2026 Nominees

The annual UK Theme Park Awards celebrate the best theme parks in the country.

The most popular nominations have been reviewed by our judging panel, with the final nominees going forward to the public vote that opens on 20 July 2026.

Theme Park of the Year

• Alton Towers Resort
• Chessington World of Adventures Resort
• Crealy Theme Park & Resort
• Drayton Manor Resort
• LEGOLAND Windsor Resort
• Lightwater Valley
• Paultons Park
• Pleasure Beach Resort
• Pleasurewood Hills
• Thorpe Park

Best New Attraction

• Aviktas (Pleasure Beach Resort)
• Bluey the Ride: Here Come the Grannies! (Alton Towers Resort)
• Chase's Mountain Mission (Chessington World of Adventures Resort)
• Drakon (Paultons Park)
• Fossil Falls (ROARR!)
• Pirates' Plummet (Crealy Theme Park & Resort)
• Rotor (Crealy Theme Park & Resort)
• Spinning Racer (Lightwater Valley)
• Vild Swing (Paultons Park)
• Zuma's Hovercraft Adventure (Chessington World of Adventures Resort)

Best Theme Park for Families

• Adventure Island
• Alton Towers Resort
• Chessington World of Adventures Resort
• Crealy Theme Park & Resort
• Drayton Manor Resort
• Fantasy Island
• Flamingo Land Resort
• Gulliver's Theme Park Resorts
• LEGOLAND Windsor Resort
• Paultons Park
• Pleasure Beach Resort
• Wicksteed Park

Best Theme Park for Toddlers

• Alton Towers Resort (Cbeebies Land)
• Chessington World of Adventures Resort
• Crealy Theme Park & Resort (Sooty Land)
• Drayton Manor Resort (Thomas Land)
• Gulliver's Theme Park Resorts
• Joyland
• LEGOLAND Windsor Resort (DUPLO Valley)
• Paultons Park (Peppa Pig World)
• Sundown Adventureland
• The Big Sheep
• Twinlakes Park
• Wheelgate Park

Best Theme Park for Thrills

• Adventure Island
• Alton Towers Resort
• Drayton Manor Resort
• Fantasy Island
• Flamingo Land Resort
• Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach
• Paultons Park
• Pleasure Beach Resort
• Pleasurewood Hills
• Thorpe Park

Seaside Park of the Year

• Adventure Island
• Blackgang Chine
• Brighton Palace Pier
• Clacton Pier
• Codona's
• Dreamland Margate
• Fantasy Island
• Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach
• Harbour Park
• Joyland
• Pleasure Beach Resort
• Skegness Pleasure Beach 

Waterpark of the Year

• Alpamare
• Alton Towers Waterpark
• Blue Lagoon Water Park (Bluestone)
• Coral Reef Waterworld
• Robin Hood's Splash Play (Wheelgate Park)
• Sandcastle Waterpark
• Splashdown Poole
• Splashdown Quaywest
• Splash Waterworld (Butlin’s)
• Subtropical Swimming Paradise (Center Parcs)
• The Wave
• Waterworld

Scream Park of the Year

• Dr Frights Halloween Nights
• Farmaggedon
• FEAR Scream Park
• PrimEvil
• Psycho Path
• Scare Kingdom Scream Park
• Screamfest
• The Howl Scream Park
• Tulleys Shocktober Fest
• Xtreme Scream Park
• York Maze Hallowscream
• Yorkshire Scare Grounds

Best Halloween Event

• Brick or Treat (LEGOLAND Windsor Resort)
• Fairground Frights (Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach)
• Fear Island (Fantasy Island)
• Fright Nights (Thorpe Park)
• Halloween Spooktacular (Paultons Park)
• Howl’o’ween (Chessington World of Adventures Resort)
• Journey to Hell (Pleasure Beach Resort)
• Monsters & Magic Halloween (Drayton Manor Resort)
• Scarefest (Alton Towers Resort)
• Spook-Fest (Crealy Theme Park & Resort)

Best Christmas Event

• A Celebration of Christmas (Paultons Park)
• Christmas at Alton Towers (Alton Towers Resort)
• Christmas Grotto (Pleasure Beach Resort)
• Christmas Spectacular (Sundown Adventureland)
• Christmas Wonderland (Drayton Manor Resort)
• LEGOLAND at Christmas (LEGOLAND Windsor Resort)
• Magical Christmas Nights (Woodlands Park)
• Santa Safari (West Midlands Safari Park)
• Winter's Tail (Chessington World of Adventures Resort)
• Wonderland (Adventure Island)

Best New Entertainment

• A Celebration of Valgard (Paultons Park)
• Alice: Frozen in a Wonderland of Dreams (Pleasure Beach Resort)
• Creature Campus: Shock to the System (Thorpe Park)
• Dark Hollow (Alton Towers Resort)
• Edge of the Forest (Alton Towers Resort)
• K-Pop Party (Crealy Theme Park & Resort)
• K-Pop Takeover (Drayton Manor Resort)
• Monsters & Magic Spectacular (Drayton Manor Resort)
• Rising Flame: Shadows of the Tomb (Chessington World of Adventures Resort)
• Spelltacular! (Chessington World of Adventures Resort)

Best Brand Activation

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons at SEA LIFE (Chessington World of Adventures Resort)
• Care Bears Spring Celebration (Drayton Manor Resort)
• Chupa Chups x Stranger Things (Thorpe Park)
• LEGO NINJAGO Celebration (LEGOLAND Windsor Resort)
• Meet Baby Evie Pig at Peppa Pig World (Paultons Park)
• Minecraft: Meet the Mobs (Alton Towers Resort)
• PAW Patrol Autumn Adventure (Chessington World of Adventures Resort)
• See Bing & Flop (Gulliver's Theme Park Resorts)
• See Dennis & Gnasher (Gulliver's Theme Park Resorts)
• The Bing Experience (Camel Creek)

Best Landscaped Theme Park

• Alton Towers Resort
• Blackgang Chine
• Chessington World of Adventures Resort
• Drayton Manor Resort
• LEGOLAND Windsor Resort
• Lightwater Valley
• Paultons Park
• Thorpe Park
• Wicksteed Park
• Woodlands Park

Best Theme Park Animal Exhibit

• LEGO City Deep Sea Adventure (LEGOLAND Windsor Resort)
• Lion Coast (Flamingo Land Resort)
• Lion Ridge (West Midlands Safari Park)
• Meerkat Manor (Wicksteed Park)
• Sharkbait Reef (Alton Towers Resort)
• Tiger Tropics (West Midlands Safari Park)
• Valley Wildlife (Gulliver’s Valley)
• Wanyama Reserve (Chessington World of Adventures Resort)
• Wild Lands (Paultons Park)
• ZUFARI: Ride into Africa (Chessington World of Adventures Resort)

Best Theme Park Holiday Village

• Alton Towers Enchanted Village
• Camel Creek Camping & Glamping
• Crealy Resort
• Fantasy Island Holiday Park
• Flamingo Land Holiday Resort
• Folly Farm Holiday Park
• LEGOLAND Windsor Woodland Village
• Safari Lodges (West Midlands Safari Park)
• Wild Acre Village (Sundown Adventureland)
• Woodlands Caravan & Camping

Best New Accessibility Initiative

• ASN Family Festival (M&D’s Scotland’s Theme Park)
• Cut Short Promise (The Milky Way Adventure Park)
• Knights' Kingdom Changing Place (LEGOLAND Windsor Resort)
• Merlin Ride Access Pass App (Merlin Entertainments)
• Pre-Arrival Accessibility Videos (Merlin Entertainments)
• SEND Christmas Grotto (Drayton Manor Resort)
• SEND Days (Crealy Theme Park & Resort)
• Wheelchair Adapted Ride Vehicles (Merlin Entertainments)

Best Social Media Content

• Adventure Island
• Alton Towers Resort
• Blackgang Chine
• Chessington World of Adventures Resort
• Crealy Theme Park & Resort
• Drayton Manor Resort
• LEGOLAND Windsor Resort
• Paultons Park
• Pleasure Beach Resort
• Pleasurewood Hills
• Thorpe Park
• Wicksteed Park

Best Marketing Campaign

• Aviktas (Pleasure Beach Resort)
• Bluey the Ride: Here Come the Grannies! (Alton Towers Resort)
• Building Memories for 30 Years (LEGOLAND Windsor Resort)
• Fright Nights (Thorpe Park)
• Paultons Park 2026 TV Advert
• Pirates' Plummet (Crealy Theme Park & Resort)
• The Wave Coaster Track Walk (Drayton Manor Resort)
• Valgard: Realm of the Vikings (Paultons Park)
• West Midlands Safari Park 2026 TV Advert
• World of PAW Patrol (Chessington World of Adventures Resort)

Best Customer Service

• Adventure Island
• Blackgang Chine
• Crealy Theme Park & Resort
• Drayton Manor Resort
• Fantasy Island
• LEGOLAND Windsor Resort
• Paultons Park
• Pleasure Beach Resort
• Sundown Adventureland
• Thorpe Park

Best Value Theme Park

• Adventure Island
• Crealy Theme Park & Resort
• Drayton Manor Resort
• Fantasy Island
• Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach
• Gulliver's Theme Park Resorts
• Paultons Park
• Pleasure Beach Resort
• Sundown Adventureland
• Twinlakes Park

Theme Park Personality of the Year

• Amanda Thompson (Pleasure Beach Resort)
• Andy Hygate (Pleasure Beach Resort)
• Howard Ebison (Alton Towers Resort)
• Josh Haywood (Crealy Theme Park & Resort)
• Laura Baxter (Blackgang Chine)
• Lawrence Mancey (Paultons Park)
• Mia Haggar (Wicksteed Park)
• Norman Wallis (Adventure Coast Southport)
• Philip Miller (Adventure Island)
• Ross Ballinger (Drayton Manor Resort)

Content Creator of the Year

• Amy and Mel
• Attractions Beyond
• Chessington Buzz
• Coaster Chall
• Coastertog
• Dan Does Theme Parks
• Parkcast
• PlanIt Park
• Ride Comparisons
• Theme Park Dash
• Theme Park Kate
• Theme Park Round-Up

The winner of Content Creator of the Year will join the previous winners in the Content Creator Hall of Fame.