Alton Towers - Thirteen new for 2010

Alton Towers have announced that "Thirteen" is the name of their new ride.

Thirteen launches on Saturday 20th March 2010 right at the start of the 2010 theme park season.

Located next to Rita Queen of Speed, Thirteen is a rollercoaster mixing physical and psychological fear - experts are calling it a 'psychoaster'! How exciting a new ride at Alton Towers, we can't wait for it to open!

Take a look at the Alton Towers Theme Park website for all the latest information about Thirteen www.altontowers.com/2010/ .

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SAD NEWS

Yesterday was a very sad day indeed at The Malthouse. As you will know if you have stayed with us or looked at our blog we have two cats Flossy and Smudge. However we are sad to report that we now only have one cat. Flossy our elderly cat (aged around 20) had been unwell for a little while and unfortunately she had to be put to sleep yesterday. She had looked pretty frail for a year or two but had still been eating well and enjoying taking life easy in her old age.

Here is a picture of Flossy taken this summer in one of her favorite spots on our front lawn.

Needless to say we are devastated and already miss her terribly. The only good news is that Smudge (our youngster) is taking it all in his stride and still eating for England!

We have been on Holiday

You might wonder why there has not been an update to our blog for a while. This is because we have been away on holiday ourselves! Now we are back home and starting to get back into our usual routine you will hear from us again soon!

ALTON TOWERS - new ride for 2010

Did you know that Alton Towers are in the process of building a new theme park ride for the 2010 season?

As usual the new ride is a closely guarded secret!

You can register your e-mail address at www.altontowers.com/2010 to get news leading up to the launch of the ride.

All that we know so far is that it will be a world first attraction!

CAN'T WAIT TO GO ON IT WHATEVER IT IS!!!

Our visit to Alton Towers

This afternoon we were tourists and went on our annual visit to Alton Towers Theme Park!


We aim to visit the theme park in the spring but usually end up going in the Autumn before the half term holidays start. Today was a perfect day to visit Alton Towers, the sun was shining and the park was quiet so there were no queues for the rides!


We had a lovely afternoon at Alton Towers. To be honest we didn't go on many rides we simply enjoyed a walk around the grounds and had lunch. How lazy is that! It does mean though that we can recommend the fish and chips (near Nemesis), the donuts (near The Flume) and the
hot dogs (near The Towers Restaurant). Not that we like our food much!


















Hope you like the pictures that we took. The gardens are spectacular at this time of year.

Alton Towers - Scarefest

Don't forget that Scarefest starts at Alton Towers Theme Park on Saturday 17th October 2009 and runs until Sunday 1st November 2009.

This spooktacular event should not be missed! There's lots of fun for young visitors and lots of frights for those who dare! The theme park rides in the dark are fangtastic!

You can book your tickets online, see www.altontowers.com/ for details regarding Scarefest and tickets.

After an exciting day at Alton Towers you'll need to take a rest!

To check availability at our B&B telephone The Malthouse on 01538 703273.

BAKEWELL

On Monday we had some time off and took a drive to Bakewell in Derbyshire.

Bakewell is a lovely old fashioned market town situated on the river Wye. It's about a 45 minute journey by car from our bed and breakfast in Alton. The drive from The Malthouse to Bakewell is very scenic. We went via Ashbourne (another small town) and then through lots of rolling countryside to reach Bakewell. But if you're feeling adventurous you can go via Dovedale and Tissington in the Peak District National Park. This route will take longer as you will have to go slowly up and down lots of hills, cross cattlegrids, cross a ford (small stream) and avoid the sheep and cattle that roam the roads! Lots of fun though.

Monday is a great day to vist Bakewell as it's usually market day. There is an outdoor market in the town centre with lots of different stalls,plenty of bargains. The indoor cattle market is a short walk away, very interesting (but smelly!) if you have not been to one before. There are also lots of small independent shops in the town and plenty of cafe's selling the famous Bakewell Pudding or Tart.

We can highly recommend the fish and chip shops. We got fish and chips to take away for our lunch and took them next to the river where these are lots of seats (see above photo).
If you have any chips left (unlike us) the ducks love them!