{{Short description|Theme and water park in Nottinghamshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Primary sources|date=September 2021}}{{ course assignment | course = Education Program:University of Toronto Mississauga/CCT110: The Rhetoric of Digital and Interactive Media Environments (S2014) | term = 2014 Q1 }} '''Wheelgate Park''' is a 30-acre family theme park and water park in Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire, England.<ref name=Wheelgate>{{cite web|title=Wheelgate Theme Park|url=http://www.wheelgatepark.com/family-theme-park/|website=Wheelgate Park|accessdate=August 5, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Experience>{{cite web|title=Wheelgate Park|url=http://www.experiencenottinghamshire.com/discover/robin-hoods-wheelgate-park-p351701#facilities|website=Experience Nottinghamshire|accessdate=10 February 2026|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170701092144/http://www.experiencenottinghamshire.com/discover/robin-hoods-wheelgate-park-p351701#facilities|archive-date= 1 July 2017}}</ref> The park includes two large indoor play centres, a farm and a water park.<ref name=Experience />
Formerly known as Wonderland Adventure Park, in 2007 the park became part of Bendalls Leisure which also owns Twinlakes Theme Park in Melton Mowbray and Woodlands Family Theme Park in Devon. The name changed to Wheelgate Park together with redevelopment and expansion.<ref name=Wheelgate /> In December 2012, it became "Robin Hoods Wheelgate Park" after development to build a water-park which opened at the beginning of 2013. The site is also a location for UK Escape Games.<ref name=Wheelgate />
==Animal life==
Throughout the park there are places where children can see and visit animals. The animals in the Animal Adventure Zone include rabbits, goats, ponies, snakes and other reptiles, a mongoose, llamas, pigs and birds.<ref name=Experience />
==Play zones==
There are numerous play zones within the park each having a specific associated theme.
==References== {{reflist}} * "Theme park unveils £3m major expansion". ''Chad'', 10 June 2009, p.27. Accessed 25 March 2024
==External links== *{{official website|http://www.wheelgatepark.com/}}
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Category:Amusement parks in England Category:Buildings and structures in Nottinghamshire Category:Tourist attractions in Nottinghamshire