2026 Winners

The winners of the UK Theme Park Awards have been announced, with Paultons Park and Pleasurewood Hills crowned Theme Park of the Year.

The full list of winners:

Theme Park of the Year presented by AttractionTickets.com

• WINNER (over 1m visitors): Paultons Park
• WINNER (under 1m visitors): Pleasurewood Hills

Best New Attraction presented by Attractions.io

• GOLD (Large): Drakon (Paultons Park)
• SILVER (Large): Aviktas (Pleasure Beach Resort)
• BRONZE (Large): Bluey the Ride: Here Come the Grannies! (Alton Towers Resort)
  
  
• GOLD (Small): Spinning Racer (Lightwater Valley)
• SILVER (Small): Rotor (Crealy Theme Park & Resort)
• BRONZE (Small): Fossil Falls (ROARR!)

Best Theme Park for Families presented by RWS Global

• GOLD (Large): Paultons Park
• SILVER (Large): LEGOLAND Windsor Resort
• BRONZE (Large): Chessington World of Adventures Resort
  
  
• GOLD (Small): Gulliver’s Theme Park Resorts
• SILVER (Small): Crealy Theme Park & Resort
• BRONZE (Small): Adventure Island

Best Theme Park for Thrills presented by LOOP by Semantic

• GOLD: Thorpe Park
• SILVER: Alton Towers Resort
• BRONZE: Pleasure Beach Resort

Best Theme Park for Toddlers presented by Avius

• GOLD (Large): Paultons Park (Peppa Pig World)
• SILVER (Large): LEGOLAND Windsor Resort (DUPLO Valley)
• BRONZE (Large): Drayton Manor Resort (Thomas Land)
  
  
• GOLD (Small): Crealy Theme Park & Resort (Sooty Land)
• SILVER (Small): Gulliver’s Theme Park Resorts
• BRONZE (Small): Sundown Adventureland

Best Seaside Park presented by presented by Froneri

• GOLD (North): Pleasure Beach Resort
• SILVER (North): Fantasy Island
• BRONZE (North): Skegness Pleasure Beach
  
  
• GOLD (South): Adventure Island
• SILVER (South): Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach
• BRONZE (South): Blackgang Chine

Waterpark of the Year presented by Semnox

• GOLD: Sandcastle Waterpark
• SILVER: Alton Towers Waterpark
• BRONZE: Subtropical Swimming Paradise (Center Parcs)

Scream Park of the Year presented by Framestore

• GOLD: Tulleys Shocktober Fest
• SILVER: Screamfest
• BRONZE: Xtreme Scream Park

Best Halloween Event presented by KA Creative

• GOLD (Large): Fright Nights (Thorpe Park)
• SILVER (Large): Scarefest (Alton Towers Resort)
• BRONZE (Large): Journey to Hell (Pleasure Beach Resort)
  
  
• GOLD (Small): Fear Island (Fantasy Island)
• SILVER (Small): Spookfest (Crealy Theme Park & Resort)
• BRONZE (Small): Fairground Frights (Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach)

Best Christmas Event presented by Photo Experience

• GOLD (Large): A Celebration of Christmas (Paultons Park)
• SILVER (Large): Christmas Wonderland (Drayton Manor Resort)
• BRONZE (Large): LEGOLAND at Christmas (LEGOLAND Windsor Resort)
  
  
• GOLD (Small): Christmas Spectacular (Sundown Adventureland)
• SILVER (Small): Santa Safari (West Midlands Safari Park)
• BRONZE (Small): Magical Christmas Nights (Woodlands)

Best New Entertainment presented by TAG Live®

• GOLD: Alice Frozen in a Wonderland of Dreams (Pleasure Beach Resort)
• SILVER: A Celebration of Valgard (Paultons Park)
• BRONZE: Dark Hollow (Alton Towers Resort)

Best Brand Activation presented by Katapult

• GOLD: Minecraft: Meet the Mobs (Alton Towers Resort)
• SILVER: LEGO NINJAGO Celebration (LEGOLAND Windsor Resort)
• BRONZE: PAW Patrol Autumn Adventure (Chessington World of Adventures Resort)

Best Landscaped Theme Park presented by TouchWood Play

• GOLD: Alton Towers Resort
• SILVER: Paultons Park
• BRONZE: Blackgang Chine

Best Theme Park Animal Exhibit presented by BoldFrame

• GOLD: ZUFARI: Ride into Africa (Chessington World of Adventures Resort)
• SILVER: LEGO City Deep Sea Adventure (LEGOLAND Windsor Resort)
• BRONZE: Lion Coast (Flamingo Land Resort)

Best Theme Park Holiday Village presented by Cocktail Machine

• GOLD: Safari Lodges (West Midlands Safari Park)
• SILVER: Alton Towers Enchanted Village
• BRONZE: LEGOLAND Woodland Village

Best New Accessibility Initiative presented by Nimbus Disability

• GOLD: Wheelchair Adapted Ride Vehicles (Merlin Entertainments)
• SILVER: SEND Days (Crealy Theme Park & Resort)
• BRONZE: ASN Family Festival (M&D's Scotland's Theme Park)

Best Customer Service presented by Merac

• GOLD: Paultons Park
• SILVER: Adventure Island
• BRONZE: Pleasure Beach Resort

Best Value Theme Park presented by TEP Technica

• GOLD: Adventure Island
• SILVER: Pleasure Beach Resort
• BRONZE: Drayton Manor Resort

Best Marketing Campaign presented by Agility Marketing

• GOLD: Valgard (Paultons Park)
• SILVER: Aviktas (Pleasure Beach Resort)
• BRONZE: Fright Nights (Thorpe Park)

Best Social Media Content presented by Studio Free

• GOLD (Large): Paultons Park
• SILVER (Large): Alton Towers Resort
• BRONZE (Large): Thorpe Park
  
  
• GOLD (Small): Adventure Island
• SILVER (Small): Wicksteed Park
• BRONZE (Small): Blackgang Chine

Theme Park Personality of the Year presented by kahani

• WINNER: Lawrence Mancey (Paultons Park)

Content Creator of the Year

• WINNER: Coastertog

Industry Excellence Awards

• Outstanding Achievement: Josh Haywood (Crealy Theme Park & Resort)
• Rising Star: Sarah Smith (ROARR!)