11 attractions loved in Greater Manchester and beyond that you can't visit now.
Many of Britain's most popular theme parks and attractions now only live on in our memories and photographs.
The Water Place, Bolton For years, families flocked to the state-of-the art fun centre on Great Moor Street in the middle of Bolton town centre. At a cost of £5.8m, Bolton's Water Place was opened to huge fanfare by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1988. Featuring top rollercoasters like The Missile, Twin Looper and Nightmare Niagara, from 1996, the park began to decline, and in 1997, Granada sold it to the company Ventureworld. It was also re-branded in 2005 to cater for younger children.
The attractions were dismantled and in 1988, what was left on the site was finally demolished. Nothing now remains of what was once one of the world's most famous amusement parks. Manchester Ice Palace, Manchester Manchester Ice Palace was the largest indoor ice rink in Britain when it first opened in 1910. The building still proudly stands in Cheetham Hill, although it closed as an ice rink in the 1960s.
However a decline in visitor numbers led to the park closing in 1999. All of the rides, excluding the Polo Tower and Log Flume, were demolished or dismantled and sold on.Gorton Tub, Gorton Gorton Tub opened in 1988 and was the place every kid wanted to go, where scores of memories were made. Thousands of kids spent hours in its chlorinated water before heading for a Slush Puppie and a chocolate bar, or a burger and chips.
Youngsters under the age of 14 and senior citizens were charged £1.40 before 6pm and 95p after, and locals were also offered discounts. Sadly, 34 years after it opened, it was announced that the centre would be pulled down to make way for a revamp of Rhyl’s waterfront.
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