as it was being used as a site for illegal raves. The polystyrene toilet from the house was taken from there 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" however a number of problems started to emerge shortly after opening. A month later, a liquor licence was granted to the park over complaints from Bare residents that it would lead to "hooligan" behaviour in the surrounding areas. Visitors started writing to the local paper complaining about a lack of facilities with a 6,000 strong protest group being formed opposing it. In November, the Labour led council voted to withdraw its support on the grounds that the park was not meeting the promised visitor or income targets, thus closing the park after only thirteen weeks open to the public. The council sued Edmonds and Unique for failing to reach the predicted targets on the grounds of misrepresentation and negligence. The court found that the council had acted unlawfully during its handling of Crinkley Bottom and dismissed their claims whilst 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 External links https://www.dunblobbin.com/ – the Unofficial Crinkley Bottom Museum Fictional populated places in England Defunct amusement parks in the United Kingdom Defunct amusement parks