Flooded theme park closed until end of the month

Pic credit: Drayton Manor

Drayton Manor Theme Park in Staffordshire will be closed until the end of the month due to severe flooding.

The park in Tamworth closed its doors on Sunday afternoon after heavy rainfall caused the main park lake to burst its banks.

Damage is “due to be assessed” in the coming days, a park spokeswoman said.

The park, which had initially shut for three days due to the flooding, will now be closed until 29 February.

Drayton Manor said: “Due to the extensive flooding in the park, we have had to make the difficult decision to close for the duration of half term for the clean-up operation to take place.

“The team has been working tirelessly to get the park back to normal as quickly as possible, and we will be re-open for our Thomas & Friends weekends starting on Saturday 29 February.”

The park said that anyone with pre-booked tickets for half term should contact Drayton Manor’s call centre.

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