Flambards. Gone. ☹

A sad day. A regular attraction on our holidays in Cornwall. We went as a family in 2012, 2016, 2019 and 2021. I first went as a child in 1985 when it was an aviation museum.

The kids loved it when they were younger as it was a manageable size, and they could go “free range”. Not sure that we’d ever have gone again as they are too old now.

It was starting to look a bit knackered in 2021.

Feel sorry for the staff. :-/

I used to love that as a kid!

Though it took second place to Dobwalls Adventure Park I’m afraid.

Yeah, it’s a loss for sure. We regularly holiday in Helston and could walk to Flambards – perfect size for my mini-a11ys. Like you say, it was looking a bit knackered when we were there in summer 2023 and them selling off their major rides (Thunderbolt, Hornet etc) can’t have helped.

Bugger.

EDIT – also gutted I won’t get another try at the KOM for the Cyclocopters: https://www.strava.com/segments/5028037

I’ve never been to Flambards, but I was equally sad when the American Adventure themepark in Derbyshire closed. The Wikipedia page about that place is an interesting read:

The American Adventure Theme Park – Wikipedia

I loved those tyre bumper boats they had.

@a11y

you wanna get yourself to Eftelling in the Netherlands, and have a go on the Trains there..https://www.strava.com/segments/5080812?oq=Efteling

The KOM at present is, quite frankly, ridiculous!!

DrP

but I was equally sad when the American Adventure themepark in Derbyshire closed

Just up the road from us, the Wikipedia page for it’s predecessor Britain’s Park used to be enlightening.

It’s housing now. Rumour has it that a former open cast pit with underlying deep mine workings may not be a great foundation,  as it were.

Not been to Cornwall in about a decade but it’s always felt like my second home. Been going there since a kid.

Didn’t go to Flambards as a boy but took my lad there a lot.

Sad news.

Gutted, many happy memories as a kid. Also see Merlins Magic land

Merlin’s Magic Land?

Was the one near St Ives that used to plonk some poor sod dressed as a wizard with a sign on the roundabout near Lelant?