The UK has a sea of lost theme parks, with as many as seven family favourites forced to shut up shop in recent years.

Cornwall and Devon could be getting a brand new adventure park in the near future. Plans have been unveiled to transform ...

Flambards theme park - Cornwall In November 2024, Flambards theme park in Cornwall also shut its doors. Having opened in 1976, it became Flambards in 1990 after more rides were added, with the ...

A Love Island star has managed to get her hands on a piece of Cornish history.

Originally developed in the 1970s the Victorian village features 40 sets and scenes with authentic 19th century shopfronts and interiors, including a haberdashery, pawn brokers, apothecary, blacksmith ...

"It is with great regret we have to announce Flambards Theme Park will close its doors permanently with immediate effect,” a statement released in November 2024 said. "This difficult decision was ...

A cockpit of the iconic Concorde supersonic plane is one of the top lots to have sold for thousands of pounds as part of the Flambards theme park auction. The auction had been due to encompass all ...

Two family-friendly theme parks have announced that they have permanently closed. Flambards in Cornwall and Oakwood in Pembrokeshire, Wales, both closed their doors and would not be opening for the ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. The Flambards Sale Auction kicked off on Wednesday, with Gus Honeybun and a Concorde model among the items fetching thousands of pounds. In ...

Bids were made on each item in the auction, which Mr Lay said was "unusual" and a "bit rare", and he put it down to nostalgia for the theme park. Dealer Mark Tomlin travelled to the auction from Kent ...

Flambards in Helston, Cornwall, closed its doors in November 2024 after 48 years due to "rising costs and a steady decline in visitor numbers". Items sold at auction on Wednesday included a World ...

Hundreds of historical items from a former theme park have sold for thousands of pounds after they went under the hammer. Flambards in Helston, Cornwall, closed its doors in November 2024 after 48 ...