Pleasure Island shut its gates for the last time in 2016 and now the once loved tourist attraction sits eerily derelict with some of its original structures remaining - as future plans remain unclear
Once loved UK theme park left 'eerily' derelict for over a decade after closing forever
Pleasure Island shut its gates for the last time in 2016 and now the once loved tourist attraction sits eerily derelict with some of its original structures remaining - as future plans remain unclear
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Emily Malia GAU Writer and Olivia Beeson UK & World News Reporter
07:02, 13 Aug 2026Updated 07:02, 13 Aug 2026
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