Twinlakes is a

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located 0.5 miles (0.75 kilometres) north-east of

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, Leicestershire,

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. The park was opened in September 2003, eleven months after the site was purchased. The park is

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with a large percentage of its rides being for young children, in comparison with other theme parks such as Alton Towers and

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. Furthermore, groups of visitors with no children are not allowed access to the park. Like many similar venues, Twinlakes is divided into geographic 'zones' to help visitors find their way around. However, unlike other places there seems to be little similarity between the individual attractions within each zone. Attractions at present include: small

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, falconry centre, roller coaster,

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, toboggan slide,

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, "Excalibur" chair swing, "Icarus" sky flyer, Teacups, "Joust" horse ride, dragon themed toddler ride, "American Dream" model village, bumper boats, a

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and many more. A

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with an oriental style transports visitors between various parts of the park. Twinlakes is open every day of the year except for 25 and 26 December and 1 January. Group discounts and annual passes (which can also be used at the parks' sister venue Wheelgate Adventure Park near Mansfield) are available. The park’s advertising slogan is ''"Fantastic all weather family fun"''.

References

External links

Twinlakes official website

Twinlakes Family Theme Park
on

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