Editing The Milky Way (amusement park) (section)

==History==
On 1 April 1984, changes to [[European Union]] [[milk quota]]s resulted in the Stanburys' successful dairy farm and cattle dealing business collapsing almost overnight, through no fault of their own. Trevor and Christine Stanbury made the decision to diversify, and opened the farm to the public three months later on the 1st of July. Over the years, the family have transformed the farm into an all weather adventure park with the addition of various attractions, rides and shows.

In 2007, Trevor Stanbury was awarded a [[Member of the British Empire|MBE]] for his services to tourism in southwest England. In 2009, he said he was keen to promote businesses in the area as he felt the most qualified of workers in Devon tended to move away.<ref name=ndj>{{cite news|url=http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/dairy-farm-tourist-attraction/story-12160743-detail/story.html|title=From dairy farm to a top tourist attraction|work=North Devon Journal|date=26 November 2009|accessdate=15 August 2016}}</ref>

In 2015, the park opened The Old Barn, a DIY wedding venue in a converted 17th century barn located on the edge of the site.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=The Old Barn|url=https://oldbarnwedding.co.uk/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> In 2016, the park was listed by [[Tripadvisor]] as one of the ten best amusement parks in Britain.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/north_devon_theme_park_named_in_uk_s_top_10_1_4612046|title=North Devon theme park named in UK's top 10|work=North Devon Gazette|date=11 July 2016|accessdate=15 August 2016}}</ref>