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Blackpool Pleasure Beach has been voted UK’s best theme park.

07:40 17 July 2014

When it comes to best theme parks, holidaymakers have voted Blackpool Pleasure Beach to be the best among amusement parks in the UK. The theme park, which his one of the oldest in the country, also ranked eighth in the list of best European water parks. 

 

Other theme parks that made it to the list include Paultons Park, home of Peppa Pig World, at Romsey in Hampshire. It came in second in the UK behind Blackpool and was ranked 10th in Europe. 

 

Meanwhile, the world’s top amusement park was Discovery Cove in Orlando, Florida. On the other hand, Siam Park in Tenerife, was voted the leading water park while Europe-Park in Rust, Germany was named Europe’s best amusement park. 

 

Blackpool Pleasure Beach managing director Amanda Thompson said: 'We are thrilled to be named the UK's best amusement park.

 

‘We pride ourself on offering the best experience for a great day out.'

 

TripAdvisor spokesman James Kay said: 'Blackpool Pleasure Beach is not just the country's best-rated amusement park, it is also one of the cheapest for a family day out among the UK top 10, proving that great value often trumps bigger rides in the eyes of consumers.

 

The Top 10 Parks in the UK 

 

 

1. Blackpool Pleasure Beach
2. Paultons Park, home of Peppa Pig World, Romsey, Hampshire
3. Alton Towers, Farley, Staffordshire
4. Drayton Manor, Tamworth, Staffordshire
5. Thorpe Park, Chertsey, Surrey
6. Brighton Pier, Brighton
7. Fishers Farm Park, Wisborough Green, West Sussex
8. Sundown Adventureland, Retford, Nottinghamshire
9. GreenWood Forest Park, Y Felinheli, Gwynedd, Wales
10. Adventure Island, Southend-on-Sea, Essex

 

 

Top 10 Parks in Europe

 

1. Europa-Park, Rust, Germany
2. PortAventura Park, Salou, Spain
3. Walt Disney Studios Park, Marne-la-Vallee, France
4. Disney Land Park, France
5. Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark
6. Gardaland Park, Castelnuovo del Garda, Italy
7. Zoomarine Algarve, Guia, Portugal
8. Efteling, Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands
9. Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, United Kingdom
10. Paultons Park, Home of Peppa Pig World, Romsey, United Kingdom