Growing up in Ipswich in the 50s Felixstowe was our 'go to' place and I loved visits to Mannings including the big dipper...🤗🤗

Last time I went there the Arthur Daley cafe caught fire, got woken up in the middle of the night to fire engine alarms and a big red glow in the sky.

I lived in Garrison lane in the fiftees and went to Langar road school. My mom took me to butlins many times.

I wish more people visited this place back in the day and it could’ve grown into what thr creator probably imagined,I grew up here and I certainly know how much me and my friends would appreciate a amusement park , looks way better in the day

thank you very much for the memories

You should see it now! 👍

sorry to add a PS - where have you seen some old pics ? would love to them.

@coryvazquezlol

7 жыл бұрын

TheSarahshaun most of the older photos I have seen are included in this video that I've found online through research, a few of them were kindly shown to me by the Manning's workers, who let me take a look on my visit in July. They were very helpful!

yup the log flume was- fun house on your right looking out of side gate - would of been on your left , had some fun running that some body used to sneek in at night and put washing up liquid in it lol when we started pumps up in the morning you can imagine the mess - I recon it was old mrs manning or willis when drunk lol

@coryvazquezlol

7 жыл бұрын

TheSarahshaun haha, yeah. That happened at Frontierland in Morcambe too, it caused a few issues with operating the ride over there from what i've heard. The boats Mannings used looked very cute. I loved the theming the park used to have, very unique, especially for that time when theme parks weren't around in the UK.

the first picture of ever body has my brother mike in it

@coryvazquezlol

7 жыл бұрын

TheSarahshaun that's great, the Manning's staff team were, and still are, very nice people.

@TheSarahshaun

7 жыл бұрын

most of us worked there through out the years - starting with my dad on the over under when it was buttlins, brothers that worked there - paul - mike- keven(dogems) - steve(waltzer) - me(dogems-various others) would do it all again - cant remember what I did yesterday, but can remember my time at charlies. to the right of the arcade was bill's mini bikes track there was an old converted bread van that my brother keven used to own and live in I used to stay they now and again when I couldn't get a life home

@coryvazquezlol

7 жыл бұрын

Wow, you can tell the place was thriving back then with that many staff members dedicated. Do you remember a log flume type ride? In a few older photos i've seen one near to where the funhouse is, however i haven't been able to find any information about it.

its been ruined

@coryvazquezlol

6 жыл бұрын

Tate Storey The Manning family try their best to keep the facilities fairly decent, but it's definitely seen better days....

@tatestorey166

6 жыл бұрын

Cory Vazquez Yh fairs

@TackleUpFelixstowe

6 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't say ruined. Times have changed, the rides of old are superseded by huge corporate theme parks. Recently there has been an introduction of classic rides and carnival games to the park, only local support will help them from this point forward.

@loveunitedhateglazer7033

2 жыл бұрын

@@TackleUpFelixstowe agreed