Wright’s Rock
Wright’s Rock is in Alton, Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Wright’s Rock is situated nearby to Painter’s Rock, as well as near Earl’s Rock.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Smiler and Oblivion.
The Smiler
Roller coaster
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Smiler is a steel roller coaster located at Alton Towers Resort in Staffordshire, United Kingdom. It was built in 2013 and is an Infinity Coaster model from Gerstlauer and is located in the X-Sector area of the park. The Smiler is situated 1 mile east of Wright’s Rock.
Oblivion
Roller coaster
Photo: DAllardyce, Public domain.
Oblivion is a steel roller coaster at the Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire, England. Marketed as the "world's first vertical drop roller coaster", it was manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard as the first Dive Coaster. Oblivion is situated 4,200 feet east of Wright’s Rock.
Spinball Whizzer
Roller coaster
Photo: Ukdave2010, Public domain.
Spinball Whizzer is a spinning roller coaster located in The Towers area of Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England. Built by Maurer Söhne, it was previously sponsored by Sega, the company that created the Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise, and was known as Sonic Spinball from 2010 to 2015. Spinball Whizzer is situated 1 mile northeast of Wright’s Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alton and Denstone.
Alton
Village
Photo: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alton is a village in Staffordshire, England. It is noted for the theme park Alton Towers, built around the site of Alton Mansion, which was owned by the Earls of Shrewsbury, and designed by Augustus Pugin.
Denstone
Village
Photo: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Denstone is a village and civil parish situated between the towns of Uttoxeter in East Staffordshire and Ashbourne in Derbyshire. It is located next to the River Churnet. Denstone is situated 3 miles southeast of Wright’s Rock.
Whiston
Village
Whiston is a village in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England. Population details as taken at the 2011 census can be found under Kingsley. It is located within the Churnet Valley on the A52 road east of the village of Froghall. Whiston is situated 3 miles northwest of Wright’s Rock.
Wright’s Rock
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Alton, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.98374° or 52° 59′ 2″ northLongitude
-1.91469° or 1° 54′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C4WX3MP+F4OpenStreetMap ID
node 982570870OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Painter’s Rock and Earl’s Rock.
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