy Winter Olympics’ where the little ones can enter their furry friends into toy-sized ski, toboggan and skating trials to compete for medals and prizes. For those needing to escape from the cold, the Resort’s tropical lagoon-style waterpark will be open, alongside the luxurious Alton Towers Spa for parents to enjoy some relaxation and revitalisation.
Alton Towers Resort
For family fun and a great short break, you can escape for days at the Alton Towers Resort, there’s so much to do, you’ll be spoilt for choice. With Britain’s best theme park, splash yourself silly in the waterpark, play a round on our Extraordinary Golf course or luxuriate in the wonderous Spa. The amazingly themed hotels provide the perfect base for you and the family to enjoy time together and plan next day’s marvellous adventure!
The Alton Towers Resort is banning parents from using PDA’s (Personal Digital Assistant) this May half term in a bid to increase quality family time. It would appear from research revealed today that kids are fed up with their parents spending more time reading their emails than having fun with them. Brits work the longest hours in Europe*, meaning that parents are work obsessed and unable to switch off from their jobs for even a day! Over half of parent’s questioned – 56% - feel that they can not disconnect from work, as they are constantly accessible by the office, and 40% head off with bags packed full of work items including documents to read, PDAs and laptops.
