Pickering Beck

Pickering Beck is a river that runs for over 18 miles (29 km) from its source in the North York Moors National Park through the town of Pickering and on to its confluence with Costa Beck at Kirby Misperton. It is a meandering river that is fed by numerous named and unnamed becks and streams which flow over sandstone and limestone beds and an alluvia of sand, clay silt and gravel. The beck is known for flooding and in recent times has been a beneficiary of funding and experimental flood protection schemes. The beck rises at Fen Bog, a watershed between the Eller Beck to the north and Pickering Beck to the south, where rainfall from the surrounding moorland can flow in either direction. Its source lies about 2.5 miles (4 km) west of the source of the River Derwent, into which the beck ultimately drains via the Costa Beck and River Rye. It forms part of the Derwent catchment. Both Ryedale District Council and the Environment Agency acknowledge Pickering Beck as being a main river.

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Kirby Misperton

Kirby Misperton is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England and has a population of around 370. It is about four miles (6 km) south from Pickering by road and about seven miles (11 km) north from Malton, just west of the A169 road. From 1974 to 2023 the village was part of the Ryedale district. It is now administered by North Yorkshire Council.

Mumbo Jumbo (roller coaster)

Mumbo Jumbo is a roller coaster which opened to the public on 4 July 2009 at Flamingo Land Resort, UK. Mumbo Jumbo is situated in the Lost Kingdom section of the park and has orange supports and black tracks. The roller coaster is an El Loco model built by manufacturer S&S – Sansei Technologies; it is 99 feet (30 m) tall, features two inversions and a maximum G force of 4g.

Kumali

Kumali, installed 2006, is a Vekoma Suspended Looping Coaster (SLC), located in Flamingo Land Resort in North Yorkshire, England. The ride is an Shenlin model layout and has four inversions, including the cobra roll which overlooks a lake. It is named after the alpha male of the zoo's lion pride. In 2008 Flamingo Land added video recorders to each car so riders can purchase their own video of them on the ride as well as the on-ride photo. The themed Kumali ride music was written and produced by ElectricStreetPolice, a British TV composer by the name of Paul Bickerdike who has credits on TV and in film at Cannes. Kumali is one of only three operating Vekoma SLCs in the UK. The Odyssey at Fantasy Island Ingoldmells, Skegness, is the largest, and the other, Infusion at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, is the smallest.

Flamingo Land Resort

Flamingo Land is a theme park, zoo, and resort located in Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire, England. Opened in 1959, it has been owned and operated by The Gibb family since 1978.