Where is the chained oak alton towers

HK I live near the tree, and wont go near it, seems spooky enough for me. Martin I believe that it is all true, because when I visited it this year, you could tell just by looking at the chains that they are nearly two hundred years old.

Also, when you ride Hex, you may notice in the queue line inside, they reveal a 40 second video clip which was taken back in the early 19th century, to prove the earl really did chain it up.

Dominic Apparently in April of this year one of the branches broke of the tree and of the descendants of the Earl of Shrewsbury confirmed that no one has died. At least for now! Laura I work at alton towers and read some of the literature by them about the legend and the tree, and i do believ that it was alot of effort to go through just to chain up an old oakk tree there are steps and a visible path leading up to and around the tree even if the tree was of some value it is still alot to go through just to preserve it.

I think the legend is true and that the Hex ride complements the legend well! Gina We visited it in augusy and it gives an unsettling feeling even in daylight. Some of the chain, the tree has grown around. We visited again last week and i was sad to see that a large part has fallen and some hooligans have sprayed blue paint in a swastika sign on the tree.

Jonathan After reading the latest comments about the chained oak, I think the curse is still intact. When I went to see the tree last time, I still felt this strange, dark, unfriendly presence surrounding the tree like there is someone or something there watching in anger, something that doesn't want anyone visiting the tree.

I don't know why but that presence is still there after the branches fell. Sure some of the big branches have fallen and many people think it was due to one of the chains rusting through, the tree being very old or the very strong winds that were blowing when the branches fell but the way I see it, I think its quite the opposite to any of the three.

I believe it was due to the curse. If I recall, there was a movie being made about the chained oak aroung that time but it got scrapped due to continuity hence the fallen branches. The way I see it, I believe thats why the branches fell, to stop the movie being completed.

This is my way of saying the curse is still alive. Source: Gary Rogers. The Chained Oak is an oak tree, tied in chains, near to the village of Alton, Staffordshire, England. The tree, referred to as "The Old Oak", is the subject of a local legend involving the Earl of Shrewsbury and an old beggar woman. The legend was adapted and fancifully elaborated to form the back-story for the ride Hex — the Legend of the Towers at the nearby Alton Towers theme park.

Source: Wikipedia. More information. Places of interest nearby. JavaScript is required for this feature, but it is either disabled or not supported by your browser. Please enable JavaScript or upgrade your browser. The first part of the route follows the Churnet River northwards, just before Consall.

Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Email required Address never made public. Name required. Published by historyfox. Previous Croxden Abbey. Follow Following. Magical History Tour. Sign me up. Already have a WordPress. Log in now. Loading Comments The track through the wood is called Barbary Gutter.

This was used by the Earl as a private road to Saint Giles Church. Both the church and Alton Towers were designed by Pugin.

The ride called Hex at Alton Towers tells the story of this legend with fantastic effects.