Crinkley Bottom, also popularly referred to as Blobbyland,

Cricket St Thomas

thumb|upright=1.2|Abandoned remains of Dunblobbin', Crinkley Bottom, [[Cricket St Thomas, pictured in 2013]]

The first park, located in Cricket St Thomas in Somerset, was based around an existing wildlife park and the Cricket House country estate. The Crinkley Bottom park was based around Mr Blobby with a Blobby-themed house called "Dunblobbin" being the main attraction, along with several other themed areas based on British children's television including Noddy and The Animals of Farthing Wood. The park opened in 1994 and was popular. After the rebrand, the Dunblobbin' area was closed and sealed off. The owners of the land initially blocked off the site, eventually demolishing Dunblobbin' in 2014 due to vandalism and the holding of illegal raves. The polystyrene toilet was taken from the house in 2013 and placed in an art gallery.

Morecambe

In 1994, Lancaster City Council agreed a deal with Edmonds to open a Crinkley Bottom on the grounds of Happy Mount Park in Morecambe, Lancashire. Councillors voted 59–1 in favour of a £300,000 investment. The park received outside sponsorship from Fuji and Mars, Incorporated with British Rail giving the park free advertising by promoting the nearby Bare Lane railway station as "Bare Crinkley Bottom". It opened in July 1994 as "Noel Edmonds' World of Crinkley Bottom" and dismissed their claims while Edmonds was awarded £950,000 in damages. The fiasco gained the name of "Blobbygate" with Edmonds stating after a negative report into the council's handling of the situation which had cost the local taxpayers £2.6 million, that: "We wanted people investigated because they cheated the people of Morecambe out of something very significant. I thought Morecambe was famous for shrimps, now it's notorious for fudge." In 2016, the Countdown host Nick Hewer visited Morecambe to film a segment for BBC One's The One Show detailing the park and resulting scandal.

Lowestoft

In 1996 in Lowestoft, Suffolk, Unique licensed a Crinkley Bottom attraction at Pleasurewood Hills. During their Crinkley Bottom licence, the park transformed its theatre into a castle. This arrangement only lasted for a year due to a change of ownership.

References

  • https://www.dunblobbin.com/ – the Unofficial Crinkley Bottom Museum