Although Alton Towers opened as a theme park in 1980, the site as we know it was beginning to take shape throughout the 1960s and 70s. In this guide book from 1978, you will see how the site looked just before it was officially established as a theme park.
This is part two of three, we’ll publish the final part soon.
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