Alton Towers

Alton Towers is a theme park and resort located in Staffordshire, England. It attracts around 2.8 million visitors per year making it the second most visited theme park in the United Kingdom. Alton Towers is also the 11th most visited theme park in Europe. It is based north of the village of Alton in Staffordshire (approximately 16mi east of Stoke-on-Trent), in the grounds of a semi-ruined gothic revival country house of the same name, the former seat of the Earls of Shrewsbury. The resort also includes two hotels; The Alton Towers Hotel and Splash Landings Hotel, The Alton Towers Waterpark (Cariba Creek), Extraordinary Golf, Conference Centre and The Alton Towers Spa (Located in the Alton Towers Hotel). Alton Towers is the flagship attraction of Merlin Entertainments. As the resort is so popular, eleven car parks are located around it.