Obscure UK Parks

[James]

So sad that they couldn't save the museum side of it. It was a wonderful attraction and always a highlight of our Cornwall holidays.

 

[Quantum]

Flambards is such a loss to Cornwall, I've only been once but we had a good time. Cornwall has just become too expensive for many families.

 

[Benzin]

Can't help but feel a tinge of sadness that the museum items could well be ending up in the hands of private collectors over other museums.

 

[Themeparksandy1981]

I went to Newquay in 2003 with friends and also my parents had been a few times in the past and I wasn’t impressed for what was there for how long it took to get there and back.
I much prefer Devon anyway we went to Flambards for the day and really enjoyed it as if I remember as well as a Victorian museum didn’t they have a section all on planes and space?
We spend more time in there than we did in the theme park area.,
Will the auction be online also as I really want to buy a log flume boat. Been trying to get 1 for the garden for the past 10 years but they neither gone for far to much money. I hope the distance to Cornwall will put a lot of bidders off.,

 

[TedShatner10]

Brean Leisure Park is in my immediate neck of the woods and caught my eye recently - no frills overall, but got surprisingly big thrill rides and a decent ghost ride for what it is.

 

[rob666]

Not really obscure, and has its own topic on here.

 

[James Watkins]

Gullivers Warrington are set to add on Oz themed area this Spring

Land of Oz - Gulliver's World Warrington Resort | Warrington

Discover the enchanting Land of Oz at Gulliver's World in Warrington, a captivating new themed area featuring magical attractions for the whole family. It's time to join the yellow brick road...

www.gulliversworldresort.co.uk

Very little information yet expect it will feature “2 Immersive rides and an attraction the defies gravity”

First ride announced for the Gulliver's Oz Land - Winged Monkeys

More substantial than I thought it'd be, being an inverting ride! I imagine its from SBF or Technical Park.

 

[Tom11]

First ride announced for the Gulliver's Oz Land - Winged Monkeys

More substantial than I thought it'd be, being an inverting ride! I imagine its from SBF or Technical Park.

Nice to see a more thrilling ride hopefully the theming looks as good in real life as it does in the concept art. Do I also see upside down house attraction in the background as well.

 

[John_P]

Hope it's better than the similar looking one I went on at Skyline Park, properly horrid restraints on them.

Still great to see the Gullivers Parks continuing to invest across the 4 parks. I imagine if this is a success they'll bring this world to the other ones the way they have the Gullivers gears and dinosaur areas.

 

[Zeock]

First ride announced for the Gulliver's Oz Land - Winged Monkeys

More substantial than I thought it'd be, being an inverting ride! I imagine its from SBF or Technical Park.

The theming seems pretty good for a flat ride at a fairly minor park if it looks the same in real life.
I hope that the rest of the land has similar theming.

 

[owenstreet7]

The Flambards Victorian Exhibition has a new home. It's the Kynren Storied Lands theme park in County Durham that they're opening next year.

Kynren acquires Flambards' Victorian Village for new park

Kynren – The Storied Lands, a new theme park opening in the UK in 2026, has acquired Flambards' Victorian Village exhibition.

blooloop.com

 

[Enter Valhalla]

The great Karl Pilkington talks about Flambards on the XFM radio show that he produced way back in 2002, and by the sounds of what he’s saying (skip to 09:00 minutes) it sounds like even back in 2002, the place was a bit of a dive:


From: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7GBeXRr1JzuS92bF8QKSlx?si=ZzWVkVFLRxeq0UDMWkI_TQ

 

[Leigh]

The Flambards Victorian Exhibition has a new home. It's the Kynren Storied Lands theme park in County Durham that they're opening next year.

Kynren acquires Flambards' Victorian Village for new park

Kynren – The Storied Lands, a new theme park opening in the UK in 2026, has acquired Flambards' Victorian Village exhibition.

blooloop.com

This is amazing news. I’m so glad the collection is being kept together in a new home.