Congo River Rapids
Congo River Rapids is a river rapids water ride. It lies 1 km north of Alton. Nearby, Alton Towers Resort (100 m) heads a list of 32 within 15 km.
Attraction near Alton
Just outside Alton
Congo River Rapids is 1 km north of Alton. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
June to September are the warmest in Alton, with afternoon highs of 17–21°C.
Congo River Rapids
Its story is told in 2 languages on Wikipedia.
- Type
- Attraction
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 1 km north of Alton
- Official site
- altontowers.com/theme-park/congo-river-rapids
Where to find Congo River Rapids
Orange is Congo River Rapids; numbered in green, the places near it.
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Towns close to Congo River Rapids
The 4 towns are led in size by Rocester, with 1,679 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
What else is near Congo River Rapids
Nearby, 32 places within 15 km include 6 attractions, a theme park and a castle.
Big drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort100 m away · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)2
AttractionThe Smiler600 m away3
AttractionGalactica500 m away4
AttractionOblivion700 m away5
AttractionWicker Man100 m away6
CastleAlton Castle1.1 km away7
AttractionRita500 m away8
AttractionThirteen600 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Congo River Rapids: what to know
Where is Congo River Rapids?
Congo River Rapids is 1 km north of Alton, Staffordshire.
What is Congo River Rapids?
River rapids water ride.
When is the best time to visit Congo River Rapids?
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 Congo River Rapids?
Within 15 km: Alton Towers Resort (100 m), The Smiler (600 m), Galactica (500 m) and Oblivion (700 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)
- Congo River Rapids: BenBowser, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
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