I came across some old holiday photos tonight of a trip to a real classic style theme park called Blackgang Chine on the Isle of Wight, a small island just off the south coast of England.

“Frontier land is a full sized cowboy town in wild west setting”

A wild west setting, if you can see past the British climate, flora and fauna and proximity to chalk cliffs that are occasionally sliding into the sea!

Frontier Land railroad train and gunfighter

Here are a couple of photos of the cowboy town - first off a small scale western railroad engine with gunfighter mannequin in the background:

Next a shot of the ‘Last Chance Saloon’ painted in gaudy colours and complete with rooms available at an hourly rate.

Frontier Land - Last Chance Hotel

It’s well worth a visit if you’re staying on the island, the chine itself may have been swallowed up by the encroaching sea but wild west fans can tour a tiny (and child friendly) frontier settlement without having to take a plane all the way to the US.


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