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Drayton Manor Resort is a family theme park, zoo and accommodation in the grounds of the former Drayton Manor, in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England, UK. It covers 180 acres (73 hectares), of which about 113 acres (46 hectares) are in use, and hosts about 1.5 million people each year [ citation needed ] .
In 1843 Drayton Manor received a royal visit from Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. [2] In farms of the estate the first Tamworth pigs were bred, their place of market being Tamworth. The house ceased to be the principal residence of the Peel family and in 1926 it was demolished. Only the clock tower now remains.
George Bryan bought the 80-acre site near Tamworth, Staffordshire for £12,000 in 1949 and opened Drayton Manor Theme Park the year after. [2] The site was the residue of the former ancestral estate of the Victorian prime minister Sir Robert Peel. Peel and his family were declared bankrupt in 1911, with most of the house pulled down soon after.
Colin Bryan took the reins of the then Drayton Manor Theme Park in 1973, with his brother Andrew and sister Jane taking on respective roles in the company, and his mother Vera Bryan retaining a prominent position.
The ride was originally installed at Drayton Manor Theme Park in 1984, where it was known as The Python. [citation needed]In 1995 it was refurbished and renamed to the Klondike Gold Mine.
Sleepovers are a big deal for kids — for some, it's the first time sleeping away from home. It's also an excellent excuse to stay up past their usual bedtime and hang out with friends. But ...
Gold Rush is a steel family roller coaster located at Drayton Manor Resort in Staffordshire, England, UK.The coaster opened as a part of a strategic multimillion-pound investment and the new Frontier Falls area, and features two different layout sequences in which the ride switches track routes.
Drayton is said to have had five dovecotes between 1793 and 1823. [6] In 1517 an inquiry found that enclosure of arable land at Drayton had put 16 labourers and their families out of work. Parliament passed the Drayton Inclosure Act 1811 (51 Geo. 3. c. ccxvii), an inclosure act for the remaining common land in the parish. The inclosure award ...