A North Yorkshire theme park has been put up for sale. Lightwater Valley Family Adventure Park, in Ripon, opened in 1969 and attracts ‘over 230,000 visitors per annum’.

The ‘long established theme park business’ with ‘182 acres of mature and picturesque grounds’ is up for sale on Rightmove with a price tag of £3 million.

The Rightmove advert said: "An opportunity to take ownership of, and develop a long established theme park business in the heart of Yorkshire with planning for a significant scheme of complementary holiday accommodation. Lightwater Valley lies on the eastern fringe of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, approximately 5km to the north of Ripon.

“The attractions benefits from good accessibility, with easy road links to (and signage off) the A1 (M) to the east via the

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