Drayton Manor Park

...review is based solely on Drayton Manor's Magical Christmas at Thomas Land and not on the full park, as this was the only section open at the time, unlike the summer when the whole park is open. After watching a TV advert for Drayton Manor's Magical Christmas we decided that our daughter Holly nearly 4 would love the day out and as the price would shoot up after 20th December when Holly would be 4 we decided to go that weekend. The Magical Christmas ...
...charged a booking fee. Drayton Manor's Magical Christmas 2009 at Thomas Land is open from 28th November 2009 and finishes on 3rd January 2010, it is closed 24th, 25th and 26th December. Opening hours are Monday to Friday, Staffordshire Schools Term Time 12 till 5pm and weekends and Staffordshire school holidays 12 till 6pm. All in all I'm really glad we spotted the TV advert, we had no idea that Drayton Manor even had a Thomas Land and as far as ...

paulpry118 16.12.2009 · Read full review
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I have now visited Drayton Manor Park about five or six times during the last ten years or so, and it has never failed to be a fun day out, and money well spent. The park has this year been voted to be the best family day out throughou the whole of the UK, which as far as I know, is pretty accurate. The park is not in the same league as Alton Towers for example. But you do not pay the price ofalton towers, or have to queue for anywhere near as long ...
...towers. The main advantage of drayton manor is that it is just the right size to be able to get on all of the rides that you want to, within one day. ----------Ticket Prices---------- Age 12+ (Adult) £16 to £19 Ages 4-11 £12 to £15 Under 4's Free of charge Disabled Visitor £9 to £11.50 Age 60+ £8 to £9.50 Family tickets to the theme park are also available, which slightly reduces the price for each member of the group. As shown in the prices, ...

jaguarchallenge 31.05.2007 (07.05.2008) · Read full review
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Drayton Manor Theme Park is set near Tamworth in Staffordshire which first opened it's gates all the way back in 1949. The theme park is home to many thrilling and unique rides as many of it's rides hold the title of 'Only... in the world/ Europe' which gives this theme park a bit of an edge over others. I visited Drayton Manor last year and it was my first trip to a theme park of any kind and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Unfortunately we didn't get ...
...|:| Opening Times |:| Drayton Manor is open this year between 24th March and 28th October which is the traditional theme park season as we should have some of the better weather by the summer, I hope! The gates open to the park at 9:30am each morning in time for the rides to open at around 10:30am .The rides stay open until about 6pm when you'll have to leave. I'd advise getting there early to make the most of your day. You'll end up missing out ...

danfellowes 30.05.2007 · Read full review
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Drayton Manor has a tough job because of its location. It is within a reasonable travel time to both Alton Towers and West Midlands Safari Park therefore it has a lot of competition on its door step. What it has done is to very carefully position itself within its target market, it probably knows that it cannot compete with Alton Towers for the age 15 to 30 thrill seekers but it does need to still offer that age group something so it very much aims ...
...What I like about Drayton Manor is that there is something for all ages and as our group included a six and three year old as well as teenagers it was great that the little ones had loads of rides. The big new attraction is Thomas Land, what I really liked was that it had a manned entrance and kids over twelve have to be accompanied by an adult, this keeps the thirteen and fourteen year old school kids out and makes it a more peaceful and a cleaner ...

atticusuk 04.08.2008 · Read full review
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...and googling we decided that Drayton Manor was the only theme park within striking distance that seemed to have something for everyone. Not that one hour and fifty minutes is particularly within striking distance. It is one hell of a dull journey from Liverpool along the M6 and it came as a bit of a shock when we got to the M6 toll; Four quid each way the robbing buggers! Nonetheless, several pee and tea breaks later we arrived at Drayton Manor and ...
...children. Fortunately, the layout of Drayton Manor is such that just across from the younger rides are the thrill seeking rides so, off they went to enjoy “Maelstrom”, a huge spinning hammer, “G-Force”, a looping rollercoaster and “Shockwave”, a standing up looping rollercoaster. Now I personally thought them insane but they loved it. There are height restrictions for these rides and my nine-year-old son came back ...

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Drayton Manor is a long established Theme Park in Tamworth, Staffordshire. It is easily accessible from the M42 and is well signposted. The car parks are massive and look as if they would be adequate even on a very busy day. I visited with my two children in October on a school inset day so the park was relatively quiet. The gates open at 9.30 with the rides opening at 10.30. There is a small zoo which you can visit before the rides open. The current ...
...This is the home to Drayton Manors main thrill rides. Maelstrom cannot be missed as you enter the park. This big circular swing was a favourite with my son and daughter although I wimped out and my friend claimed it made her feel sick! Shockwave is a thrilling stand-up coaster and G-force is an inverted coaster. Due to the fact it was quiet on the day we visited they did not have both rides running all day, one opened later and one shut early so ...

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...brought up Thomas Land at Drayton Manor Park. As Seth is mad keen on Thomas et al it seemed the perfect place to go. Website is www.draytonmanor.co.uk Location: Drayton Manor is located about 5 miles from Junction 9 of the M42 near Tamworth in Staffordshire. It is one of the UK's biggest theme parks and since spring 2008 has offered an area called Thomas Land within the park where the attractions are based on Thomas the Tank Engine and other characters ...
...climbing frames and buildings. Drayton Manor also houses a Zoo and this too can be found in this part of the park. The Zoo did have some large mammals like Tigers and Leopards and also a lot of apes, monkeys and birds. After having recently been to Jersey Zoo this Zoo did leave a lot to be desired. The animals were caged in and the pens did not seem too big in some cases. All the structures also looked a bit unkempt and need of some care. Facilities: ...

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Took my family to this theme park on thursday 28th August, Oh Boy! we quede for an 1hr to buy the tickets to get in, we then quede withour tickets to get in to the park, we then quede for three quarters of an hour to get on g force only for the ride to break down so we then quede for an 1hr to get onto another ride, which lasted 2 minutes we then noticed that g force was running so we quede for another half an hour only for the ride to break down ...
...to get onto a thomas train with a 6mth old 18 month old , two 5 year olds and an 8 year old, after a 10 minute journery to the other side of the park they were faced with another 1hr que to come back or a lengthy walk with no pushchairs? she chose the walk! total RIP OFF the PARK pushed that many people into the place you couldnt get on any ride ...

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Drayton Manor Park is situated in Tamworth, Staffordshire, another theme park that is only around half an hours drive from where I live so always worth a visit once in while. Its always a hard decision to make to be honest. We will decide to go a theme park for the day and with both Drayton Manor and Alton Towers being extremely close to me, its a last minute decision as to which one to go. They both have their advantages in their own way and both ...
...go to Alton Towers. Drayton Manor Park is very easy to get to, signposted all the way as you get closer to it from Lichfield. When you arrive at Drayton Manor Park, the queues to get into the park are nowhere near as big as those at Aton Towers and I have only ever queued for a maximum of 5 minutes to gain entry into the park. The good thing with Drayton Manor is everything is close at hand, so very limited walking to do, you just walk you way ...

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==Drayton Manor Park== Drayton Manor is a large theme park located just outside Tamworth, Staffordshire on the A4091 it is easy to access from the M42 motorway. This theme park has rides suitable for everyone, it's very family friendly even younger children can enjoy themselves as un-like some other theme parks there are rides suitable for them too. ==Rides & Attractions== As well as just rides Drayton Manor Park has a zoo with more than 100 ...
...are lots of rides at Drayton Manor including thrill rides, family rides and children's rides. Some of these rides include Thrill Rides Apocalypse Storm Force 10 Shock Wave Family Fun Rides Excalibur The Wild West Shoot Out Buffalo Rollercoaster There is more information about all these rides and more on the Drayton Manor website, and also the height and safety restrictions that apply to some of these rides. Fireworks Drayton Manor Park ...

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Drayton Manor, home of Thomas Land, described as "total family entertainment". Best UK value attraction 2007 Best UK attraction 2006 UK attraction of the year 2006 Much hyped. Much to live up to !! I and my wife took my son and young nephew there back in July for my Sons second birthday with high hopes and smiles on our faces. Did it live up to expectations ? GETTING THERE Drayton Manor is located near Tamworth, Staffordshire on the A4091, ...
...and 6. A LITTLE HISTORY Drayton Manor park started way back in 1949 when 86 acres was bought to build a family park. From small beginnings (1 tearoom, 1 restaurant and 3 hand operated rides) the park has steadily grown in its offerings and its premise to todays all action extravaganza. Todays highlights include 'Apocolypse', the worlds first stand up tower drop and 'Shockwave' the worlds only stand up rollercoaster. Aside from the thrills and spills ...

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I visited Drayton Manor theme park with my family earlier on in the year. It was the weekend after it had opened for the new season and I therefore thought it would be really busy. I was therefore pleasantly surprised to find it lovely and quiet with queueing times of no more than ten minutes. We found Drayton Manor theme park easy to get to. It is located near Tamworth, Staffordshire and is easily accessible from junctions 9 and 10 of the M42. ...
...eat a little healthier at a fraction of the cost. There is ample seating throughout the park with numerous picnic benches available. Overall apart from a couple of negative points which I mentioned earlier, we thoroughly enjoyed our day at Drayton Manor and will be visiting again next year!! ...

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Drayton Manor theme park Tamworth Staffordshire Opens 10.30 am Closes 6pm ( 5pm off peak ) After a good few years a friend and myself took my kids and their friend to Drayton manor Park for the day. I was pleasantly surprised on how much the place had changed, so much more to see and do, the kids were just dying to be let loose on the big rides. ( So was my friend ). We went at the end of July i wasnt sure about going at this time of year as ...
...holidays but we found on arriving that the queue,s to enter the park were pretty good ,not too long at all , all in all i think we were not even 10 minutes in line. The park is very spread out , plenty of room to walk around and with kids running all over the place and screaming this was a blessing. The smaller children have their own section to the left as you come into the park where thay have lots of little rides to keep them happy for hours. ...

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...took our young son to Drayton Manor last week primarily to visit Thomasland. My wife and I are not particularly keen on theme parks but it seemed like a good idea with it also having a zoo and some rides specifically suited to that age group. It was very much a mixed day and we left the place thinking we probably would not return any time soon. The good points are definitely the speed with which we got into the park. For some reason we were unable ...
...to wait by the coach while the organisers got them. Still once we were sorted it was a quick trip across a car-park (crossing a busy entrance road but there was someone stopping the traffic) and then to the main entrance. Maybe we arrived after everyone else, but there was absolutely no waiting to get into the park which was a real joy after spending 90 minutes on the coach. We visited the zoo part first as it seemed a little quieter than the rest ...

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Drayton Manor is situated in Tamworth, Staffordshire and is a privately owned and funded family theme park. The park features a good collection of thrill rides and family attractions and has its own zoo and a Thomas The Tank Engine themed land for kids. The park is noticeable similar to other large parks in the area, including Flamingoland in Malton, North Yorkshire (primarily because both have their own theme park and animal sanctuary.) Drayton ...
...whole family. First of all, Drayton Manor is a very compact park with rides fairly close together. Now this I hear you say shouldn't be a bad thing should it? Well, yes actually it is. The park is one of the busiest in the country and even on off-peak days you may end up spending half of your time and attention on trying to not lose your kids. Teenagers also get agitated at this proespect and push and shove their way through the crowds (or so I noticed.) ...

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