Barry Island Pleasure park at Barry Island in Wales

Barry Island Pleasure park at Barry Island in Wales Stock Photo
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David Jones / Alamy Stock Photo

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B0NNM0

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50.4 MB (2.5 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

5152 x 3422 px | 43.6 x 29 cm | 17.2 x 11.4 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

9 March 2007

Location:

Barry Island, Vale of Glamorgan, England, United Kingdom

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Barry Island contains a wide assortment of shops, bars and restaurants. The Pleasure Park was once famous for its Scenic Railway which dominated half of the site in the mid 1900s, but was partially destroyed in a strong gale during 1973 before being dismantled. Many of the scenic railway's beams were used in the building of the current Log flume ride which remains one of the parks most popular attractions. The pleasure park has over thirty rides and attractions, including the Log Flume, Viper Rollercoaster, Sea Ray Pirate Ship, Dodgems and many others. In 1934 during the seven days of the August Bank Holiday week the official estimate of the number of visitors to the fairground was in excess of 400, 000.