Closed tourist attractions – The British History Blog

Discovering some of the more forgotten parts of British history

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The Miners Tramway at Llechwedd Slate Caverns

In 1972 Llechwedd Slate Caverns opened The Miners’s Tramway, Britain’s first public underground mine ride

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During the 1950s and 1960s Gwrych Castle was one of the top attractions in Wales

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California-in-England, a 1930s pleasure park near Wokingham, later became a holiday camp and is now a public park

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Discover the turbulent history of Marineland Morecambe, Europe’s first oceanarium.

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Discover the turbulent history of Cleethorpes Marineland & Zoo, from its beginnings in 1965 to its transformation into Pleasure Island

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Widely regarded as the best miniature railway in the UK the Dobwalls Adventure Park sadly closed in 2006

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Gloddfa Ganol was a popular Welsh tourist attraction throughout the 1970s and 1980s