The English theme park with world-first rides crowned best in the UK – scooping TEN awards

A BELOVED theme park in the UK has scooped up a whopping ten awards – including Theme Park of the Year.

ThemeParks-UK.com announced the winners of this year’s best parks around the country with this one scooping up awards across 10 categories.

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The theme park in question is Paultons Park which has over 70 rides and attractions, as well as Peppa Pig World.

Found in Hampshire just outside of the New Forest, the theme park has nine Peppa-themed rides as well as rollercoasters, splash parks and even an animal park.

At the recent UK Theme Park Awards 2025, Paultons Park was crowned Theme Park of the Year beating the likes of Thorpe Park and Legoland.

Not only that, but it also scooped up nine other awards including Best New Attraction for Ghostly Manor.

It also topped the two categories for Best Theme Park for Families and Best Theme Park for Toddlers.

It also won Best Use of IP in an Attraction for Peppa Pig World, Best New Sustainability Initiative for The Solar Energy Project and Best Customer Service at a large theme park.

It came second in Best New Food or Retail Outlet for the Pancake Kitchen, and the category for Best Integration of Technology in a Guest Experience for Ghostly Manor.

Lawrence Mancey, Marketing and Technology Director at Paultons Park, said: “We are delighted to have been awarded 10 awards this year at the annual UK Theme Park Awards, including the prestigious Theme Park of the Year Award.

“These awards are testament to the hard work and dedication of our whole team at Paultons.

“We’re looking forward to building on our success next year with the opening of our first inverting rollercoaster, Drakon, in our new immersive world Valgard: Realm of the Vikings opening May 2026.”

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Next year, the theme park will open a new land called Valgard – Realm of the Vikings.

It will be a viking-themed world with the park’s first inverting rollercoaster, called Drakon.

Drakon will be the park’s most thrilling ride with a vertical lift hill and two twists taking riders upside down.

Also in the Viking world will be the Vild Swing that swirls riders 12 metres in the air, two brand new thrill rides, retheming of Cobra – a famous ride at Paultons Park, into a bobsled adventure.

The ride will be renamed Raven to complement the Viking village experience.

On the site there will be a themed restaurant and a new playground too.

Tickets into Paultons Park cost £45 per person if bought in advance online, on the day tickets cost £60.

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Other winners included Drayton Manor in Tamworth which picked up the top prize when it came to the Best Value Theme Park.

Drayton Manor also came in first place for Best New Accessibility Initiative, and third for Best Use of IP in an Attraction.

It also came second for its 75th Anniversary Fireworks which won Best New Event.

Plus, read more from one writer who went to one of Europe’s biggest theme parks with more than 40 attractions and record-breaking rollercoasters.

And check out the top six UK theme parks you can easily reach by train this summer – and how to find the cheapest family fares.

Here's A List of The Theme Park Winners...

Theme Park of the Year

Paultons Park

Best New Attraction

Ghostly Manor (Paultons Park)

Best Reimagined Attraction

Launch Pad (Pleasure Beach Resort)

Best Theme Park for Families

(Large): Paultons Park

(Small): Crealy Theme Park & Resort

Best Theme Park for Toddlers

(Large): Paultons Park (Peppa Pig World)

(Small): Crealy Theme Park & Resort (Sooty Land)

Best Theme Park for Thrills

Thorpe Park

Best Theme Park with Animals

(Large): Chessington World of Adventures Resort

(Small): Drusillas Park

Best Seaside Park

(North): Pleasure Beach Resort

(South): Adventure Island

Best New Event

LEGO Festival (LEGOLAND Windsor Resort)

Best Value Theme Park

(Large): Drayton Manor Resort

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