Sundown Adventureland
.jpg) Pirate ship at Sundown Adventureland | |
| Location | Rampton, Nottinghamshire, England |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 53°18′14″N 0°48′45″W / 53.3040°N 0.8125°W |
| Opened | 26 May 1968 |
| Owner | Rhodes Family |
| Slogan | The Theme Park For The Under 10's |
| Operating season | February – December |
| Website | sundownadventureland.co.uk |
Sundown Adventureland is a children's theme park in Rampton, Nottinghamshire, UK. It originally opened as a farmyard in 1968 and is owned by the Rhodes family.[1] As of 2020, it has over 30 rides and attractions.[2]
Park guide
[edit]The park has several themed areas, including fantasy, Wild West, pirate and fairytale themes.
The park has a number of rides aimed at young children, as well as walkthrough attractions, most of which being interactive through pressing buttons that have visual and audio consequences. In addition, there are also has some themed outdoor play areas.
It has three main dining locations: Honey's Pumpkin Patch Café, Crash Landings and Rodeo Corral. The latter two both contain themed soft play areas.
| Attraction | Date opened/Closed | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Giddy Piggies | A small children's round ride. | |
| Jolly Pirate Boat Ride | 1992 | A themed boat ride. Previously named the Boozy Barrel Boat Ride. |
| Monkey Mayhem Driving School | 2018 | A themed children's driving ride. |
| The Okie Yolkie Ride | A teacups-style round ride. | |
| Wild Ostrich Safari Ride | 2017 | A tracked ride. |
| Robin Hood's Merry Adventure | A Medieval themed dark ride. | |
| Rocky Mountain Railroad | A themed train ride. | |
| Santa's Sleigh Ride | A Christmas themed dark ride. | |
| The Night Before Christmas | A second Christmas themed dark ride. | |
| Tractor Ride | A children's tractor car ride. | |
| Lollipoppet Castle | A walk-through themed to sweets. | |
| Market Square | An interactive walk-through attraction | |
| Singing Pet Shop | Animated walk-through. | |
| Storybook Village | Walk-through based on fairytale houses. | |
| Sunnydown Farm | Animated walk-through about farm animals. | |
| Toy Town | Walk-through attraction. | |
| Shotgun City | Walk-through of western buildings | |
| Monkey Mischief | Interactive walk-through. | |
| The Great Crazy Critter Bonanza | 1983-2008 | An animated children's show formerly in Shotgun City made by Golding Leisure featuring western animals singing country songs, no footage or photos of this show in its prime have been discovered yet. Show was replaced in 2009 by Buck & Duke with the animatronics now on display in the ice cream parlor and the fiddle playing coyote in the haunted house but relocated in 2019 to storage. |
| Angry Birds Activity Park | 2012 | A themed play area. |
| Fort Apache | A themed play area. | |
| Crash Landings | A themed indoor play area. | |
| Rodeo Corral | A themed indoor play area. |
History
[edit]Sundown Adventureland first opened in 1968 and was run in the Rhodes' back garden.[3] In its first year open, it was visited by over 2000 people.[3] Animals that could be seen during early operation included pheasants, ducks, bush babies, flying and red squirrels, budgerigars, canaries, a monkey, fox and a donkey. It was originally known as Sundown Pets Corner.[3]
Awards
[edit]In 2020 Sundown Adventureland was voted the fourth-best theme park in the UK and the 16th best in Europe, according to TripAdvisor
References
[edit]- ^ "Notts theme park welcomes adventure-seeking families for summer holidays". Love Business East Midlands. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Rides & Attractions". Sundown Adventureland. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "The sad passing of Audrey Rhodes Sundown Adventureland Founder". Sundown Adventureland. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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