Universal Studios UK: Is a theme park coming to Stewartby? - BBC News

What might a major new theme park mean for a Bedfordshire village and its 1,200 inhabitants?

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, In 2023, Universal Studios Hollywood opened Super Nintendo WorldBy Laurence CawleyBBC News, BedfordshireThe theme park arm of the media giant NBCUniversal has bought a former brickworks site in Bedfordshire with a view to turning it into a major attraction. But what might a theme park mean for those living nearby?

Late last year it emerged that a 480-acre plot of land at Stewartby, which sits between Bedford and Milton Keynes, had been bought by Universal Destinations and Experiences.

The company has resorts in Orlando and Hollywood in the US as well as Osaka in Japan and Beijing in China.

Could Stewartby, a model village originally built for the workforce of the London Brick Company, be poised to begin a new chapter as the home of Universal's first UK theme park?

Image source, Universal StudiosImage caption, Universal Destinations and Experiences said it would be many months before it made a decision on any plans for a theme park in BedfordshireThe idea is being "explored" by Universal Destinations and Experiences.

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