Earl’s Rock
Earl’s Rock is in Alton, Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Earl’s Rock is situated nearby to the forest The Ranger, as well as near Wright’s Rock.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 in Staffordshire, United Kingdom. It 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 Earl’s Rock.
Oblivion
Roller coaster
Photo: DAllardyce, Public domain.
Oblivion is a steel roller coaster located at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England. The prototype Dive Coaster model from Bolliger & Mabillard opened to the public on 14 March 1998 and was marketed as the "world's first vertical drop roller coaster" and was the first dive coaster installed in the world. Oblivion is situated 1 mile east of Earl’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 east of Earl’s Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alton and Whiston.
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.
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 2½ miles northwest of Earl’s Rock.
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 Earl’s Rock.
Earl’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
52.98781° or 52° 59′ 16″ northLongitude
-1.9174° or 1° 55′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C4WX3QM+42OpenStreetMap ID
node 982570894OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Ranger and Wright’s Rock.
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