A family-friendly theme park within an hour and a half's drive from Newcastle will reopen this weekend. Lightwater Valley, near Ripon, North Yorkshire, returns for the spring-summer season on Saturday ...

RIPON, England, Sept. 30 (UPI) --A theme park confirmed a young deer was struck by a roller coaster, killing the animal and covering passengers in blood. A spokeswoman for the Lightwater Valley theme ...

A seven-year-old boy who suffered head injuries after falling from a rollercoaster at Lightwater Valley near Ripon is now in a critical condition in hospital. The child had been reported as having ...

A North Yorkshire theme park has been put up for sale with a £3m price tag. Lightwater Valley Family Adventure Park, near Ripon, opened in 1969 and attracts more than 230,000 visitors each year. The ...

A new listing on Rightmove has drawn many eyes across the North East, as it seems a popular theme park has gone up for sale. Lightwater Valley Family Adventure Park in Ripon, North Yorkshire could now ...

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Ron Godfrey has a white-knuckle experience at Lightwater Valley. Why? Because for children - and even when you're grown up - there is nothing like the fright and delight of being whirled around so ...

The Treetop Twister roller coaster at Lightwater Valley amusement park in North Yorkshire was promoted as a thrilling ride. Instead, it became the scene of a horrific tragedy. Gemma Savage, a ...

Multiple outlets have reported that the boy has been airlifted to a nearby hospital A 6-year-old boy was airlifted to a nearby hospital after tragically falling 15 feet off a roller coaster in England ...

It was meant to be a thrilling day at Lightwater Valley—but the Twister roller coaster delivered tragedy not once, but twice. This is the story of one ride with two life-changing accidents. Erik ...

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