Diggerland
Encyclopedia
Diggerland is the name of four theme parks in England
based around the theme of diggers and JCB
s. Diggerland is owned by the excavator hire firm H.E. Services.
There are four park locations in the UK, in Strood
, Kent
; Verbeer Manor, Cullompton
, Devon
; Langley Park
, County Durham
, and Castleford
, West Yorkshire
.
Diggerland Devon also has its own camping site at Verbeer Manor opposite the Diggerland Park.
Diggerland used to offer Digger Wars, in a battle to be crowned King of the Ring!
Diggerland also have a Stunt Team - The Dancing Diggers, which operates every other year and offers a fantastic display of large diggers being pushed to their limits in amazing stunts. In 2008, they performed at several county fairs including the Kent County Fair and the Great Yorkshire Show.
, summer 2005.
Diggerland has been a part of the British TV Programme DIY SOS
, Series 17 Kent Episode.
The Diggerland ITV
and CITV
TV advert for Summer 2008 was filmed at the Yorkshire Park.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
based around the theme of diggers and JCB
J. C. Bamford
JCB is a global construction, demolition and agricultural equipment company headquartered in Rocester, United Kingdom. It is the world's third-largest construction equipment manufacturer. It produces over 300 types of machines, including diggers , excavators, tractors and diesel engines...
s. Diggerland is owned by the excavator hire firm H.E. Services.
There are four park locations in the UK, in Strood
Strood
Strood is a town in the unitary authority of Medway in South East England. It is part of the ceremonial county of Kent. It lies on the north west bank of the River Medway at its lowest bridging point, and is part of the Rochester post town....
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
; Verbeer Manor, Cullompton
Cullompton
Cullompton is a civil parish and town in Devon, England, locally known as Cully. It is miles north-north-east of Exeter and lies on the River Culm. In 2010 it had a population of 8,639 and is growing rapidly....
, Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
; Langley Park
Langley Park
Langley Park can refer to as:LANGLEY* Langley Park, County Durham, England* Langley Park, Maryland, United States** Langley Park , an estate listed on the National Register of Historic Places...
, County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
, and Castleford
Castleford
Castleford is the largest of the "five towns" district in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England. It is near Pontefract, and has a population of 37,525 according to the 2001 Census, but has seen a rise in recent years and is now around 45-50,000. To the north...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
.
Other features
Diggerland Yorkshire also has a country walk and indoor soft play area for children.Diggerland Devon also has its own camping site at Verbeer Manor opposite the Diggerland Park.
Events
Racing events happen between March and October, as they need to be completed in daylight hours. Dumper racing is held on a monthly basis.Diggerland used to offer Digger Wars, in a battle to be crowned King of the Ring!
Diggerland also have a Stunt Team - The Dancing Diggers, which operates every other year and offers a fantastic display of large diggers being pushed to their limits in amazing stunts. In 2008, they performed at several county fairs including the Kent County Fair and the Great Yorkshire Show.
Trivia
Diggerland had a temporary park in DubaiDubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, summer 2005.
Diggerland has been a part of the British TV Programme DIY SOS
DIY SOS
DIY SOS is a British DIY television series made for the BBC, presented by Nick Knowles. The first episode was broadcast on 7 October 1999 and the show is still aired today...
, Series 17 Kent Episode.
The Diggerland ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
and CITV
CITV
CITV is a British television channel from ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It broadcasts content from the CITV archive, as well as commissions and acquisitions. CITV itself is the programming block on the main ITV Network .The CITV channel broadcasts from 06:00 to 18:00...
TV advert for Summer 2008 was filmed at the Yorkshire Park.
Location Maps
- Diggerland Kent Map
- Diggerland Devon Map
- Diggerland Durham Map
- Diggerland Yorkshire Map
- More Detailed information on getting to all Diggerland Parks
