Brean Leisure Park

Brean Leisure Park
Previously known as Holiday Resort Unity
LocationHoliday Resort Unity, Brean, Somerset, England
Coordinates51°17′08″N 3°00′35″W / 51.285668°N 3.009664°W / 51.285668; -3.009664
Opened1946
OwnerHoliday Resort Unity
Operated byPhil Booth[1]
Operating seasonMarch to November
Attendance750,000+ per annum
Area200 acres (80.9 ha)
Attractions
Total30+ (T.B.C.)
Roller coasters4
Websitewww.brean.com

Brean Leisure Park is an amusement park in the coastal resort of Brean, near Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, England. The park covers an area of 200 acres (80.9 ha).[2]

Brean Leisure Park is open from March to November every year. The park has also been a concert venue for artists such as DJ Casper,[3] Peter Andre,[4] Jason Donovan and The Wurzels. Sky filmed an episode of Brainiac: Science Abuse entitled "Funfair Physics" at the park. An episode of BBC TV series Casualty was also filmed there in 2007 and again 2013. And an episode of CBBC TV series The Sparticle Mystery was filmed of the titled of the episode The FunFair. In 1997 there was location filming for Rosie and Jim of the characters riding a Merry-go-Round.

  1. ^ "New owner of popular Brean fun park". Burnham on Sea.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Brean Leisure Park". Enjoy England. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Review: Cha Cha Slide at Brean". BBC. 10 August 2005. Archived from the original on 26 January 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
  4. ^ "Peter Andre Concert at Brean Leisure Park". Burnham-on-sea.com. 4 August 2004. Archived from the original on 3 December 2006. Retrieved 24 March 2008.