M&D's theme park bought out of administration

M&D’s theme park, which closed down due to financial difficulties brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, is to reopen after it was bought out of administration.

The attraction in Strathclyde Country Park went into administration in April, with 165 employees made redundant.

In a statement on its Facebook page on Monday the park announced it has been bought out of administration and has new management in place.

Bosses said that, in line with Scottish Government guidelines, they are working to reopen the theme park, Devil's Island Adventure Golf and Amazonia when restrictions have been lifted.

They said: “We are working within the physical distancing guidelines as outlined by the Scottish Government, as well as introducing additional hand sanitising stations located throughout the park and Amazonia, and look forward to welcoming you back in the near future.

“There will be some modifications when you come back to visit us and we'd ask that you bear with us during this period of change and adjustment to allow us to give you the fantastic day out you would usually experience at Scotland's Theme Park.”

The park announced in April that Leonard Curtis had been appointed administrators.

In a statement at the time, bosses said it had been a “challenging few years” and they had “worked really hard to try to diversify and keep the business afloat”.

The company stated: “Like many leisure businesses, the plans we had for the 2020 season have had to be cancelled due to Covid-19.”

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