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Theme Parks in Swanage
Need a day the kids will rank above the beach? These theme parks and adventure parks near Swanage deliver — think Santa-Fe Fun Park, Dorset Adventure Park and The Needles Landmark Attraction — distances, facilities and reviews below.
Theme Parks
0.1 mi from Swanage
Santa-Fe Fun Park
Santa-Fe Fun Park is a family-run amusement park set on the marina in Swanage, Dorset, offering rides, arcade games and two adventure golf courses — the pirate-themed Shipwreck Isl...
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4.9 mi from Swanage
Dorset Adventure Park
Dorset Adventure Park is an outdoor activity park set across 18 acres of woodland near Corfe Castle, built around two lakes. You can take on the inflatable waterpark with its float...
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17.4 mi from Swanage
Go Ape Moors Valley
Go Ape Moors Valley sits within Moors Valley Country Park in St. Leonards and St. Ives, Dorset, near Bournemouth and the New Forest. You can take on the original Treetop Challenge...
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17.7 mi from Swanage
The Needles Landmark Attraction
The Needles Landmark Attraction sits at Totland on the Isle of Wight, overlooking the famous Needles Rocks and Lighthouse. You can ride the iconic chairlift down to Alum Bay, take...
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21.4 mi from Swanage
Sandworld
Sandworld is a sand sculpture festival set in Lodmoor Park in Weymouth, Dorset, where internationally renowned artists carve giant sculptures from sand and water alone, with new de...
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28.4 mi from Swanage
Blackgang Chine Theme Park
Blackgang Chine is the UK's oldest theme park, set on the Isle of Wight and combining storytelling with rides across themed areas including Pirate Cove, Fairyland, Cowboy Town and...
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29.4 mi from Swanage
Paultons Park
Paultons Park is a large family theme park set within 140 acres of parkland on the edge of the New Forest National Park in Hampshire. There's plenty to do, from rollercoasters and...
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