Alton Towers Resort and Theme park

Alton Towers Resort has been around for nearly 200 years. The theme park opened on 4th April in 1980.

When it opened it included;

Cine 2000
The Corkscrew – Which was the first double-loop rollercoaster in Britain.
The Pirate ship
Wildlife museum

The house and Grade 1 listed gardens date back to 1810 – It opened to visitors way back in 1843.

The theme park has over 40 rides and attractions. It’s suitable for people of all ages. It’ll keep your kids entertained for hours.

20 of their attractions are aimed at young children and families. Your kids can meet some of the best-loved characters from their favourite CBeebies shows.

You can go just for the day or make a real experience of it and take a short break there.

You can contact the park here.

The Resort has its own app to help you with your visit and has:

A planner.
A detailed map.
Queue times.
Exclusive offers

You can download your relevant app here:

Get the Alton towers App on Google Play

Get the Alton Towers App on the App Store

Getting to Alton Towers using Satnav
Some Sat Navs will take you down the wrong path to get to Alton Towers and you may end up going down a local farm track. So we found the exact location for you on What3Words

You can click this link on your smartphone and it’ll take you exactly to the entrance of the theme park

If you have the what3words app, the 3-word location is ///goggles.paradise.sometimes

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