England

Alton Towers

Britain's biggest park hides world-class coasters — Nemesis, Wicker Man, The Smiler — in landscaped grounds around a genuinely gothic ruined stately home.

Best forFamily
Approx. flying time~10h 50m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportNottingham, Leicestershire (EMA)

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About this place

CBeebies Land is the secret weapon for younger siblings, and the water park softens a two-day stay. The essential tactic: arrive at opening, head straight to the back of the park and work forwards against the crowd flow. Midweek in term time, queues all but vanish.

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Daytime highs run from about 6°C in January to 19°C in August. Wettest in October, with rain on about 16 days.

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August19° · rain 12 daysMild with rain most weeks.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis).

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Alton, The Star Camping and Caravanning Club Site Cotton, near Alton · club-run campsite Grass and hardstanding pitches about a mile from Alton Towers, with showers, a shop and a play area. Open late March to late October only. Travelodge Stoke-on-Trent Trentham Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent · budget chain hotel Roadside budget hotel at 206 Longton Road in Trentham, just over a mile from Trentham Leisure Park and its Monkey Forest. Premier Inn Uttoxeter Uttoxeter · budget chain hotel Purpose-built chain hotel on Derby Road at the A518/A50 junction, near Uttoxeter Racecourse and about fifteen minutes' drive from Alton Towers. Alton Towers Stargazing Pods Alton Towers Resort, Alton · on-site camping pods Camping pods around a village green in the resort's Enchanted Village, each sleeping four, breakfast included. Seasonal — roughly April to November. Splash Landings Hotel Alton Towers Resort, Alton · Caribbean-themed resort hotel Caribbean-themed hotel beside Alton Towers Waterpark, with Beachcomber, pirate and Ice Cave rooms plus the Calypso Crew kids' club and character shows. Alton Towers Hotel Alton Towers Resort, Alton · original theme-park hotel The resort's first hotel, themed around fictional explorer Sir Algenon, with Explorer, Arctic Explorer, Moon Voyage and Gangsta Granny rooms. The Duncombe Arms Ellastone, near Ashbourne · country pub with rooms Village dining pub with en-suite bedrooms and a separate Garden Cottage at Ellastone DE6 2GZ, roughly six miles east of Alton Towers. The Tawny Consall, Churnet Valley · dispersed luxury estate hotel Shepherd's huts, treehouses, lookouts and boathouses spread across the Consall and Basford estates, with three-AA-Rosette restaurant The Plumicorn on site.

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