Gulliver's World
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Gulliver's World is a theme park located to the west of Warrington
in England
. It is set in a forest and includes a man-made lake near Old Hall and Callands. The theme park has a large wooden roller coaster
, The Antelope. Opened in 1989, the theme park has a number of small rides and is mainly a children's/family theme park. The park is split into 9 sections; Adventure World, The Lost World (formerly Dinosaur World), Entrance Plaza, Circus World, Western World, Alice's Wonderland (due to Warrington being near Daresbury
, the birthplace of Lewis Carroll
), Counts Castle, Smugglers Wharf, and the newest area to date, Water World. Gulliver's World has Sister Parks at Matlock Bath
(Gulliver's Kingdom
) and at Milton Keynes
(Gulliver's Land
).
Warrington
Warrington is a town, borough and unitary authority area of Cheshire, England. It stands on the banks of the River Mersey, which is tidal to the west of the weir at Howley. It lies 16 miles east of Liverpool, 19 miles west of Manchester and 8 miles south of St Helens...
in England
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...
. It is set in a forest and includes a man-made lake near Old Hall and Callands. The theme park has a large wooden roller coaster
Roller coaster
The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885...
, The Antelope. Opened in 1989, the theme park has a number of small rides and is mainly a children's/family theme park. The park is split into 9 sections; Adventure World, The Lost World (formerly Dinosaur World), Entrance Plaza, Circus World, Western World, Alice's Wonderland (due to Warrington being near Daresbury
Daresbury
Daresbury is a small rural village, civil parish and ward in the unitary authority of Halton and part of the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is covered by the Weaver Vale constituency...
, the birthplace of Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson , better known by the pseudonym Lewis Carroll , was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, as well as the poems "The Hunting of the...
), Counts Castle, Smugglers Wharf, and the newest area to date, Water World. Gulliver's World has Sister Parks at Matlock Bath
Matlock Bath
Matlock Bath is a village south of Matlock in Derbyshire, England. Built along the River Derwent, it developed, in the 19th century, as a spa town and still thrives on tourism.-History:In 1698 warm springs were discovered and a Bath House was built...
(Gulliver's Kingdom
Gulliver's Kingdom
Gulliver's Kingdom is an amusement park aimed at children aged 3 to 13 in the Derbyshire town of Matlock Bath, England. Founded in 1978 by Ray Phillips, it is still owned by the Phillips family and now has sister theme parks; Gulliver's World in Warrington and Gulliver's Land in Milton Keynes,...
) and at Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
(Gulliver's Land
Gulliver's Land
Gulliver's Land is a children's theme park just inside Milton Keynes, England. It opened in 1999 and is the third park to be opened by Gulliver's. The other two parks are Gulliver's World and Gulliver's Kingdom. The park is pretty small and is centred around the Lilliput Land Castle...
).
Current attractions
Past attractions
- Cine 2000
- The Woodies Roller Coaster
- Lake Boat Trips
- Gulliver
- Dinosaur World
- Gulliver's Music Hall