EERIE photos show the sad demise of a theme park that was once more popular than Buckingham Palace.
The derelict ruins of the Mr Blobby theme park – named Crinkley Bottom – are now all that remains of the adventure centre based off the BBC‘s hit show ‘Noel’s House Party’.
Mr Blobby’s home was left to rot after the park closed in 1997Billy Griffiths
Billy GriffithsThe theme part attracted over 600,000 punters in its first season[/caption]
Billy GriffithsAfter its closure all that remained was the ghostly halls that guests once roamed around[/caption]
The Somerset play area was opened in the early 90s by Noel Edmonds himself- but over time it became nothing more than a blobby-themed ghost town.
The light entertainment show ran for eight years between November 1991 and March 1999, but it was his sidekick that stole the show.
A big pink marshmellow looking mascot – Mr Blobby – became a craze for kids up and down the country, which prompted Edmonds to open the themepark and keep the party rolling outside of TV screens.
Visitors from across the country came to bask in the theme park’s shows, ride on its railway, take in an ‘Animals of Farthing Wood’ site, water attractions with sea lions, safari ride, and a ‘fun village’, reports the Mirror.
The impressive park welcomed 650,000 guests, making it even more popular than Buckingham Place, which welcomed 200,000 visitors less in the same year.
Inside was a mocked up high street with a Blobby store, but the crown jewel of the resort was Mr Blobby’s house.
It was named Dunblobbin and was painted bright pink with yellow spots while having a blue roof.
Locals often complained of a loud doorbell that could be heard for miles – which rang through their houses every time someone visitied the little pink home.
But the noise didn’t bother guests as young fans went mad for its quirky look, which included a giant stuffed Blobby dog kipping on the ground.
When visitors roamed in they were met with a view of a cake-only dinner that the fictional character and his family ate for tea.
Although the bustling fantasy-fueled land attracted thousands of fans every year, it was closed for good just three years later, in 1997.
Soon after, the area was consumed by the elements and what was left was demolished several years later.
‘Blobbyland’ opened at Cricket St Thomas near Chard, in Somerset, but in its more recent history was little-more than a hub for damage, litter, overgrown bushes and all-consuming trees.
According to DorsetLive, when the area was re-discovered by urban explorers in 2009 it rekindled the public’s interest, and soon groups of people started trying to break into the forgotten den.
As a result, the land’s owners blocked an access tunnel and had the remains demolished in 2014.
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Noel Edmonds opened the play area in Cricket St Thomas, SomersetPeter Lomas
News Group Newspapers LtdBut the once happy playground soon closed and was never reopened[/caption]
News Group Newspapers LtdBBC’s hit ‘Noel Edmonds BBC House Party’ ran for eight years[/caption] Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
