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Rita
Attraction · near Alton · Staffordshire

Rita

Rita is a roller coaster. Visitors find it 600 m north of Alton. 32 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Alton Towers Resort (400 m).

Photo: Rita, rogerbarker2 https://www.flickr.com/photos/rogerbarker/ (CC BY 2.0)
Where
600 m
north of Alton
How well known
Top 19%
#1,601 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 17–21°C
In brief

Attraction near Alton

Just outside Alton

Rita is 600 m north of Alton. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Picking your season

The warmest afternoons in Alton run June to September, at 17–21°C.

Jan6° / 1°78 mm
Feb7° / 1°65 mm
Mar9° / 3°60 mm
Apr12° / 4°61 mm
May16° / 7°61 mm
Jun18° / 10°74 mm
Jul21° / 12°76 mm
Aug20° / 12°81 mm
Sep17° / 9°71 mm
Oct13° / 6°95 mm
Nov9° / 4°93 mm
Dec7° / 1°98 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Alton, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Alton. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Alton’s full climate →
About

Rita

Articles on it exist in 5 languages.

Type
Attraction
Wikipedias
Covered in 5 languages
Town
600 m north of Alton
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Rita on the map

Spot Rita in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

Towns near it

Bases near Rita

Of the 4, Rocester is the largest, at 1,679 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

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  1. 1Alton
  2. 2Denstone
  3. 3Ellastone
  4. 4Rocester
1 · 600 m south of it

Alton

980 people · 17 places to visit

2 · 2.6 km southeast of it

Denstone

829 people · 17 places to visit

3 · 3.8 km east of it

Ellastone

300 people · 16 places to visit

4 · 3.9 km southeast of it

Rocester

1,679 people · 17 places to visit

Compare the 4 towns
TownWhere Rita isPeoplePlaces to visit
Alton600 m south of it98017
Denstone2.6 km southeast of it82917
Ellastone3.8 km east of it30016
Rocester3.9 km southeast of it1,67917
Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Within 15 km you can add 5 attractions, a theme park and a castle.

1Big drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort400 m away · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)2AttractionThe Smiler400 m away3AttractionOblivion400 m away4AttractionGalactica600 m away5CastleAlton Castle600 m away6AttractionThirteen100 m away7AttractionWicker Man500 m away8Abbey or priory · English HeritageCroxden Abbey3.5 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions people have about Rita

Where is Rita?

Rita is 600 m north of Alton, Staffordshire.

What is Rita?

Roller coaster.

When is the best time to visit Rita?

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 Rita?

Within 15 km: Alton Towers Resort (400 m), The Smiler (400 m), Oblivion (400 m) and Galactica (600 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)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.