Chris Serle with his American Adventure tombstone.Chris Serle with his American Adventure tombstone.
Chris Serle with his American Adventure tombstone.

From Britannia Park to the American Adventure - Derbyshire's theme park in pictures

We take a look back in time at the transition from Shipley Park to theme park and then the sad closure of the much-loved American Adventure attraction...

The American Adventure offered a slice of the wild west in the heart of Derbyshire – these pictures show the site’s transformation fom Shipley park to Britannia park in 1985 to The American Adventure Park in 1987 and its closure in 2007...

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