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Blackgang is a village on the south-western coast of the Isle of Wight, England. It is best known as the location of the Blackgang Chine amusement park which sits to the south of St Catherine's Down.
Blackgang Chine is the oldest amusement park in the United Kingdom, having opened in 1843. Named after a now-destroyed chine (a coastal ravine ) in the soft Cretaceous cliffs, it is about 6 miles from Ventnor at the southern tip of the Isle of Wight just below St Catherine's Down .
AttractionDate OpenedDate ClosedDescriptionChine Cliff Steps18431960sVarious sets of steps leading down the ...Jurassica Dinosaur Encounter20232023Sited on the former concrete base of the ...Crackerjack Amusement Arcadeunknown1980sA small amusement arcade located at the ...St Catherine's Quay19842016A maritime exhibition featuring a real ...Create magical memories at Blackgang Chine, a family theme park in the UK. Enjoy an exciting day of attractions, rides and events for all ages. 2024 Season Passes are on sale now for the best theme park in the South!
Lose yourself in the Land of Imagination at Blackgang Chine…the UK’s oldest amusement park where you step out of the everyday and into a magical world where the only constraint is your own creativity.
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Blackgang Chine was established and the giant whale skeleton became a popular point of morbid curiosity to the Victorians, as well as the park’s first attraction!
Lose yourself in the Land of Imagination at Blackgang Chine...the UK's oldest amusement park where you step out of the everyday and into a magical world where the only constraint is your own creativity. Explore a world like no other where you truly can be whoever you want to be.
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Jun 30, 2024 · However, the chine’s fame is now no longer dependent on natural beauty but rather on its hosting possibly the oldest theme park in the United Kingdom. The name Blackgang is thought to derive ...