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A 2012 planning application for the zip wire was refused by the Park Authority on the grounds of impact, despite support from explorer and Lake District resident Sir Chris Bonington and notable business and tourism organisations. [16] [17] Permission was granted for the 1 kilometre (0.62 miles) long zip wire in 2018. [18]
The Skywire at Bluewater in Kent is the longest in England at 725 metres (2,379 ft). [37] The longest zip-line in Europe, at 2,300 metres (7,500 ft), is the Sternsauser in Hoch-Ybrig, Switzerland. [38] The Zip World Bethesda line in Penrhyn Quarry, Bethesda, Wales holds the world record for attaining the fastest zip-line travel speed. [39] [40]
In 2014 the Bounce Below attraction, described as "the world's largest underground trampoline", opened in the mine caverns [4] along with the Zip World wire course outside. [5] As part of the 2014 developments a new guided Victorian Mine Tour opened combining the funicular, the tunnels from the two previous tours and some tunnels newly opened ...
Zip World Llechwedd Adventures, based around the Llechwedd slate mines, offers a Deep Mine Tour of the caverns, an underground trampoline park known as Bounce Below, the world's largest underground zip wire course, and multiple stand-alone zip lines termed "Titan", including Europe's first four-person zip line as well as a shorter 98 feet (30 m ...
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A zip line was strung from the second floor of the Eiffel Tower by bottled water vendor Perrier in conjunction with the French Open. A giant zip wire is installed on Paris' Eiffel Tower for ...
Brighton Palace Pier at dusk This is a list of extant and former coastal piers in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man and piers on the river Thames. Coastal piers England Name Place Ceremonial county Opened Length Pier of the Year Listed grade Description Image Central Pier Blackpool Lancashire 30 May 1868 1,118 feet (341 m) Originally 1,518 feet (463 m) long. South Pier Blackpool Lancashire 31 ...
A woman on a Go Ape zip-line. There are 36 locations in parks, forests and woodlands in England, Scotland and Wales consisting of rope ladders, zip-lines, rope bridges, trapezes and swings. There are also 12 Forest Segway experiences, 25 Treetop Adventure, 16 Treetop Adventure Plus and 3 Nets Adventure courses.