Total Family Entertainment in the Heart of England
Thrill Rides
4D Cinema: Featuring Happy Feet
Apocalypse: The world's first stand-up tower drop. Named as "Scariest Ride in the UK" by the Gadget Show.
G-Force: A white-knuckle journey through 385 meters of rolls, tight camelbacks, high backed curves and loops at over 70 kph!
Maelstrom: A £million stomach-churning gyro-swing that makes you face outwards!
Pandemonium: 64 riders on 2 massive gondolas swing through 360 degree at a height of nearly 25 metres and a force of 3.8 Gs
Shockwave: Europe's only stand-up Rollercoaster! Voted "The Best Stand-Up Rollercoaster in the World" by the Rollercoaster Club of Great Britain
Splash Canyon: Over half a mile of fast-flowing white water rapids, churning and swirling at over a thousand litres per second
Stormforce 10: The UK's first reverse chute water coaster! With a 180 degree platform that sends boats backwards down an amazing 9 metre drop!
Thomas Land
Thomas & Friends Exhibition - A behind the scenes look at the original set from the TV series located in Farmer McColl's Farm
Knapford Station
Troublesome Trucks Runaway Coaster
Diesel's Locomotion Mayhem
Jeremy's Flying Academy
Crazy Bertie Bus
Harold's Heli Tours and Engine Shed
Rockin' Bulstrode & Sodor Docks – Climb onboard
Cranky's Drop Tower
Sodor's Classic Cars
Lady's Carousel
Terence's Driving School
Emily's Adventure Play
Thomas Land Shop
Spencers Activity Park - located in Farmer McColl's Farm
For Young Children
Dino Trail: meet the pre-historic creatures in an educating trail for all the family
Excalibur: a Dragon's Tale – Take an amazing trip into our medieval kingdom, where dragons and knights try to outwit each other, with surprising results!
Pirate Adventure: Takes you through the midst of a battle on the big seas!
The Jolly Buccaneer: Climb on your own pirate boat that leaves everyone in your family wanting more
The Wild West Shoot Out: yee hahhh!!! - Hold on you your hats pardners as you jump on board for the craziest Wild West show ever! The Shoot Out takes you through a Wild West town where objects come to life as you target them with your on-board pistol!
Not forgetting all-time family favourites like the Carousel and the Buffalo Roller Coaster – guaranteed fun!
Events
Fireworks Spectacular 30th/31st October
Drayton's Magical Christmas
Happy Feet in 4D!
Put on your dancing shoes and boogie with Mumble in Happy Feet 4-D Experience. Journey to Antarctica to meet a lively colony of Emperor Penguins faced with a diminishing food supply. Mumble sets out on an adventure to appeal to the better nature of humans and tries to reason with them to stop stealing the fish. Using courage and bravery, the banished Mumble soon realizes that his toe-tapping talent isn’t a burden, but a gift to be treasured—and his dancing feet may ultimately save his endangered colony! Featured in digital 3-D and brought to life with 4-D multi-sensory effects, this is an immersive experience for the whole family to enjoy.
This unique film experience will play in stereoscopic 3D in a specially constructed 152 seat 4D theatre with an extra dimension of immersive special effects.
Put the glasses on and let the ride begin!
Dino Trail
The first dinosaurs walked on this earth about 230 million years ago and for the next 160 million years, the Earth belonged to these pre-historic reptiles.
Discover these giant creatures for yourselves in our new trail designed to educate and intrigue the whole family. Located in Farmer McColls Farm in the Zoo.
We want to make sure your day runs as smoothly as possible – and not just through all those twists and turns.
Opening Times:
| Gates Open: |
09:30 |
| Rides Start: |
10:30 |
| Closes: |
17:00 (at the earliest)* |
*Please note: Ride queues may close earlier.
Opening Times
| Gates Open: |
09:30 |
| Rides Start: |
10:30 |
| Closes: |
17:00 (at the earliest)* |
*Please note: Ride queues may close earlier.
Closed: 19, 20, 26, 27 Sept, 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18 Oct 2011
How to get there
Drayton Manor Theme Park Limited
near Tamworth
Staffordshire
B78 3TW
Driving Directions
Drayton Manor Park is near Tamworth, Staffordshire on the A4091, just off the A38 / A446, J9 M42 & Exit T2 M6 Toll.
Bus services
For details of bus services to Drayton Manor, visit Arriva or Travel West Midlands
National Express Bus and Coach Services
National Express is making travel simpler by taking you direct to Drayton Manor Theme Park.
National Express West Midlands are running bus services direct to the park at Bank Holiday weekends and throughout the summer starting from the last week in July.
National Express are also running coach services from across the UK which feed into the National Express West Midlands bus services leaving from Birmingham Central Coach Station, Coach services commence from Wednesday 23 July, running five days a week until Sunday 31 August.
Satellite Navigation
For visitors that will be using Satellite Navigation to get here, our post code is B78 3TW.
Facilities
Wheelchair, buggy and electric scooter hire
Wheelchairs and children’s buggies are available from our wheelchair and buggy hire station at the main gate on a first come, first serve basis. Please note that a hire charge of £5 applies and a cash deposit of £10 is required per wheelchair / buggy.
Electric scooters are available from our wheelchair and buggy hire station at the main gate on a first come, first serve basis. Please note that a hire charge of £10 applies and a cash deposit of £30 is required per electric scooter.
Nursing Mums & Baby Changing
Nursing Mothers and Baby Changing facilities are located in Thomas Land (which has a private room available for nursing mothers), the Cafeteria, opposite the Rainforest Pizza Café and opposite the Cedar fish and chips.
Baby changing facilities can be found in all of our toilet facilities.
Nappies and other essential baby care items can be purchased from the Toy Shop which is conveniently located in the centre of the park.
Medical Centre
Manned by qualified staff which is located in the centre of the park opposite the Sombrero (Mexican hat) ride. Situated next to the 4D Cinema in Central Plaza.
Lost Property
Misplaced your property? It may have already been handed in to Guest Services so be sure to check.
Disabled Access
Guests who may require further assistance, please contact our Guest Services department prior to your visit to see how we can help you get the most out of your visit.
Personal Belonging Storage
We strongly recommend you use our storage facility as loose items cannot be taken onto the rides. This is situated at the Toy Shop in the Centre of the Park.
Cash points
We have cash points located in Guest Services, the Thomas Land shop, First and Last Coffee stop and by the Cafeteria. These cash points will charge you for each transaction.