Jumping Star
Jumping Star is an amusement ride in Thanet District, Kent, England. Jumping Star is situated nearby to the amusement ride Wedgwood Teacups, as well as near the theme park Dreamland Margate.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dreamland Margate and Scenic Railway.
Dreamland Margate
Theme park
Photo: Ruth Johnston, CC BY 2.0.
Dreamland Margate is an amusement park and entertainment centre based on a traditional English seaside funfair located in Margate, Kent, England. The site of the park was first used for amusement rides in 1880, although the Dreamland name was not used until 1920 when the park's Grade II* listed Scenic Railway wooden rollercoaster was opened.
Scenic Railway
Roller coaster
Photo: Peet13, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Scenic Railway is a wooden roller coaster located at the Dreamland Amusement Park in Margate, United Kingdom. It first opened in 1920 and is the oldest roller coaster in the UK.
Margate railway station
Railway station
Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Margate railway station serves the town of Margate in Thanet, Kent, England. It is 73 miles 69 chains down the line from London Victoria. The station and all trains that serve the station are operated by Southeastern. Margate railway station is situated 1,400 feet west of Jumping Star.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Margate and Westbrook.
Margate
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Margate is a seaside resort on the north Kent coast, with a population in 2021 of more than 64,000. It's suffered the usual decline of English seaside towns but its beach is still thronged on warm summer weekends, and there are several places of interest for cold wet days.
Westbrook
Suburb
Photo: JoshTilley, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Westbrook is a Victorian seaside resort on the Thanet peninsula in the southeast corner of England. It is the westernmost part of Margate and is part of the ribbon development of the north Kent coast. Westgate-on-Sea lies to the west.
Cliftonville
Suburb
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cliftonville is a coastal area of Margate in the Thanet district of Kent, England. It includes the Palm Bay estate, built in the 1930s with wide avenues and detached and semi-detached houses with driveways, garages and gardens.
Jumping Star
- Type: Amusement ride
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Thanet District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.38508° or 51° 23′ 6″ northLongitude
1.37804° or 1° 22′ 41″ eastOpen location code
9F3399PH+26OpenStreetMap ID
way 697620503OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=amusement_rideOpenStreetMap feature
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wedgwood Teacups and Up, Up and Away.
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