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Alton Towers is the most visited theme park in the UK. The park is located in the rolling hills of Staffordshire. Year after year, Alton Towers visitor numbers grow as more people visit it than any other UK theme park.

It was built on the Alton Towers estate, near the village of Alton, and opened as a theme park in 1980. As well as the theme park, the estate also includes the Alton Towers Hotel, Splash Landings Hotel, Alton Towers Waterpark (Cariba Creek), Extraordinary Golf, Conference Centre and the Alton Towers Spa (Located in the Alton Towers Hotel). Alton Towers is without doubt, the flagship attraction of Merlin Entertainment company.

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Alton Towers has a wealth of rides across its park. Whether it's thrill rides for adults or slower rides for young children, Alton Towers has something for everyone.

• Air - Float, swoop, soar and dive on this weightless ride.
• The Blade - Experience zero gravity as you swing up and down.
• Enterprise - Spin up to the sky, then feel the rush of plummenting to the ground on this incredible ride.
• Nemesis - Face your Nemesis on this intense ride as it takes you over rivers of blood and rock, reaching G-forces greater than a space shuttle launch.
• Oblivion - Face your fears. You know you shouldn’t look down, but you won’t be able to stop yourself taking a peek at the colossal vertical drop.
• Rita - Queen of Speed. Hold on to your eyeballs as you’re catapulted at tremendous speed, reaching 0-100km/ph in 2.5 seconds. You will come off tingling with excitement.
• Ripsaw - Take your seat aboard this ride, and wait to see if you’re lucky enough to stay dry. The water rises and falls as you swing around in and out of the fountains.
• Submission - This mind-blowing ride will have you rocking, rotating and leave you hanging vertically.

Alton Towers is much more than just a theme park. There are lots of other attractions to see too. New for 2009 is the Sea Life Centre and the Cloud Cuckoo Land for younger children. Mutiny Bay is ideal for young pirates, and for big kids - Dad - there's Extraordinary Golf.

For a complete change from the fast paced thrill rides of the theme park, try Old MacDonalds Farm and the Alton Towers Gardens. But then again, if you want fast paced try this site Kids driving experience.

Alton Towers was founded on the site of an Iron Age camp. Initially there were several different buildings before the current Towers were built, and from 1412 until 1924 they all belonged to the same family. This family were the Talbots, or to give them their correct title, the Earls of Shrewsbury.

The Alton Towers estate was opened to the public in 1860 by the 18th Earl and soon became a huge success. Before the turn of the century, the Alton Towers estate was attracting crowds of 30,000 to watch acrobats, lion tamers, elephants, bands and fireworks, as well as the attraction of the gardens.

A few years later, the 20th Earl began to spend more and more time at his Ingestre Estate. Lady Shrewsbury lived alone at the Towers until 1923 after her husband's death in 1921. Although the bulk of the estate had already been sold in 1918, in 1924 the remaining lands and Alton Towers itself were sold to a group of local businessmen. So, after some 700 years the Towers and the Estate passed out of the hands of the Earls of Shrewsbury. Whilst perhaps slightly sad for the family, without this we wouldn't have the attractions we have today.

The house and gardens remained open until the outbreak of War when it was requisitioned as an Officer Cadet Training Camp. The Ministry of Defence retained possession of the buildings until the mid 1950's when, after some legal argument over it’s condition, it was finally returned to the then owners, Alton Towers Ltd, who continued to run it as a successful business.

Although the Alton Towers Park had become a well known tourist attraction throughout the 1960s and 1970s it was not until 1980 that it became known as a Theme Park, with the introduction of the then revolutionary Corkscrew rollercoaster.

To make your stay longer, why not consider either of the two Alton Towers Hotels? There is the appropriately named Alton Towers Hotel and the Splash Landings Hotel.

The Alton Towers Hotel is based around the exploits of Sir Algenon, and is full of fun and quirky features. The Secret Garden restaurant offers a delicious brasserie style menu, and the evening entertainment is perfect for all ages. From the moment you enter reception, you will feel as if you have been transported to another world. All you have to do is sit back and enjoy.

The Splash Landings Hotel is is the perfect get away without having to step on a plane. Flambo Feast offers a wide range of mouthwatering cuisine, and the Ma Garrita bar will get you in the holiday mood - both provide amazing views of the Alton Towers Waterpark. All guests will be left with that Caribbean feeling.

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