Thorpe Park Resort has closed its gates for the last time in 2019 as the season has now come to an end. Whilst we saw no new rides at the resort for the 2019 season it’s been an action packed year at the resort, which celebrated its 40th anniversary, events kicked off back in April with the launch of GameFX, bringing a gaming convention to the island for the first time, giving you a chance to try out some of the latest games on the market along with a selection of retro titles.  ...

It’s the time we dread every year, closed season, no more spontaneous trips for a quick ride on Stealth till March.... what will we do?! Well if you’re like me and have a Merlin Annual Pass (even if it’s main use is for the theme parks!) there’s actually still plenty to keep you busy throughout winter making the time till Thorpe reopens it’s gates (126 days at the time of writing this... but who’s counting!) fly by, and lots of them are not far from Thorpe Park at all! Chessington Wo...