Set within 140 acres of beautiful parkland on the edge of the New Forest National Park, Paultons Park features over 70 exciting rides and attractions. The top rated family friendly theme park is also home of the UK’s only Peppa Pig World with fantastic Peppa-themed rides and attractions, perfect for an amazing day out with the kids.
Paultons Park Rides and Attractions
Paultons Park has a wide variety of children’s rides, family rides and thrill rides to enjoy, along with the world’s largest Peppa Pig World, all included in the price of entry tickets. There’s something for everyone at our Paultons Park, including roller coasters, water rides, train rides, flat rides, drop tower rides, a driving school and much more!
Children under 1 metre in height are catered for too, with a wide variety of rides and attractions including a balloon ride, Ferris wheel, boat rides, tractor rides, train rides and more.
The Worlds first Peppa Pig World
The excellent themed Peppa Pig World is like visiting Peppa Pig’s very own theme park with entry to Peppa Pig World included with your Paultons Park tickets.

The Peppa Pig World section of Paultons Park offers a wide selection of fun rides and attractions perfect for young children. In addition to the rides, there is also an indoor play zone, muddy puddles water splash park and much more.
Pay a visit to the world’s largest and first Peppa Pig World, discover more here:
Peppa Pig World Official Website
Peppa Pig World Map
Tornado Springs
Step back in time to the 1950s and experience the heartland of America like never before at the Midwestern American adventure theme park, Tornado Springs. With 8 incredible rides and experiences, including the excellent Storm Chaser spinning coaster, Cyclonator gyro swing ride, and the junior roller coaster The Farmyard Flyer, there is something for all the family.
The Lost Kingdom
Lost Kingdom Dinosaur Theme Park is home to a whole host of attractions, including two world-class roller coasters, lifelike animatronic Dinosaurs, Jurassic themed family rides, a prehistoric Dinosaur adventure play park and an amazing opportunity to come face to face with ‘living’ walking animatronic Dinosaurs.

Critter Creek
Discover the exciting Critter Creek, a fully themed world of strange mixed-up creatures known as the ‘Curious Critters’! There are roller coasters for kids, family rides and much more to discover.
Critter Creek is home to a selection of rides and attractions including the Cat-o-pillar rollercoaster and Professor Blast’s Expedition Express Train.
Wild Lands
Wild Lands is home to a variety of different animals, including Fennec fox, Slender-tailed meerkats, Yellow mongoose, as well as the largest rodent in Africa, the Cape porcupine and also the smallest, the African pygmy mouse. At the centre of Wild Lands is an impressive bird aviary where a mix of bird species such as Lilac-breasted roller, Black-crowned night heron and Superb starling call it their home.
Travelling to Paultons Park
Paultons Park – Home of Peppa Pig World is a family theme park located in the New Forest, Hampshire. The Theme Park offers free parking for guests arriving by car. There are a number of ways you can get to the attraction. There is also lots of accommodation available nearby. Paultons is easy to reach being just off exit 2 of the M27, close to the edge of the New Forest National Park. Follow the brown tourist signs on the motorway.
Westbound traffic – when leaving the M3 to join M27 please bear left to take M27 West towards Bournemouth and Southampton. Do not follow signs to M27 E (Portsmouth).
Travelling by Train
The nearest mainline train stations are:
Southampton Airport Parkway – 10 miles away with a 15-minute taxi drive to the Park.
Southampton Central – 8 miles away with a 10-15 minute taxi drive to the Park.
Southampton Central station is situated across the road from the city bus terminals thus providing a link to the Park.
For information on train times and tickets see the Raileasy website.
Nearby Accommodation
Located on the edge of the beautiful New Forest National Park, Paultons Park Home of Peppa Pig World is well signposted and easy to find. There are lots of places to stay in and around the New Forest, if you only plan on visiting the park for one day and would like to explore some of the other attractions in the area then take a look at the self-catering cottages near Paultons Park available from Snaptrip. Find hotel accommodation at Booking.com or Travelodge are always a good option for good quality, family-friendly budget hotel accommodation.
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History of Paultons Park
In 1979, John and Anne Mancey (Parents of the current Director, Richard Mancey) bought the derelict 500-acre Paultons Estate. They restored the gardens and the lake to their former glory and four years later, on the 17 May 1983 Paultons Park opened as a country park and bird garden.
The original park covered 140 acres, with four staff members. The attractions included an adventure playground, numerous birds and animals and the Village Life Museum, located in a converted barn.
Additional Rides and Attractions
The attractions were expanded three years after the launch, with the construction of the Rio Grande Railway, Station and Tea Rooms. Additional new attractions included The Magic Forest, Kids Kingdom and Captain Blood’s Cavern. 1988 saw the addition of the Land of the Dinosaurs, the Rabbit Ride and the Trampolines. The Astroglide and Crazy Snooker were added in 1999. The Bumper Boats, Pets corner and maze were added in 1991 and the Flying Saucer ride installed in 1992.
First Major Ride
The park's first major ride, the Runaway Train roller coaster was installed in 1993 along with the mirror maze. In 1995 visitors to Paulton Park broke the 400,000 mark when the Sky Diver was added. In 1996, the Tiny Tots playground was constructed along with a walkthrough tableau entitled The Wonderful World of Wind in the Willows. The year also saw the introduction of Santa's Wonderland, an event which has continued to run every festive season to this day.
The Tea Cup Ride became another popular addition to the park in 1997 and the following year the Percy's Playhouse play area and the Go-Karts were constructed, with the latter providing an attraction for older children.
Raging River Ride
In 1999 the park began expanding, with the addition of the half a million-pound Raging River Ride. For the new millennium, the Runaway Train ride was dismantled and replaced with the Stinger roller coaster.
2001 saw three new rides added to the park, The Pirate Ship, Viking Boats and the Dragon Ride. In recent years, the park put more emphasis on attracting older audiences. To compensate for this, two rides were built in 2002 solely for children under seven, The Digger Ride and Seal Falls. 2003 saw the addition of the excellent Wave Runner and the Flying Frog.
Two drop rides were installed in 2004, Jumping Jack for younger audiences and the taller Jumping Bean for older visitors. Also in 2004 the Bumper Boats were removed and replaced with a penguin enclosure on the same site. The Kontiki ride was built in 2005 along with the Magic Carpet.
£2million Custom Rollercoaster
In 2006, the park added the £2m custom made Cobra Rollercoaster. The new roller coaster was built on land previously unused by the park but this led to difficulties for the park due to the land status and legal rights. The Trekking Tractors ride was added in 2007 along with Gold Rush Falls.
Paultons Park 25th Anniversary
As part of the 25th Anniversary celebrations, the entrance plaza was remodelled and a Kugel ball was added. It is the largest in the UK, at 1.5 metres in diameter and weighing 6.5 tonnes. For those of you who have never seen or heard of a Kugel ball, it is a large granite sphere sitting in a spherical pocket on a pedestal supported by a thin film of water. Pressurised water flows beneath the sphere raising it slightly out of the spherical pocket. As this thin film of water suspends and lubricates the ball, it can be spun by hand. Another addition in 2008 was The Sky Swinger.
Paultons Park Rebrand
Paultons Park undertook a major rebranding project in 2009 with a new logo launched. The park's expansion also continued with the addition of The Edge ride, located next to the Cobra. Following the installation of Edge the park was told they may have to move both the Cobra and Edge after an application to grant them retrospective planning permission was narrowly turned down by the national park planning committee by seven votes to five. The area where these rides are situated is designated 'Country Park' and not 'Amusement Park' in planning terms. All other areas of the park are recognised as an amusement park and therefore have permitted development rights. After a separate application for the Cobra roller coaster ride was made, it was announced on 22 December 2009 that the Cobra had now been granted retrospective permission and could remain in its current location.
Another planning application was lodged with the New Forest National Park Planning Authority to retain the Edge ride. This application received public support and Paultons were granted permission by the New Forest National Park Planning Authority to retain the Edge ride in its current location on 16 March 2010.
The World's First Peppa Pig World
In 2010 and 2011 all efforts were put into opening the world's first Peppa Pig World. On opening, Peppa Pig World featured three large rides and several smaller rides and attractions all contained within a themed area. The area also includes the largest Peppa Pig toy shop in the world selling Peppa Pig themed merchandise. This new development was heavily promoted through the Internet, television and radio adverts. Peppa Pig World opened on 6 April 2011 and visitor numbers to the park increased from 500,000 per year to 1 million.
In 2012 the park opened a new drop and twist 25-metre tall tower ride called Magma. The ride launches out of a volcano themed mountain with an animatronic dinosaur hidden inside. Smoke and rumbling sound effects occur as the ride rises up the tower out of the volcano.
In 2013 the park opened a 4D cinema which replaced the Village Life Museum as part of a 1950 New Orleans-themed area called Show Street.
New Gateway Building
The park demolished its old entrance to make way for a new gateway building in 2014. This consisted of the Big Toy Shop and Wildwoods restaurant. New Admissions and Guest Information kiosks were also built as part of the development. The park also added a Victorian Double Decker Carousel.
In 2015, the park began a rebranding of various areas of the park. The area surrounding the Stinger and Wind in the Willows attractions were renamed Critter Creek and themed around the discovery of a number of whimsical animals and plants by Professor Stanley Blast. The Stinger roller coaster was renamed Cat-O-Pillar to reflect its new half-cat-half-caterpillar theme, and Wind in the Willows was replaced by Beastie Burrow, a live insect and amphibian exhibit. A new miniature train ride called Professor Blast's Expedition express was also installed. A four-acre area encompassing the Rabbit Ride, Astroglide, Land of the Dinosaurs and Kiddies Play Village was also cleared in order to begin development of the Lost Kingdom, a dinosaur-themed land due for completion in spring 2016.
On 17th May 2016, the park opened The Lost Kingdom, aimed at children aged 6-12. The new themed area cost £9 million to build and is home to 8 new rides and attractions.





























1 Review on “Paultons Park”
Paultons Park is a fantastic day out for families with younger children. We enjoyed it so much that we returned for a 2nd day later in the same week.