The Ten Best British Rollercoasters

2. Nemesis Alton Towers
Opened in 1994, Nemesis is the only underground rollercoaster – they dug the ride down into the ground, so as you come round the corners you come close to the rock faces,which adds to the thrill and the fear factor.
www.altontowers.com; 0870 444 4455

3. Stealth Thorpe Park
The thing about Stealth is the launch, which takes you from 0-80mph in just over two seconds. You sit down, the lights go green, and Bam! There’s a 200ft drop, but you’re still recovering from the launch at that stage.
www.thorpepark.com; 0870 444 4466

4. Air Alton Towers
The only lay-down coaster in the country. You get strapped into your seat and end up in a Superman position. You can put your arms out in front of you. The feeling of flying is not so much scary as exhilarating.
www.altontowers.com; 0870 444 4455

5. G-Force Drayton Manor Park, Staffordshire
The lift hill is upside down on this coaster. You twist upside down into the first loop, and it’s not until you reach the top that the train is released.
www.draytonmanor.co.uk; 08708 725 252

6. Millennium Coaster Fantasy Island, Skegness
No prizes for guessing when this one opened. As you ride around there are market stalls below you and a dome, which has water rides inside it. It circumnavigates the entire park.
www.fantasyisland.co.uk; 01754 872 030

7. Colossus Thorpe Park
The only coaster in the world to go upside down 10 times. It uses all the different inversions: loops, corkscrews, inline twists, etc. And it’s right next to the lake, which is nice if you have a chance to admire the view.
www.thorpepark.com; 0870 444 4466

8. Grand National Blackpool Pleasure Beach
This is a real oldwooden rollercoaster from1935.Two trains race on two tracks next to each other round all the dips and turns and every dip is named after a fence in the Grand National.
www.blackpoolpleasurebeach.com; 0870 444 5566

9. Infusion Blackpool Pleasure Beach
An inverted rollercoaster that’s entirely overwater. There are fountains and awall of whitewater, which you appear to be about to burst through, but at the lastminute you turn.
www.blackpoolpleasurebeach.com; 0870 444 5566

10. Rage Adventure Island, Southend
The Roller Coaster Club is going on its first trip to Adventure Island this year because of this ride. It has a vertical-lift hill, and a 95-degree drop.
www.adventureisland.co.uk; 01702 443 400