Landmark Forest Park
4th September 2010
Landmark Forest Park is an adventure park for older children located near Inverness in the north of Scotland. Its roller coaster doesn't open until an hour after the park, and with time to spare we spent some time exploring the place. Most of what we found was aimed at younger people, but we did happen across what is apparently the tallest wooden observation platform in the United Kingdom. The substantial energy investment required to climb this is rewarded with a view of trees and not much else (see below), though those with a predisposition towards schadenfreude can at least enjoy the sound effects made by those who are not entirely comfortable with heights!

A reasonably tall water slide complex stands next to the Runaway Timber Train (#1566), a family coaster by IE Park that looks and feels like the Pinfari Mighty Mini Mega. Today it was being operated by an American with a fairly twisted sense of humo(u)r; please make sure your loose articles are secure; if they fall, they will break, you will cry, and I will laugh. He also asked us to please try not to fall out, as it makes me look bad. Falling out of this ride is unlikely to be possible, as the seating is extremely cramped, particularly in the front half of each car. The lap bar and seatbelt combination make it barely possible to move, let alone escape. Restrictive seating aside, however, this proved a surprisingly fun coaster which was well worth riding more than once.
Near the exit of the park is the Bamboozeleum, a collection of optical illusions and electrical lighting effects that is well worth a few minutes. There was also a collection of stereograms, which I tried and once again failed to see; I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong...