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 20 rides and attractions.[2]
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
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.
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]
Awardsedit
In 2020 Sundown Adventureland was voted the fourth-best theme park in the UK and the 16th best in Europe, according to TripAdvisor
Referencesedit
^"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.
^ abc"The sad passing of Audrey Rhodes Sundown Adventureland Founder". Sundown Adventureland. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sundown Adventureland.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Sundown Adventureland.
Official website
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sundown, adventureland, children, theme, park, rampton, nottinghamshire, originally, opened, farmyard, 1968, owned, rhodes, family, 2020, over, rides, attractions, pirate, ship, locationrampton, nottinghamshire, englandcoordinates53, 3040, 8125, 3040, 8125open. 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 20 rides and attractions 2 Sundown AdventurelandPirate ship at Sundown AdventurelandLocationRampton Nottinghamshire EnglandCoordinates53 18 14 N 0 48 45 W 53 3040 N 0 8125 W 53 3040 0 8125Opened26 May 1968 1968 05 26 SloganThe Theme Park For The Under 10 sOperating seasonFebruary DecemberWebsitesundownadventureland co uk Contents 1 Park guide 2 History 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksPark guide editThe 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 Cafe Crash Landings and Rodeo Corral The latter two both contain themed soft play areas Attraction Date opened 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 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 editSundown 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 editIn 2020 Sundown Adventureland was voted the fourth best theme park in the UK and the 16th best in Europe according to TripAdvisorReferences edit Notts theme park welcomes adventure seeking families for summer holidays Love Business East Midlands Retrieved 23 February 2020 Rides amp 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 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sundown Adventureland nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Sundown Adventureland Official website nbsp This article about an amusement park is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sundown Adventureland amp oldid 1170867587, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
