10 bucket list thrill rides in Yorkshire you need to experience

Looking for high speed thrills?

These daredevil theme park rides and water slides around Yorkshire are sure to get your adrenaline racing, if you have the nerve to give them a go.

How many can you tick off your bucket list?

The Ultimate

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It may be a far cry from the countless steel rides of the modern day, but this wooden coaster is every bit as impressive and provides riders with a thrilling 1.5 mile stretch of drops and turns.

It remains the longest roller coaster in Europe with a ride time nearing six minutes, and features two lift hills of 102ft and 107ft, making it a must-ride for all coaster fans.

Visit: Lightwater Valley, Water Lane, North Stainley, Ripon, HG4 3HT - lightwatervalley.co.uk

Cliffhanger

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Riders will need a good head for heights and nerves of steel before braving this mighty 180m vertical drop tower (one of the tallest in Europe), which features an exhilarating missile launch combined with BASE-jumping all in one single ride.

Visit: Flamingo Land, Kirby Misperton, Malton, YO17 6UX - flamingoland.co.uk

Black Run

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Experience a taste of the Alps at this fun-fuelled water adventure park in Scarborough, where you'll find a host of family friendly flumes alongside more nerve-wracking slides like Black Run, which is the steepest and fastest of them all with a scary 11 metre drop.

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Visit: Alpamare Scarborough, 28 Burniston Road, Scarborough, YO12 6PH - alpamare.co.uk

The Plummet

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Take to the trees at the newly opened Go Ape! adventure park at Temple Newsam, where among aerial routes and zip wires, you'll find The Plummet, a mammoth 46ft sheer drop that isn't for the faint-hearted.

Visit: Go Ape! Temple Newsam, Temple Newsam Road, Leeds, LS15 0DX - goape.co.uk

Mumbo Jumbo

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Boasting a terrifying 112 degree vertical drop, which saw it enter the record books as the world's steepest steel coaster until 2011, this ultimate thrill ride at Flamingo Land features two full inversions and reaches a force in excess of 4G.

Visit: Flamingo Land, Kirby Misperton, Malton, YO17 6UX - flamingoland.co.uk

The Abyss

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Standing at a height of 150ft, The Abyss @ Magna is the world's highest indoor bungee jump and if the size of the drop wasn't enough to make your legs wobble, it's also set in semi darkness complete with music, video screens, dry ice and effect lighting to make the whole experience that little more terrifying.

Visit: Sheffield Road, Rotherham, S60 1DX - ukbungee.co.uk

Spindizzy

It's not everyday you get to take a ride on a giant digger and the mighty Spindizzy attraction won't fail to disappoint.

Hoisting riders high into the air and tossing them in every direction, it's best to take on this ride before eating your lunch.

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Visit: Willowbridge Lane, Castleford, WF10 5NW - diggerland.com

Terror Torrent

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This dark and winding slide at Calyspo Cove in Barnsley is one of the fastest indoor water slides in the UK and is guaranteed to give you a thrilling adrenaline rush as you plunge your way to the bottom.

Visit: Calypso Cove Waterpark, The Metrodome Queens Ground, Queens Road, Barnsley, S71 1AN - calypsocovewaterpark.org.uk

Velocity

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This unique motorbike launch coaster is the only one of its kind in the UK and will propel you from 0-60mph in just 2.8 seconds, before hurtling through more than 2000 feet of hairpin turns, inclines and nail-biting drops.

Visit: Flamingo Land, Kirby Misperton, Malton, YO17 6UX - flamingoland.co.uk

The Black Pearl

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Experience the ebb and flow of the high seas aboard The Black Pearl at Lightwater Valley's Skeleton Cove, where you'll rotate through 360 degrees and enjoy spectacular views from the 85ft attraction, if you dare to keep your eyes open.

Visit: Lightwater Valley, Water Lane, North Stainley, Ripon, HG4 3HT - lightwatervalley.co.uk