Diggerland is a chain of theme parks where members of the public can operate heavy machinery such as diggers and JCBs. There are four theme parks in England, and one in the United States. Diggerland is part of the H.E Services Group and Allsafety Limited. The United States theme park is operated by Enchanted Parks.
Locations
There are four Diggerland theme parks in the UK, located in Strood in Kent (opened in 2000), Langley Park in County Durham (opened in 2001), Cullompton in Devon (opened in 2001, closed in 2020, and reopened in 2022) and Castleford in West Yorkshire (opened in 2007). In 2015, it was announced that Diggerland would open their fifth UK park in Evesham, Worcestershire,[1][2][3] but this was cancelled in 2017.[4]
Diggerland had a temporary park in Dubai during the summer of 2005. Their 2006 plan to expand to Richmond, Virginia, in the United States was stalled out by the Great Recession.[5]
Diggerland expanded into the United States with an independent location founded by the Girlya family called ‘Diggerland USA’ opening West Berlin, New Jersey, in 2014.[6][7] In 2020, a waterpark was added to Diggerland USA called ‘The Water Main’ which also received a 2 acre enchantment in 2022.[8] In January 2024, the U.S. park was sold to Innovative Attractions Management (now Enchanted Parks[9]) who had also acquired Enchanted Forest Water Safari the previous year.[10]
| England | Devon | Verbeer Manor | EX15 2PE | 50°52′37″N 3°22′44″W / 50.877°N 3.379°W |
| Durham | Langley Park | DH7 9TT | 54°48′07″N 1°40′30″W / 54.802°N 1.675°W | |
| Kent | Medway Valley Leisure Park | ME2 2NU | 51°22′55″N 0°28′37″E / 51.382°N 0.477°E | |
| Yorkshire | Willowbridge Lane | WF10 5NW | 53°43′05″N 1°23′06″W / 53.718°N 1.385°W | |
| USA | New Jersey | West Berlin | 08091 | 39°48′47″N 74°55′23″W / 39.813°N 74.923°W |
References
- ^ “Diggerland on the way to Evesham”. Evesham Observer. 24 April 2015. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Price, Chris (15 April 2014). “Diggerland USA in West Berlin, New Jersey, set to open in May as owner Hugh Edeleanu continues expansion plan 14 years after first opening in Strood”. KentOnline. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Drew, Nick (30 April 2013). “Digger Man does Diggerland”. Earthmovers Magazine. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Godfey, Joshua (12 April 2017). “Theme park bosses no longer dig Evesham as plans for Diggerland withdrawn”. Evesham Observer. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Lambertson, Giles (20 June 2011). “U.K. Rental Company Finds Success With ‘Diggerland’“. ConstructionEquipmentGuide.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ MacDonald, Brady (5 June 2014). “Diggerland amusement park lets kids operate construction equipment”. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Doyle, Marcia (13 January 2014). “Diggerland, a construction equipment theme park, is coming to New Jersey”. equipmentworld.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Coates, Charlotte (10 January 2025). “Diggerland USA acquired by Innovative Attraction Management”. Blooloop. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ “Destinations”. Enchanted Parks. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ^ “South Jersey theme park Diggerland USA sold to Florida company”. www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 11 February 2025.