Britain's biggest park hides world-class coasters — Nemesis, Wicker Man, The Smiler — in landscaped grounds around a genuinely gothic ruined stately home. CBeebies Land is the secret weapon for younger siblings, and the water park softens a two-day stay. The essential tactic: arrive at opening, head straight to the back of the park and work forwards against the crowd flow. Midweek in term time, queues all but vanish.
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