7:48 it's taken years of my life to find video evidence of this hunchback in the dungeon because I can remember being scared of it as a little lad so vividly. thank you theme park worldwide!
It is supposed to resemble the hunchback of Notre Dame because he is ringing a bell. It also had a sound effect of a bell ringing but very creepy and a whirring sound to represent his bones creaking I think. Also there was a headstone down there too with a skeleton reflected on it playing bagpipes. It feels like you are in a cave down there and trapped in with a light somewhere.
In the dungeon you basically walk down the stairs towards a door that you open and then there is a window. You push the button in and a secne from Gulliver's Travels lights up. Then you Walk round the corner where there is a Hansel and gretel secne. Then down the next hallway is Snow White. Next to that is a Mineshaft with miners digging for gold. In the next tunnel is a headstone that lights up with a skeleton playing bagpipes and at the other end is the hunchback of notre damn. The next hallway is themed to look like an old street full of shops behind doors and windows with Greensleeves. There is a carpenter, chandler, taxidermist, potter, saddler and weaver. You walk through a door then into a room with lots of penny machines before you enter the haunted vault. It is like a hallway with a cell where there is a crack in the wall and if you watch, a ghost appears and then dissapears. There is also a door with a window that you peer into and there is a man looking down into a crystal ball. The best part though is a little shed that you open and there is a witch inside but when you close the door, the doorknob vibrates. On the entry to the Smugglers Dungeon, there is an infinity mirror and sailor man. When you get in, there is a loud noise as a man in the cell rattles the door saying " open the door!". Lots of noises happen as it shoots air at you when you walk through the tunnel and through the low walkway into the section where the pirates are drinking rum. There is a person hanging from the ceiling as you go out. The last but is a Dungeon maze where you walk through rubber bars, hallway of funny mirrors and a cycle muesum.
@@youngamericanferret422thank you for this in depth summary! it was the hunchback of Notre dame I couldn't find any footage or images of- proper scared me as a child and now I can see it again without making the trek down south to get there
My friend,living in EXETER [SOUTH DEVON] I'd always Believed I knew Everything about North Devon, it's a place that's SPIRITUAL Place to me. I feel In-love back in late 80's & early 90's when my friends & i did Surfing. Now you've shown me this Beautiful place. It's THANKS to guys like you who show us like. Even people who live near people.
27:21 Oh my God, it's Cap'n Andy!!! They had him at Thorpe Park in the 80s and 90s and he was such a huge part of my childhood. This place just gets better and better!
2:02 I've Know This Audio Animatronics. It's The One From The Series 2 Episode Of Rosie And Jim The Original Series In 1990. Now That's Awesome. Thanks Mate. X
Always loved this place as a kid-especially the Mortier Water show.Was also scarred by that dungeon for a good few years as a youngun, don’t make many places like Watermouth!
The first I went, I was going down the stairs to the dungeon and I pressed the button on the Gulliver secne whilst I was really scared about the creepy bit at the end but when the light went out, I screamed because I felt like I had to keep on going through but luckily I found the door to take me outside. Also when I saw the sign that said All Things Spooky pointing towards the Hansel and Gretel secne, I almost was in tears. I love it down there now though 😂😂
Thank you Shawn for your channel, its great to see these places when I can no longer leave my house. Its been great watching you and Charlotte such nice people. Thanks again keep on riding
It’s amazing to see how the boat ride jungle has grown and developed since it first opened in the early 2000s, where the plants were barely the size they are!
The first family holiday I remember included visiting this place in 1999 when I was 4 years old and we revisited again 10 years later in 2009 when I was 14. Watching this made me quite emotional as I felt like I was there all over again. Thank you for a great video. Even though I am now 27 (going on 28) I would love to go back with my family just to experience this once last time.
This video has unlocked a memory for me! I clicked on it having no idea where it was and as soon as you went into the dungeon I remember going there as a child on my family trip to Devon years and years ago! I always wondered where it was I went on a toboggan ride as a child and now I know!
Blimey goes back to my childhood Devon holidays nothing has changed ! So lush to experience it again with you and how everything is in so good condition too!
Without a doubt. It has a new company running it now though called Escapade and they are planning to put some new rides in the park area but hopefully, they won't change much of the inside bit.
The dark ride scene on the snail ride used to be based at Watermouth Castle’s (now defunct) sister park, Once Upon A Time, but instead of teddy bears, it was The Smurfs! Exactly the same set up, but they’ve just replaced the figures with teddy bears! The smurf dark ride was on a similar train layout but as you rode on the outside section you would be greeted by characters from The Wind in the Willows!
Absolutely love such honest and fulfilling content like this. Seeing a park for the first time and giving it the publicity that it clearly deserves! Really enjoy passing a Sunday afternoon watching this Thank you for all Shaun! Great to see
So happy you visited here after I recommend to you after your Devon and Cornwall road trip last year. Water mouth had a tough 2 years as they weren't allowed to open in 2020. All the work on the gardens, Castle and rides are all done in house and all profits go on adding to the collection and towards new attractions. As people have said Captain Andy's was at Thorpe park but the boat ride figures were in the African Tiki Show at Windsor saferi park. The boat ride itself and props around the park were from a boat ride that was at Cricket St Thomas during the Mr blobby days.
Ello! So this is my favourite place in the world, I can tell you one thing about those houses you wondered about as you walked past them on the enchanted walk. Those weren't always there, they went up some time in the 90s iirc - so I assume they're where the Haines' who own the castle live, now they're all grown and have their own families and so might have overrun the living space left in the castle itself. I don't know for sure, this is all guesswork, but those houses didn't use to be there, I remember that!
Really want to go now with my family! Love what you are doing with the smaller places and showing them off to people who didn't know about these places!!
Fun fact about that scary crocodile animatronic at 16:58! It has an infamous reputation online for triggering ‘submechanophobia’ - the fear of submerged man-made objects and machinery. Another classic example is a similar, though much larger animatronic of a mythical creature called a Bunyip in Australia.
I found this by accident on one holiday and I've got to say, I absolutely love this place so much, its so absolutely janky and bonkers and hilarious and terrifying. Its unique and Im so happy that you gave it a bigger platform cus this place is number 1 for weird attractions.
It's so nice to see the walkthrough attractions havent changed a bit since I was little. Love this place. i don't believe the boat ride was there when I was a kid though. It looks great.
Such a beautiful and unique theme park that so many people haven’t heard about purely because it doesn’t have any thrill rides or coasters !!! Reminds me of Blackgang Chine on the Isle of Wight
@@singingcrafter1520 How comes, def have a UK holiday to Woolacombe/Ilfracombe in 2025. I will be here next week, and going for 4 nights/5 days.... Sooo cheap via the sun code deals... 3 of us are going, including Entertainment passes + bed sheets, with the comfort + apartment £42 each 😀
@@singingcrafter1520 It is indeed, there are bargains everywhere to be had as you know for holidays online, vouchers on breakfast cereal boxes/Newspapers etc So def come here next Spring/Summer yeah??
Wow, what a hidden gem. 💙 When you said it was a combination of a load of your interests - I was thinking the exact same thing! I could probably spend the whole day just pottering around the museum. I'd have to give myself a second day for the park. 😅 Blackgang Chine used to have its own little museum like the section seen at 8:10 (much bigger than the tiny landslide/whale exhibit they have now) and I was gutted when they closed the doors. 😞
Hello Shawn, this was a great Vlog and it's great to see the very different and decent heritage of the Watermouth Castle Family Theme Park throughout. Thank you for giving us a great commentary, it's much appreciated. Cheers Peter :) p.s. thank you for sharing us your experience, I am glad you had a good time.
Another magical place that I went to on holiday as a child, then with my children, lots has changed but still looks magical. Great to see you at these wonderful places, If your passing Bude on your travels I would love to show the not even a tenth finished little atraction I'm building in Bude Town.
Another good and interesting park I never knew existed, yeah agree a family coaster could be a next up investment? Hopefully this is something that is added in future? Will have to wait & see if that is something they will add in & have added in since visiting? Toboggan I would say was the same length or similar length to Chatham Ski Centre?? If not, that one in Medway is a bit longer? Not really sure to be honest? But yeah a good selection of rides here, but yeah a coaster ideal for families would be ideal 100%. Cheers and look forward for more park vlogs soon & in future. 😀👍
fun fact: the water ride was orignally from dunblobbin (which I call mr blobby land) and was moved from there to watermouth castle after the theme park shutdown, it was a ride called TV's Family Favourites where you would travel through various scenes involving animatronics of british tv characters from the 90's (eg; the clangers, magic roundabout, mr blobby, bill and ben) I just realized that some of the animatronics from the ride are in watermouth castle they can be found at: 15:46 (Magic Roundabout)
I remember going to watermouth castle when I was younger I remember going down to the dungeon area pretty creepy and also the haunted vault as I do remember seeing like a dark alley way or tunnel where there large skeleton Monster peeking from behind the corner then slowly went back behind the corner I remember really good back then with gnome land with the troll and the gnome pulling a mole or some creature as well I remember both the fountain show as well as the snake slide really good miss the good old days.?
That dark alleyway with the monster was probably Qausmodo as it is in a cell and you press the button. When you press the button, it is ringing a bell with a creepy sound effect on it.
That's where it ended up, captain Andy show, used to run on tape and compressed air, then got changed to a pc software called showcad, great price of kit. Miss the original Thope Park. Enjoyed working there..
Went here at least 30 years ago, bits of it are coming back to me, what i do remember is that it was a very rainy day - you looked out on the weather though, lovely place, very well kept
I am going there tomorrow with my cousins who I haven’t seen for ages, I am super excited, especially after watching this video! I think you should do another video here as they have updated it by removing the snail ride and adding new ones!
I took my daughter when she was a youngster it was a fabulous day out ,it doesn't look any different now ,I was one of the instalation team who worked on the pirate ship ride many years ago don't know if its still there or not ,its on my list to visit again will bring back many memories we were living in a holiday home on a John fowler holiday parks for a few weeks had a ball cheers
Nice one Shawn, great video. We went yesterday after seeing it and had an amazing time. What a lovely place, so much to see. The kids can’t wait to go back and are seemingly watching your vlog on loop now 😄
With that voice you could be a transfer rep in majorca, So pulling away from Palma Airport, you'll notice that it's very hot today on majorca it's 1 million degrees so please keep hydrated, just sit back relax and we'll be down in Alcudia in around 40 minutes thankyouuuu
I’m from Devon and this was a childhood staple for me. Always recommend people to visit this place at least once. I loved it. And going through that dungeon beats any ghost train lol
Had never heard of this place, I’m going to Devon in August I’ll give this place a visit for sure. Great video Shawn. Don’t know if you have been but I was in shoreham today and there was quite a big fun fair, I would love to see a vlog down there.
What a cool and unique park! It’s great to see that the Magic Roundabout animatronics and Pink Panther signage from the ‘TV’s Family Favorites’ ride are still in good condition. Did you happen to catch the Flowerpot Men, Clangers and K-9 animatronics which are there as well?
where is the K-9 animatronic in the park? i know about the bill and ben and clangers ones and where they are located but have never spotted a K-9 in all the numerous times i've been there!
Stayed there in one of the onsite cottages with my 3yo a few years ago. Has an on site swimming pool for guests too. Cheap as chips for 7 nights 3 beds. Also can use the park after hours, not the manned rides obvz
Been their twice,one of the best places in Devon to visit , its got something for old and young alike, and for a great day out its perfect for all the family.😎👍
I have been visiting this park since the late 80s early 90s and it is absolutely brilliant. Quirky and fun. The grounds are immaculate. You can easily spend all day here, especially if you take your time to look at everything on offer.
@@gadgetboy1980 Nice one, at least you go to ride the Snail Trail before it closed at end of 2023 season! Yea I know it was sold but not recently though but until Spring of 2023, when the owners of Hobbledown "The Escapade Group" took over the park. I heard/read about the changes months ago on Radio, TV, Social Media, Website, etc like: The new play zone will be broken up into three new areas including Hobbledown Bay and a Pixie Village, while other existing play equipment will be refurbished to create The Mining Village. Its latest additions: Hobbledown Bay, Pixie Role Play Village, The Mining Village. Fairy Museum, + Water Pillow!
I was sat on the hills over looked the bays around there on a warm evening with a bit of sea mist when a the shadow of a ghostly pirate ships sails past. The next day we saw the not so ghostly ship in the next bay. It's a great area to base a holiday in North Devon but I haven't been there for almost 20 years and haven't been in the castle for 30. Watermouth Bay has some amazing surfing, loads of places to walk and lots of bits of history plonked around especially if you don't mid driving into Cornwall and exploring the wider area. I really need to go back now :)
It looks no different to when I went over 15+ years ago. Gnome land was definitely there then and all the other quirky things around! I was expecting the croc to squirt you when you got close, as I'm sure it used to spray water! 🤣
There was a video on Facebook that I watched years ago where this lady went who was terrified of it and she spent the whole walk through the castle covering her eyes.
We are going to visit there now after watching this, it looks one of the best parks of the kind I've ever seen. We are in Devon in August so it will be 100% on our things to do list. Thank you for introducing us to what looks a great day out.
That big troll music was the one hahahaha brilliant I have to do go just for that. Reminds me of used to be the place called pets corner now known as sundown ( I think ) vibes
7:48 it's taken years of my life to find video evidence of this hunchback in the dungeon because I can remember being scared of it as a little lad so vividly. thank you theme park worldwide!
It is supposed to resemble the hunchback of Notre Dame because he is ringing a bell. It also had a sound effect of a bell ringing but very creepy and a whirring sound to represent his bones creaking I think. Also there was a headstone down there too with a skeleton reflected on it playing bagpipes. It feels like you are in a cave down there and trapped in with a light somewhere.
In the dungeon you basically walk down the stairs towards a door that you open and then there is a window. You push the button in and a secne from Gulliver's Travels lights up. Then you Walk round the corner where there is a Hansel and gretel secne. Then down the next hallway is Snow White. Next to that is a Mineshaft with miners digging for gold. In the next tunnel is a headstone that lights up with a skeleton playing bagpipes and at the other end is the hunchback of notre damn. The next hallway is themed to look like an old street full of shops behind doors and windows with Greensleeves. There is a carpenter, chandler, taxidermist, potter, saddler and weaver. You walk through a door then into a room with lots of penny machines before you enter the haunted vault. It is like a hallway with a cell where there is a crack in the wall and if you watch, a ghost appears and then dissapears. There is also a door with a window that you peer into and there is a man looking down into a crystal ball. The best part though is a little shed that you open and there is a witch inside but when you close the door, the doorknob vibrates. On the entry to the Smugglers Dungeon, there is an infinity mirror and sailor man. When you get in, there is a loud noise as a man in the cell rattles the door saying " open the door!". Lots of noises happen as it shoots air at you when you walk through the tunnel and through the low walkway into the section where the pirates are drinking rum. There is a person hanging from the ceiling as you go out. The last but is a Dungeon maze where you walk through rubber bars, hallway of funny mirrors and a cycle muesum.
@@youngamericanferret422thank you for this in depth summary! it was the hunchback of Notre dame I couldn't find any footage or images of- proper scared me as a child and now I can see it again without making the trek down south to get there
Captain Andy’s Revue was at Thorpe Park for years. Part of my childhood.
wild to think it was originally all the way from Baltimore, US!
I remember it being at Thorpe Park too, it then moved to Pleasurewood Hills in Lowestoft
More info regarding this animatronic show: animatronicbands.fandom.com/wiki/Captain_Andy%27s_River_Towne_Band
"Doesn't look very operationa-"
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So funny!
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My friend,living in EXETER [SOUTH DEVON] I'd always Believed I knew Everything about North Devon, it's a place that's SPIRITUAL Place to me. I feel In-love back in late 80's & early 90's when my friends & i did Surfing. Now you've shown me this Beautiful place. It's THANKS to guys like you who show us like. Even people who live near people.
Whenever we went on holiday to Devon, my family would always take me here. It was always fun!
27:21 Oh my God, it's Cap'n Andy!!! They had him at Thorpe Park in the 80s and 90s and he was such a huge part of my childhood. This place just gets better and better!
It’s such a hidden gem of a park!
Who remembers when Alton Towers had a fountain show just like this one?! Used to love it!
My mum and dad took me here when I was a kid thanks for some great memories Shawn
Thanks for watching!
This place looks great and I especially love that they have the attraction that used to be known as Cap’n Andys revue from Thorpe.
It’s great to see!
I haven't been to watermouth castle since my kids were younger, thank you for bringing back so many wonderful memories
2:02 I've Know This Audio Animatronics. It's The One From The Series 2 Episode Of Rosie And Jim The Original Series In 1990. Now That's Awesome. Thanks Mate. X
Always loved this place as a kid-especially the Mortier Water show.Was also scarred by that dungeon for a good few years as a youngun, don’t make many places like Watermouth!
The first I went, I was going down the stairs to the dungeon and I pressed the button on the Gulliver secne whilst I was really scared about the creepy bit at the end but when the light went out, I screamed because I felt like I had to keep on going through but luckily I found the door to take me outside. Also when I saw the sign that said All Things Spooky pointing towards the Hansel and Gretel secne, I almost was in tears. I love it down there now though 😂😂
Thank you Shawn for your channel, its great to see these places when I can no longer leave my house. Its been great watching you and Charlotte such nice people. Thanks again keep on riding
Thanks for watching!
Nice to see watermouth castle open again. I enjoy watching the mortier organ with the water show and decap organ with the robots.
Watermouth Castle was always a favourite day out when I was a kid. I took my niece and nephew there a couple of years ago and they loved it too!
Great little park, rather quirky but beautiful grounds. We’ve had many happy days out here when the kids were younger. Toboggan is great fun!
Great to see you in Devon having fun Devon is amazing to live in xxx with the sea fronts and beach’s
The memories this brings back for me is incredible. Came here all the time as a kid with my grandparents and now I live literally a 5 min walk away
It’s amazing to see how the boat ride jungle has grown and developed since it first opened in the early 2000s, where the plants were barely the size they are!
The first family holiday I remember included visiting this place in 1999 when I was 4 years old and we revisited again 10 years later in 2009 when I was 14. Watching this made me quite emotional as I felt like I was there all over again. Thank you for a great video. Even though I am now 27 (going on 28) I would love to go back with my family just to experience this once last time.
This video has unlocked a memory for me! I clicked on it having no idea where it was and as soon as you went into the dungeon I remember going there as a child on my family trip to Devon years and years ago! I always wondered where it was I went on a toboggan ride as a child and now I know!
That’s great to hear!
Blimey goes back to my childhood Devon holidays nothing has changed ! So lush to experience it again with you and how everything is in so good condition too!
Shawn this was so lovely, what a beautiful theme park. Of course my favourite bit was “he doesn’t look very operational ……… arrgghhhh!”
This is the kind of place that needs to be declared a national treasure to remain protected from too many updates or destruction ... thanks Shawn!
Definitely!
it's a grade II listed building iirc
Without a doubt. It has a new company running it now though called Escapade and they are planning to put some new rides in the park area but hopefully, they won't change much of the inside bit.
I have extremely fond memories of visiting watermouth castle as a child. Oddly brilliant and bizarre.
The dark ride scene on the snail ride used to be based at Watermouth Castle’s (now defunct) sister park, Once Upon A Time, but instead of teddy bears, it was The Smurfs! Exactly the same set up, but they’ve just replaced the figures with teddy bears!
The smurf dark ride was on a similar train layout but as you rode on the outside section you would be greeted by characters from The Wind in the Willows!
yes! i'm so glad someone else remembers this too! very weird that they've retrofitted all the smurfs animatronics but the gargamel remains the same.
Absolutely love such honest and fulfilling content like this. Seeing a park for the first time and giving it the publicity that it clearly deserves!
Really enjoy passing a Sunday afternoon watching this
Thank you for all Shaun! Great to see
Thank you very much!
25:25 honestly made me laugh so much, it took you by surprise! This place looks absolutely amazing.
So happy you visited here after I recommend to you after your Devon and Cornwall road trip last year. Water mouth had a tough 2 years as they weren't allowed to open in 2020.
All the work on the gardens, Castle and rides are all done in house and all profits go on adding to the collection and towards new attractions.
As people have said Captain Andy's was at Thorpe park but the boat ride figures were in the African Tiki Show at Windsor saferi park. The boat ride itself and props around the park were from a boat ride that was at Cricket St Thomas during the Mr blobby days.
Loved it here very much!
Cool! Watermouth Castle Family Theme Park is a great Park! Especially it has a great castle!
Nice to see this place hasn’t changed from when I went as a kid. Equal parts innocent and absolutely terrifying.
Fountain show absolutely stunning incredible
Ello! So this is my favourite place in the world, I can tell you one thing about those houses you wondered about as you walked past them on the enchanted walk. Those weren't always there, they went up some time in the 90s iirc - so I assume they're where the Haines' who own the castle live, now they're all grown and have their own families and so might have overrun the living space left in the castle itself. I don't know for sure, this is all guesswork, but those houses didn't use to be there, I remember that!
Thanks for sharing!
Brilliant place to go! We thought it will be a good couple of hour we ended up spending the whole day! Got to go back to check out the new additions.
Really want to go now with my family! Love what you are doing with the smaller places and showing them off to people who didn't know about these places!!
Thank you! This is a gem of a park!
Fun fact about that scary crocodile animatronic at 16:58! It has an infamous reputation online for triggering ‘submechanophobia’ - the fear of submerged man-made objects and machinery. Another classic example is a similar, though much larger animatronic of a mythical creature called a Bunyip in Australia.
Thanks for sharing!
The list of places I want to go grows longer every time I watch a video of yours
I found this by accident on one holiday and I've got to say, I absolutely love this place so much, its so absolutely janky and bonkers and hilarious and terrifying. Its unique and Im so happy that you gave it a bigger platform cus this place is number 1 for weird attractions.
It's so nice to see the walkthrough attractions havent changed a bit since I was little. Love this place. i don't believe the boat ride was there when I was a kid though. It looks great.
Such a great place!
Such a beautiful and unique theme park that so many people haven’t heard about purely because it doesn’t have any thrill rides or coasters !!! Reminds me of Blackgang Chine on the Isle of Wight
Next time your up in North Yorkshire you should go to fobidon Valley as the first bit of the vlog reminds me of there and I think u will enjoy it
Visited here in late 1989, remember the vintage amusements and water show very well.
Wow what an amazing place. I have never heard of it. Great video as well.
Please tell me you have now been, as you might of heard now the-Snail Trail has now gone and now play area!
@@mikekaraoke no. Afraid not.
@@singingcrafter1520 How comes, def have a UK holiday to Woolacombe/Ilfracombe in 2025.
I will be here next week, and going for 4 nights/5 days.... Sooo cheap via the sun code deals...
3 of us are going, including Entertainment passes + bed sheets, with the comfort + apartment £42 each 😀
@mikekaraoke wow that's a bargain
@@singingcrafter1520 It is indeed, there are bargains everywhere to be had as you know for holidays online, vouchers on breakfast cereal boxes/Newspapers etc
So def come here next Spring/Summer yeah??
Wow, what a hidden gem. 💙 When you said it was a combination of a load of your interests - I was thinking the exact same thing! I could probably spend the whole day just pottering around the museum. I'd have to give myself a second day for the park. 😅 Blackgang Chine used to have its own little museum like the section seen at 8:10 (much bigger than the tiny landslide/whale exhibit they have now) and I was gutted when they closed the doors. 😞
That bit is like you are in a little village or something.
It's been top weather for visiting place like this! Love it
I live in Devon and never knew this existed! Definitely going now at some point. :)
I visited here when I was about 7...I really enjoyed it and jt is so nice to watch this video gives me quite a big throwback... loving the content
Glad you enjoyed you’re time with us! Was lovely meeting you☺️ - the operator on Snails
It was great to meet you!
Hi I'm a fan of watermouth
Hello Shawn, this was a great Vlog and it's great to see the very different and decent heritage of the Watermouth Castle Family Theme Park throughout. Thank you for giving us a great commentary, it's much appreciated. Cheers Peter :) p.s. thank you for sharing us your experience, I am glad you had a good time.
Another magical place that I went to on holiday as a child, then with my children, lots has changed but still looks magical. Great to see you at these wonderful places, If your passing Bude on your travels I would love to show the not even a tenth finished little atraction I'm building in Bude Town.
Looked like a really cool unique place. The Dragon in the cave had me cracking up.
thank you for always showing the kids rides great a mum to see good places etc too take my kids x
Thank you!
This park looks amazing.
Another good and interesting park I never knew existed, yeah agree a family coaster could be a next up investment? Hopefully this is something that is added in future? Will have to wait & see if that is something they will add in & have added in since visiting? Toboggan I would say was the same length or similar length to Chatham Ski Centre?? If not, that one in Medway is a bit longer? Not really sure to be honest? But yeah a good selection of rides here, but yeah a coaster ideal for families would be ideal 100%. Cheers and look forward for more park vlogs soon & in future. 😀👍
this place looks amazing , creepy as well.
fun fact: the water ride was orignally from dunblobbin (which I call mr blobby land) and was moved from there to watermouth castle after the theme park shutdown, it was a ride called TV's Family Favourites where you would travel through various scenes involving animatronics of british tv characters from the 90's (eg; the clangers, magic roundabout, mr blobby, bill and ben)
I just realized that some of the animatronics from the ride are in watermouth castle
they can be found at:
15:46 (Magic Roundabout)
Thanks for sharing!
I remember going to watermouth castle when I was younger I remember going down to the dungeon area pretty creepy and also the haunted vault as I do remember seeing like a dark alley way or tunnel where there large skeleton Monster peeking from behind the corner then slowly went back behind the corner I remember really good back then with gnome land with the troll and the gnome pulling a mole or some creature as well I remember both the fountain show as well as the snake slide really good miss the good old days.?
That dark alleyway with the monster was probably Qausmodo as it is in a cell and you press the button. When you press the button, it is ringing a bell with a creepy sound effect on it.
That's where it ended up, captain Andy show, used to run on tape and compressed air, then got changed to a pc software called showcad, great price of kit. Miss the original Thope Park. Enjoyed working there..
As a Dutchie, I have to admit:
I'm a sucker for seemingly incoherent, weird stuff.
Absolutely loved this place!
Never heard of this park before. I do love quirky places like this. Looks so fun
It certainly is!
Wow this place rules..awesome for little ones
What a cool place so much to see the vacuum museum definitely doesn't suck!
😁👍
Ah how nice its actually sunny out this time! Bright and hot
I went here 5 years ago! I remember the robot band! There was only Merry-Go-Land, the troll cave and the snail ride!!
This seems like such a lovely relaxed park. I love history so I think that I would really enjoy this.
It certainly is!
The museum is very interesting inside. Especially the old displays of Victorian life.
Went here at least 30 years ago, bits of it are coming back to me, what i do remember is that it was a very rainy day - you looked out on the weather though, lovely place, very well kept
This was my childhood. I was terrified of the singing robots 💀 If you’ve been there you might remember the little puppet show in the arcade room thung
yes
I am going there tomorrow with my cousins who I haven’t seen for ages, I am super excited, especially after watching this video!
I think you should do another video here as they have updated it by removing the snail ride and adding new ones!
We’ll have to return next year!
I took my daughter when she was a youngster it was a fabulous day out ,it doesn't look any different now ,I was one of the instalation team who worked on the pirate ship ride many years ago don't know if its still there or not ,its on my list to visit again will bring back many memories we were living in a holiday home on a John fowler holiday parks for a few weeks had a ball cheers
Thanks for sharing!
WOW what a castle would love to visit thanks for the tour
Nice one Shawn, great video. We went yesterday after seeing it and had an amazing time. What a lovely place, so much to see. The kids can’t wait to go back and are seemingly watching your vlog on loop now 😄
With that voice you could be a transfer rep in majorca,
So pulling away from Palma Airport, you'll notice that it's very hot today on majorca it's 1 million degrees so please keep hydrated, just sit back relax and we'll be down in Alcudia in around 40 minutes thankyouuuu
I’m from Devon and this was a childhood staple for me. Always recommend people to visit this place at least once. I loved it. And going through that dungeon beats any ghost train lol
It’s incredible!
Oh wow this looks amazing I love the views and everything there is amazing
went here a few years ago its a great place to go if youre on holiday in Devon, me and the kids loved the taboggans!
Had never heard of this place, I’m going to Devon in August I’ll give this place a visit for sure. Great video Shawn. Don’t know if you have been but I was in shoreham today and there was quite a big fun fair, I would love to see a vlog down there.
Have a great time!
The museum reminds me of Bygones at Babbacombe. If memory serves, there was a very elaborate Victorian street and WW1 Trench recreations.
This is and was my favourite holiday Childhood park! Used to love it as a child 😊
great video I have enjoyed watching this
Had my 4th visit here only yesterday brilliant place thanks for uploading this brings back memories
What a cool and unique park! It’s great to see that the Magic Roundabout animatronics and Pink Panther signage from the ‘TV’s Family Favorites’ ride are still in good condition. Did you happen to catch the Flowerpot Men, Clangers and K-9 animatronics which are there as well?
Love how much history this park has!
where is the K-9 animatronic in the park? i know about the bill and ben and clangers ones and where they are located but have never spotted a K-9 in all the numerous times i've been there!
@@MajoraWaffle K-9 is in the robot band show in the castle! :)
@@merrymermaid oh wow, really?! never knew he was retrofitted to that moony beams band, but it does make sense now that you mention it. thanks!
I love the robot band. They play all the Watermouth Castle classics.
Stayed there in one of the onsite cottages with my 3yo a few years ago. Has an on site swimming pool for guests too. Cheap as chips for 7 nights 3 beds. Also can use the park after hours, not the manned rides obvz
Been their twice,one of the best places in Devon to visit , its got something for old and young alike, and for a great day out its perfect for all the family.😎👍
I love places that flip between twee and creepy - sort of nightmarish! Looks amazing, good vid 👍
That shot at the beginning was amazing
Going to watermouth castle tomorrow. Can't wait!!
I have been visiting this park since the late 80s early 90s and it is absolutely brilliant. Quirky and fun. The grounds are immaculate. You can easily spend all day here, especially if you take your time to look at everything on offer.
When did you last go there, I will be coming here next week, having a holiday to Woolacombe 😀
@@mikekaraoke couple of years ago. It was sole fairly recently and they have made some changes I believe but nothing drastic.
@@gadgetboy1980 Nice one, at least you go to ride the Snail Trail before it closed at end of 2023 season!
Yea I know it was sold but not recently though but until Spring of 2023, when the owners of Hobbledown "The Escapade Group" took over the park.
I heard/read about the changes months ago on Radio, TV, Social Media, Website, etc like: The new play zone will be broken up into three new areas including Hobbledown Bay and a Pixie Village, while other existing play equipment will be refurbished to create The Mining Village.
Its latest additions: Hobbledown Bay, Pixie Role Play Village, The Mining Village. Fairy Museum, + Water Pillow!
I was sat on the hills over looked the bays around there on a warm evening with a bit of sea mist when a the shadow of a ghostly pirate ships sails past. The next day we saw the not so ghostly ship in the next bay. It's a great area to base a holiday in North Devon but I haven't been there for almost 20 years and haven't been in the castle for 30. Watermouth Bay has some amazing surfing, loads of places to walk and lots of bits of history plonked around especially if you don't mid driving into Cornwall and exploring the wider area. I really need to go back now :)
Thanks for sharing!
It looks no different to when I went over 15+ years ago. Gnome land was definitely there then and all the other quirky things around! I was expecting the croc to squirt you when you got close, as I'm sure it used to spray water! 🤣
Went their today and it was really special and unique especially the bobsleighing as it's quite fast and has no restraints....
What a beautiful and unique park. Hadn't heard of it before, looks fascinating 🤩
It has been 3 years or just over since you posted this-please tell me you have now been?
As myself, I have a very bad fear of Animatronics! My family wants to go but I am dead afraid. 😂
There was a video on Facebook that I watched years ago where this lady went who was terrified of it and she spent the whole walk through the castle covering her eyes.
We are going to visit there now after watching this, it looks one of the best parks of the kind I've ever seen. We are in Devon in August so it will be 100% on our things to do list. Thank you for introducing us to what looks a great day out.
Have a great time!
Beautiful place.
That big troll music was the one hahahaha brilliant I have to do go just for that. Reminds me of used to be the place called pets corner now known as sundown ( I think ) vibes
Wow looks so pretty and a different park!
Omg I’ve been here!! Went here when I was 10! Amazing memories unlocked with this video! We stayed at the lodges
Wasn’t a troll Shaun ! That’s further round , that was a digging mole
Very nice inside we went Sunday when it was really hot.
Wow looks great! My list of places I want to visit due to Shaun is increasing! Great video!