Five great UK theme parks you’ve probably never heard of

WE emotion a taxable parkland present astatine the Sun - but what we don't emotion is immense crowds.

Thankfully, the UK has much than 500 amusements parks to take from, truthful we've recovered immoderate of the lesser known ones you tin visit.

Diggerland, crossed the UK

Dubbed the "ultimate escapade taxable park," Diggerland lets you thrust existent JCBs and diggers.

Both adults and kids tin instrumentality portion - with smaller experiences for younger guests arsenic good specified arsenic spinning carts, mini Landrover driving.

There are adjacent rides including the Skyshuttle which takes you 50ft successful the air, arsenic good Spindizzy, wherever guesrts are spun successful digger bucket.

It adjacent has a 'Dig-a-round' - an adapted JCB 8060 turned into a carousel.

Not lone is determination an indoor brushed play excessively successful lawsuit the weather turns, but determination are 4 locations crossed the UK to take from too.

The Sun's Head of Travel Caroline McGuire, who visited, raved astir the deficiency of queues and affordable prices, adding: "My lad had specified a bully clip that I'll devour my acquisition shop-purchased yellowish hard chapeau if I don't find myself backmost determination digging for gravel next summer."

Diggerland is recovered successful Kent, Devon, Durham and Yorkshire. Tickets for the 2025 play commencement from £12.97 for kids and £25.95 for adults.

Wicksteed Park, Northamptonshire

Having reopened backmost successful 2020 aft falling into administration, Wicksteed Park is simply a uncommon taxable parkland that is escaped to enter.

Instead, guests wage to spell connected 1 of the 25 rides inside, acceptable crossed 3 zones - Adventure, Thill and Splash.

Splash Zone has a h2o chute thrust arsenic good arsenic water boats, portion the biggest thrust is astatine Thrill Zone, the Dinosaur Valley rollercoaster.

Hope connected the Wicksteed Park Railways to spell each astir the park, earlier trying retired the different rides including brainsick golf, farmyard and theatre.

You tin adjacent campy there, if you privation to enactment much than conscionable a day.

Mum Catherine Lofthouse said its been a favourite of hers since childhood: "I've been visiting this Midlands must-do for 4 decades and it's conscionable arsenic overmuch amusive arsenic erstwhile I was a child, with tons of the aged household favourites inactive connected tract and plentifulness of caller attractions to boot."

Wicksteed Park, Kettering. Entry is escaped but tickets commencement from £3, with each thrust costing 1 ticket.

Blackgang Chine, Isle of Wight

The UK's oldest taxable park, Blackgang Chine, has been unfastened for 181 years.

Also dubbed the Land of Imagination, galore of the areas person precise small technology.

Every kid volition find a themed onshore they bask ranging from Cowboy Town and Underwater Kingdom to Fairyland and and Nursery Land.

Last year, they opened their caller thrust Extinction, with views implicit the cliff edge, portion this twelvemonth saw its caller beach and pirate themed ride.

Vectis Ventures Park Director Dominic Wray antecedently said: "A batch of parents and grandparents person fond memories of sitting connected a elephantine toadstool, exploring Cowboy Town oregon going wrong the Mouth of Hell - they bring their children oregon grandchildren due to the fact that they privation to make those intergenerational memories."

Blackgang Chine, Isle of Wight. Entry is escaped but tickets commencement from £22, Ticket prices for 2025 yet to beryllium confirmed.

Milky Way Adventure Park, Devon

Despite being named the 5 champion taxable parkland successful the satellite (according to Tripadvisor) astir radical whitethorn not person heard of Milky Way Adventure Park.

Previously a dairy farm, the parkland celebrated its 40th day this year.

Its newest is their mini play which opened this twelvemonth arsenic a nine-hole attraction.

Or you tin hop connected 1 of of circuit of their rollercoasters - Cosmic Typhoon, with speeds up to 40mph, oregon the smaller Cosmic Caterpillar.

Even if it rains, determination is everything from ninja courses, indoor escapade parks, dodgems and unrecorded amusement - each retired of the atrocious weather.

Most tourists person sung its praises connected TripAdvisor too, calling it a "one of a kind" and having loads to bash portion there.

Milky Way Adventure Park, Bideford. Tickets commencement from £13.95.

Playland Fun Park, Worcestershire

You mightiness not person heard of the cheapest taxable parkland successful the UK either.

Not lone is it escaped to enter, but rides are arsenic small arsenic 20pp, portion larger ones are conscionable £2.

While determination are nary rollercoasters, determination are rides for the large and small kids to take betwixt specified arsenic the Junior Pirate Ship.

Go karts, safari trains, bumper boats and trampolines, on with a paddling excavation and skate parkland are immoderate of the smaller rides connected offer.

One genitor commented online: "It's a axenic gem which highlights the large scope of section places that Stourport has to connection locals and visitors each twelvemonth round.

Playland Fun Park, Stourport. Entry is escaped but tickets commencement from 20p.