cleethorpes

The History: Originally the site of "Cleethorpes Marineland & Zoo", which operated from 1966 until 1977. The site was later redeveloped into "Pleasure Island Theme Park", with construction starting in the 1980s it was delayed as the first owners went into receivership. The unfinished park was...

Info Pleasure Island was an amusement park in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire that operated from 1993 to 2016 and before that it was a Zoo in the 70s. It offered many rides and attractions, some more extreme but most more family friendly, such as scenic train rides and sea-lion shows. I remember...

The History: The Explore: Well I thought being as I'd not been out exploring properly for a good few months, I'd take a leisurely drive up to the coast and have a wander round the now closed down Pleasure Island Theme Park. The explore was pretty relaxed if I'm honest with no trouble getting...

November 2016 I may as well get a report of my own up before everyone gets sick of this one, visited with @Coolboyslim and ran into @Esoteric Eric at the park. I'd hared the park was due to close a few months back but given its reputation for ‘'closing down'' I didn't pay it much attention...

Living just a few minutes drive away, @SpiderMonkey and I decided not to leave this one too long. The place is still pretty clean, just a few leaves around the place now. I'm not sure what the future will hold, maybe it will stay and get overgrown for a bit, who knows... Opening on the 27th May...

Living just a few minutes drive away, @SpiderMonkey and I decided not to leave this one too long. The place is still pretty clean, just a few leaves around the place now. I'm not sure what the future will hold, maybe it will stay and get overgrown for a bit, who knows... Opening on the 27th May...

History Pleasure Island opened in 1993, on the site which was originally home to Cleethorpes zoo and the stock car racing stadium. The zoo closed in 1977, following claims that animals were being mistreated on-site. In the 80's, the theme park began construction, but was halted mid-way. The...