Hidden Valley Discovery Park
Previously known as Tredidon Trails | |
Opened | 1994 |
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Owner | Pete Jones |
Operating season | April to October |
Area | 60 acres (240,000 m2) |
Website | hiddenvalley.co.uk |
Hidden Valley Discovery Park is a family-run visitor attraction near the town of Launceston, Cornwall, England, UK. Founded in 1994 by Pete Jones, as a simple treasure hunt and play area, the park has expanded to include a "Forbidden Mansion" with mazes and team treasure hunts. It also includes a 7+1⁄4 in (184 mm) gauge miniature railway system around the site, encouraging 11,000 visitors each year.
History
The park was founded in 1994 as Tredidon Trails, originally just including a treasure hunt and children's play area.[1] The founder was Pete Jones, an engineering graduate who took much inspiration from the famous British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.[2]
The park currently receives about 11,000 visitors each year and includes several treasure hunt trails, a miniature railway and mazes. The reception area which resembles a
The park's 7+1⁄4 in (184 mm) gauge
Type | No. | Name | Wheel arrangement | Builder | Built |
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Steam | - | William | 0–6–0 | Frank Birchall | 2008 |
Diesel | 01 | Albert | 0-4-0PH | Roanoke of Barnstaple | 1998 |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Dart PR | New Chef Secret Ingredient at Hidden Valley". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "In the press". Hidden Valley Discovery Park. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Beat the Mad Professor". Cornish Guardian. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Porterswick Junction Light Railway - Miniature Railway World". www.miniaturerailwayworld.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2016.