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Brean Theme Park

That ghost train they have was pretty decent the last time I was there. Apart from that though it wasn't great.

Weston and Brean have really gone downhill over the last couple of decades unfortunately.
 
MaxPower said:
Weston and Brean have really gone downhill over the last couple of decades unfortunately.
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If I’m misremembering, correct me, but I believe Weston lost all of its coasters following the pandemic. You would’ve thought this could’ve improved fortunes for Brean but evidently it just isn’t a big enough draw to get day-visiters from surrounding sea-side destinations such as Weston and Minehead.
 
I think Sooty has travelled around a number of theme parks over the years, ever since his discovery on the North Pier in Blackpool by that very nice Harry Corbett*
back in the fifties...
Had a show at Camelot too.

*edit Corbett was the cousin of Harry Ramsden, and played the piano in the first Ramsdens chippy.
 
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rob666 said:
I think Sooty has travelled around a number of theme parks over the years, ever since his discovery on the North Pier in Blackpool by that very nice Harry Corbett back in the fifties...
Had a show at Camelot too.
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Correct me if I am wrong but Brean is the only one to be the main setting of episodes
 
I'm afraid I'm not a solid glove puppet specialist, over his 46 seasons, but I think he might have played out on the rides at Camelot on the show.
Further research required I'm afraid.*

And very off topic, again.

*Edit...further research, the then owner of Sooty's rights was the brother of the Brean site owner, hence the link and mutual promotion.
He also appeared at Crealy, Winter Wonderland at Hyde Park, Belle Vue at Manchester (god bless it) as well as the dipper at Blackpool...
He cost seven and six at first adoption, so 37.5 of your new fangled pennies.
Stunningly, if you google camelot/sooty...there is actual video on you tube!

I would get out more, but it is raining again.

Edit edit...the youtube video of Sooty on the Big Dipper is well worth a watch!
 
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Also little know fact but several episodes of Casualty and also braniac science abuse were filmed at Brean. Was funny telling off Josh as he nearly hit the tea cups with the ambulance and also one of the bit players (he was actually the guy who played Garfield in The Bill) was terrified of what is now called Bulldog Coaster, so much so they had to cut the scene from the episode
 
Probably.
Think it is all the Corbett family stuff, it was in the big castle at Camelot as well, and a magic show at Camelot as well.
 
The stuff that was at Brean consisted of a lot more personal items seeing as how Richard owned both & included at times Richard performing live with sooty
 
owenstreet7 said:
Brean is surviving 😁 A statement on their social medias confirms it's staying open.

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Great news. Rumour is they've actually purchased the Tidal Wave coaster from Clarence Pier, so that'd be a nice new ride for them to have if true!
 
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