A 100-year-old rollercoaster, believed to be the oldest in Britain, has closed for good.
Dreamland Margate in Kent has announced that the amusement park’s Scenic Railway would “take well-earned retirement from operation as a ride”.
A restoration of the Grade II-listed rollercoaster was completed in 2015 after it had closed in 2005 and suffered an arson attack in 2008.
“Dreamland is committed to finding a new long-term plan to reinvent the Scenic Railway and for it to be enjoyed by future generations in a fresh way,” a spokesperson said.
The theme park said an “extensive process of consultations and inspections” were carried out but it was “concluded that, after 100+ years, the ride has come to the end of its current life”.
The Scenic Railway, one of the theme park’s star attractions, had been out of action since a fault in 2024.
The wooden ride first opened in 1920 and, according to Historic England, suffered fires in 1949 and 1957. Its 2015 restoration was part of an £18 million investment in reopening the park, which had spent a decade closed to the public.
