Mikey-P eats whilst we stop at Kettering Services
A Trip to Alton Towers, Staffordshire - 19th June 2004
It's Gov's birthday, so he arranges a trip to Alton Towers in Staffordshire to celebrate. On the way, the A14 is hosed so we have to divert through Kettering, then on the way back we stop off in Cambridge for a curry at the Maharaja on Castle Street. Whilst at Alton Towers, we have a wander around the grounds, which were more or less the only thing there when Nosher was a more regular visitor in the 1970s. They are still mostly well maintained but sadly now more deserted. It's the same with the house, which is derelict but mostly explorable, but most people pass it by in favour of the more visceral rollercoasters.
next album: Longview at the Waterfront, and a Trip to the Shops, Norwich, Norfolk - 27th June 2004
previous album: A Transit of Venus and a Front Garden Barbeque, Brome - 11th June 2004
The A14 isn't looking too good
Clare and Mike have a snog
Clare has a freak-out in the minibus
The A14 is closed off
The A14 is a bit emptier than it usually is
DH and Gov in the queue for something
Clare and Phil queue up for Oblivion
The bottom of the Oblivion rollercoaster
Oblivion is ready to drop
Posing for a photo outside Oblivion's drop-hole
Strolling past the house
There's some sort of activity going on
We head off into the gardens
The grounds are looking good at this time of year
Queueing for the log flume
Mikey P shows off his wet trousers
DH and Mikey P
People on the log flume
DH tries to cover up
DH and The Boy Phil
Bill's getting wet
More spinning around in the wet
Phil and Bill
Bill gets a weird mask from somewhere
Gov, DH and Clare do a spot of map reading
Gov and Mikey-P near the queue for Air
The Air rollercoaster comes around
Bill checks the map again
We wander back through the gardens
Walking past the orangery
Bill down below
Clare and Mikey roam around
The orangery; a bit more derelict these days
Gov sits on some steps
He made the desert shine
DH roams around
Modern stained glass
A nice roof in the house
DH looks at a plaque
We poke around some old ovens
A nice old fireplace
DH sticks his head up a chimney
Some derelict parts of the house
DH looks around in the old music room
A room that looks like a scene from Blade Runner
Dust motes hang in the air
A view from the roof
DH does jazz hands
The gang are in another car park
The Boy Phil and Gov in the Castle Inn, Cambridge
Clare gets the chilli pickle in the Maharaja
Mikey P's got a poppadum
DH and Bill
Bill and Clare
Gov's got a naan bread
Mikey P's looking hot in the Maharaja
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Mikey-P eats whilst we stop at Kettering Services
Mikey-P eats whilst we stop at Kettering Services
The A14 isn't looking too good
Clare and Mike have a snog
Clare has a freak-out in the minibus
The A14 is closed off
The A14 is a bit emptier than it usually is
DH and Gov in the queue for something
Clare and Phil queue up for Oblivion
The bottom of the Oblivion rollercoaster
Oblivion is ready to drop
Posing for a photo outside Oblivion's drop-hole
Strolling past the house
There's some sort of activity going on
We head off into the gardens
The grounds are looking good at this time of year
Queueing for the log flume
Mikey P shows off his wet trousers
DH and Mikey P
People on the log flume
DH tries to cover up
DH and The Boy Phil
Bill's getting wet
More spinning around in the wet
Phil and Bill
Bill gets a weird mask from somewhere
Gov, DH and Clare do a spot of map reading
Gov and Mikey-P near the queue for Air
The Air rollercoaster comes around
Bill checks the map again
We wander back through the gardens
Walking past the orangery
Bill down below
Clare and Mikey roam around
The orangery; a bit more derelict these days
Gov sits on some steps
He made the desert shine
DH roams around
Modern stained glass
A nice roof in the house
DH looks at a plaque
We poke around some old ovens
A nice old fireplace
DH sticks his head up a chimney
Some derelict parts of the house
DH looks around in the old music room
A room that looks like a scene from Blade Runner
Dust motes hang in the air
A view from the roof
DH does jazz hands
The gang are in another car park
The Boy Phil and Gov in the Castle Inn, Cambridge
Clare gets the chilli pickle in the Maharaja
Mikey P's got a poppadum
DH and Bill
Bill and Clare
Gov's got a naan bread
Mikey P's looking hot in the Maharaja