Paratrooper
Paratrooper is an amusement ride in Minehead, West Somerset District, England. Paratrooper is situated nearby to Funfair, as well as near Hook A Bag.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Minehead railway station and Butlin’s Minehead.
Minehead railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Minehead railway station is situated in Minehead, Somerset, England. First opened in 1874 as the terminus and headquarters of the Minehead Railway, it was closed by British Rail early in 1971. Minehead railway station is situated 1,800 feet west of Paratrooper.
Butlin’s Minehead
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Butlins Resort Minehead is a holiday camp operated by Butlins, located in Minehead in Somerset, England. It opened in 1962 and remains in use today. It was known as Butlin's Minehead until 1987, and as Somerwest World from then until 1999, when it reopened as Butlins Minehead Resort. Butlin’s Minehead is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Paratrooper.
Queen’s Hall, Minehead
Nightclub
Photo: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Queen's Hall in Minehead, Somerset, England, was built in 1914 on the sea front of Minehead as a theatre for films and live performances. It was designed by W. Queen’s Hall, Minehead is situated 1,700 feet west of Paratrooper.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunster and Carhampton.
Dunster
Village
Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.
Dunster is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, within the north-eastern boundary of Exmoor National Park. It lies on the Bristol Channel 2.5 miles southeast of Minehead and 20 miles northwest of Taunton. Dunster is situated 2 miles southeast of Paratrooper.
Carhampton
Village
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carhampton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, 4 miles to the east of Minehead. Carhampton civil parish stretches from the Bristol Channel coast inland to Exmoor. The parish has a population of 865. Carhampton is situated 3 miles southeast of Paratrooper.
Blue Anchor
Village
Photo: Mark Percy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blue Anchor is a seaside village, in the parish of Old Cleeve, close to Carhampton in Somerset, England. The village takes its name from a 17th-century inn; the bay, Blue Anchor Bay, was previously known as Cleeve Bay. Blue Anchor is situated 3 miles southeast of Paratrooper.
Paratrooper
- Type: Amusement ride
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Minehead, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.20708° or 51° 12′ 26″ northLongitude
-3.46009° or 3° 27′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C3R6G4Q+RXOpenStreetMap ID
node 5745213735OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=kiddie_ride
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