What it’s really like to live in a village next to Alton Towers - the UK’s biggest theme park - video Dailymotion

People living in a quaint village next to Alton Towers remember how the theme park evolved from donkey rides

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00:00 Hi, my name's John Morehouse. I've lived in Orton for about 38 years.

00:19 There's Orton Towers, which is not far from here.

00:36 Orton Towers, although the traffic is a bit of a pain at times, the actual business that

00:40 it generates for the local businesses is very good.

00:43 B&B here at the White Hart is doing very well.

00:46 I know that several places in the village do Air B&Bs, and they're doing well too.

00:51 As a resident, not so good, but as a business person, very good.

00:55 [train passing]