Alton Towers Resort
Alton Towers Resort is a major theme park in central England. You will find it 900 m north of Alton. It had 2.5M visitors in 2024.
Theme park near Alton
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#133 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (16 Wikipedias). About ↓
Just outside Alton
Alton Towers Resort is 900 m north of Alton. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month in Alton
June to September are the warmest in Alton, with afternoon highs of 17–21°C.
Alton Towers Resort
Wikipedia covers it in 16 languages. 32 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by The Smiler (500 m).
- Type
- Theme park
- Visitors
- 2.5M visitors a year (2024)
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 16 languages
- Town
- 900 m north of Alton
- Official site
- altontowers.com
Mapping Alton Towers Resort
The orange dot is Alton Towers Resort; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which town is nearest
The 8 towns are led in size by Cheadle, with 11,403 people. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Alton
Denstone
Ellastone
Rocester
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Alton Towers Resort is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alton | 900 m south of it | 980 | 17 |
| Denstone | 2.8 km southeast of it | 829 | 17 |
| Ellastone | 3.6 km east of it | 300 | 16 |
| Rocester | 4.1 km southeast of it | 1,679 | 17 |
| Kingsley Holt | 6.2 km northwest of it | 612 | 1 |
| Cheadle | 6.7 km west of it | 11,403 | 6 |
| Waterhouses | 7.3 km north of it | 423 | 3 |
| Kingsley | 7.6 km northwest of it | 695 | 1 |
Pair Alton Towers Resort with these
Also close at hand are 6 attractions, a castle and an abbey or priory, among 32 within 15 km.
AttractionThe Smiler500 m away2
AttractionGalactica500 m away3
AttractionOblivion600 m away4
AttractionWicker Man100 m away5
CastleAlton Castle1 km away6
AttractionRita400 m away7
AttractionThirteen400 m away8
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCroxden Abbey3.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Alton Towers Resort: the answers
Where is Alton Towers Resort?
Alton Towers Resort is 900 m north of Alton, Staffordshire.
What is Alton Towers Resort?
Major theme park in central England.
How many people visit Alton Towers Resort?
About 2.5M visitors a year, in 2024 (the latest count on Wikidata).
When is the best time to visit Alton Towers Resort?
June to September are the warmest months in Alton, with afternoon highs of 17–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Alton Towers Resort?
Within 15 km: The Smiler (500 m), Galactica (500 m), Oblivion (600 m) and Wicker Man (100 m).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Alton Towers Resort: Dunderklumpen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Smiler: TowersStreet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Galactica: Andyfishburne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oblivion: DAllardyce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wicker Man: WL2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alton Castle: Dennis Thorley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rita: rogerbarker2 https://www.flickr.com/photos/rogerbarker/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thirteen: Freddo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Croxden Abbey: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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