Sundown Adventureland is a children's

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, UK. It originally opened as a farmyard in 1968 and is owned by the Rhodes family. As of 2020, it has over 20 rides and attractions.

Park guide

The park has several themed areas, including fantasy, Wild West, pirate and fairytale themes. The park has a number of rides aimed at young children, as well as walkthrough attractions, most of which being interactive through pressing buttons that have visual and audio consequences. In addition, there are also has some themed outdoor play areas. It has three main dining locations: Honey's Pumpkin Patch Café, Crash Landings and Rodeo Corral. The latter two both contain themed soft play areas.

History

Sundown Adventureland first opened in 1968 and was run in the Rhodes' back garden. In its first year open, it was visited by over 2000 people. Animals that could be seen during early operation included pheasants, ducks, bush babies, flying and red squirrels, budgerigars, canaries, a monkey, fox and a donkey. It was originally known as Sundown Pets Corner.

Awards

In 2020 Sundown Adventureland was voted the fourth-best theme park in the UK and the 16th best in Europe, according to TripAdvisor

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* Tourist attractions in Nottinghamshire Amusement parks in England {{Amusement-park-stub