Loudoun Castle Theme Park - Feb 2012

Concluding what was a great weekend exploring the abandoned side of the Scottish lowlands, we decided to go to the theme park! Loudoun Castle has the bizarre claim to fame of having been featured in Only Fools And Horses when it was in it's original location in Margate. This was before all the rides were bought and relocated 30 miles south of Glasgow. It appears this was a mistake as 'Scotland's best family theme park' closed it's gates in 2010.

I can't describe just how much fun and how strange it was wandering around having the entire place to ourselves - climbing the rollercoasters and resisting the urge to press the start button on the log flume. On top of everything, you don't get charged £5 for a photo at the end of the ride doing it the UE way
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I guess those cameras were working because the 'splore ended abruptly with a couple of 4x4s tearing towards us down the parks driveway and us hiding out in the stables and eventually running away like big girly girls. So enthusiastic was our escape that my legs were cut to shreds from thorns and various plantlife. In my mind we were brave allied soldiers running across the trenches of nazi-occupied France being perused by a crack team of SS...in reality I am not even convinced they had seen us and there was a good chance they were just doing the rounds. LOL.

This was one seriously fun and memorable explore and really reminds me why I do this stuff.

Wow, that looks a cool place