DUBAI KID Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Hello guys I am brand new to this ok... I am cumming to manchester uk any where to ride or is it best to go blackpool When I looked at google they say there was a theme park in I think bell bue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpbbabe99 Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 There was a park years ago in Manchester, Belle Vue, but that closed. There's always Gullivers world, that's about 30 mins away from Manchester in Warrington, got a few little credits, nothing too special but it's a pretty cool park!! Then there's Blackpool yeah and little places like Knowsely Safari Park with a few credits!! My head hurts right now so can't think of any more, I'm sure Tom n the Manchester peeps will let ya know if there's any more around!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Hi! I'm from America but my wife and I went to Manchester last summer and we took the train to both Blackpool and Alton Towers. Blackpool is an hour or so by train to the west from Manchester and Alton Towers is an hour or so to the southeast from Manchester. We had lots of fun! But...Belle Vue Park is no longer there. Have fun! -Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Baynham Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Hi there. There are no amusement parks in Manchester. However, if you catch the train from Manchester Picadilly to Chorley (and then a taxi) you will happen across Camelot Theme Park: A nice park to visit for a couple of hours. They have the Whirlwind spinning coaster and the newly relocated from Japan; Knightmare. Knightmare is a Schwarzkopf model similar to the Jetline at Grona Lund. From Chorley train station you can catch the train to Blackpool North, located just behind the tower. The walk to BPB is about 50 minutes (or a £2 tram ride). There is a rail station at BPB, of course, but to use that you must change trains at Preston and catch the local line to Blackpool South. While Southport's "New Pleasurelend" is just a few miles across the sea from BPB, the journey by train is too awkward; so best to give that a miss. As for Alton Towers. You need to catch a train to Stoke on Trent before getting the bus (10 minutes) or a taxi (can be pricey if they decide to rip you off at £10 a go) to the park. Read you soon Simon Baynham (Sunny Bolton, UK) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUBAI KID Posted August 23, 2007 Author Share Posted August 23, 2007 you would of thought that manchester being a great city they would have a theme park to be honest i dont think london has one but not sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmBy Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 With Manchester, they don't really need a park as they are surrounded by so many, also with good transport links it is easy to travel to the various parks. With London the parks are located on the outskirts Chessington World of Adventures, Thorpe Park and Legoland Windsor. All these should have good transport links from the centre on London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUBAI KID Posted August 23, 2007 Author Share Posted August 23, 2007 by the way how far is blackpool from manchester? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmBy Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 by the way how far is blackpool from manchester? Its about 50 miles by road, and about 1hour 20mins by train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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