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 Entrance to Blackgang Chine amusement park | |
| Location | Blackgang, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates | 50°35′20″N 1°18′52″W / 50.58889°N 1.31444°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | 1843 |
| Owner | Alexander Dabell/Vectis Ventures Ltd/The Dabell Family |
| General manager | Dan White |
| Slogan | The Land Of Imagination |
| Operating season | March to November |
| Attractions | |
| Total | 5 |
| Roller coasters | 0 |
| Water rides | 1 |
| Website | Blackgangchine.com |
Blackgang Chine is the oldest amusement park in the United Kingdom, having opened in 1843. Named after a now-destroyed chine (a coastal ravine) in the soft Cretaceous cliffs, it is about 6 miles from Ventnor at the southern tip of the Isle of Wight just below St Catherine's Down. Blackgang Chine are owned by the Dabell family. Blackgang Chine is home to many lands of imagination, including Pirate Cove, Restricted Area 5, Fairy Land and Village, and Cowboy Town. Owing to the unstable land on which the park is situated, landslides occur frequently, meaning that attractions have been moved further inland to safer ground on several occasions.