Top award for amusement park

This year the UK is home to more 2014 award-winning amusement parks than any other European country, with seven winning parks named in Europe’s top 25.

Within the UK, it is the South East that comes up trumps, taking home more TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards for Amusement Parks than anywhere else in the country.

Paultons Park, Home of Peppa Pig World in Romsey, Hampshire Thorpe Park Resort in Chertsey, Surrey, Brighton Pier, East Sussex and Fishers Adventure Farm Park Sussex take second, fifth, sixth and seventh place in the UK respectively. The four South East parks are also all named in Europe’s top 25.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach is named best rated amusement park in the UK while Florida’s Discovery Cove in Orlando earns the coveted position of best amusement park in the world.

In the water parks category, the seaside town of Blackpool scores a second win as Sandcastle Waterpark is revealed as one of the top 25 in the world and eighth best in Europe. The world’s best rated water park is named as Siam Park in Tenerife.

“Whether you’re a thrill seeker looking for a buzz this summer or a parent planning a family day out during the school holidays, this list of winners should provide plenty of inspiration,” commented TripAdvisor spokesperson, James Kay.

Tim Rollings, owner and founder of Fishers Adventure Farm Park, commented: “We have always been keen to discover new ideas to keep our customers happy whilst gaining vital feedback on what’s working and what’s not.

“It’s really important to us to listen to our customers views and create an attraction that they wish to regularly visit with their families.”

In addition to announcing the UK’s best rated amusement parks, TripAdvisor can also reveal the cost of visiting each park for a family of four, including an overnight stay in a nearby four star hotel.

Report contributed by Fishers Adventure Farm Park.