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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Natalie Wilson

Popular French historical theme park to submit plans for £300m destination near Oxford

Puy du Fou opened in the Pays de la Loire region in 1978 - (Benoit Sanson/Geograph/CC BY-SA 4.0)

A famed French theme park is looking to bring Roman gladiator shows and World War One reconstruction to the UK if proposals for an almost 400-acre attraction are approved.

The team behind Puy du Fou – a historical theme park in Les Epesses in the Pays de la Loire region – plans to bring the “journey through time”, including Roman chariot races and jousting, to Cherwell in Oxford.

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