Drayton Manor Theme Park

The land on which the theme park was built once belonged to the Peel family. Drayton Manor mansion, built for Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, in 1835, had been reduced to ruins by 1926, with only the clocktower surviving at the park entrance. The British Army requisitioned it as a training post during World War II. After the war, entrepreneurs George and Vera Bryan borrowed £6,000 and bought the land (and the 17 huts that the army had constructed during their stay). In 1950, they opened a small amusement park with just a handful of children's rides. In 1954, Mrs. Molly Badham, who later opened the nearby Twycross Zoo, partnered with the Bryans and opened a zoo to complement the amusement…

Advertised as the 'Ultimate Halloween Event', this event runs on selected dates throughout October, from 5–9:00 pm. Aimed at the park's older visitors, on top of the scare attractions, guests get to experience night rides, live DJ, characters and fireworks. The event was named 'Night at the Manor' in its first year. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:85%;" |+ style="font-size:125%;" |The Haunted Manor Scare Attractions !Year ! colspan="6" |Attractions (number of seasons) |- !2022 |rowspan="1" style="background:#fff;" |Castle of Screams (1) |rowspan="2" style="background:#3f6;" |The Haunted Express (2) |rowspan="1" style="background:#fff;" |Hunt for Zebadiah (1)…