Drayton Manor
The UK’s best family theme park with kids rides, family fun, zoo, and thrill rides. Featuring Stormforce 10, Maelstrom, Shockwave, and the vertical drop Apocalypse. Drayton Manor is made up of six main themed lands and is the UK's largest family owned theme park. It covers 280 acres of land, and is visited by over one million people annually. Drayton Manor opened to the public on 16 October 1949 as an 'inland pleasure resort' and has since grown substantially in size. In 2006, the park received two awards: 'Best UK Attraction' awarded by Group Leisure and 'UK Attraction of the Year' awarded by Coach Tourism. In 2009, drayton manor celebrates its 60th birthday.