The best family days out in London and beyond rated by kids and teens
Average K-Rating based
on 11 K-Rating reviews
Are you and your kids ready to brave the ten loops of Colossus or the rotating blades of Saw? Or would you prefer the family to get soaked on Tidal Wave’s gigantic drop? Maybe you like taking it easy on the Teacups or the Flying Fish? Whatever level adrenaline rush you seek, Thorpe Park can provide it.
The theme park has over 25 rides and attractions to keep the family thrilled, as well as plenty of affordable places to eat and drink. For older kids, flying through the air on Detonator or Slammer is a sure-fire way to get hairs raised. There are also rides for younger ones: the Chief Ranger’s Carousel is a family favourite, and kids can swing through the trees on Mr Monkey’s Banana Ride.
The Showcase hosts fascinating live shows throughout the year – check which shows are on when you arrive. The park even has its very own Thorpe Shark Hotel, to extend your thrills for even longer!
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Thorpe Park is a brilliant day out for the whole family, with rides for all ages – from log flumes to heart-pounding coasters.
On hot days, Tidal Wave is a must: a steep climb, a thrilling drop, and a massive splash that’ll leave you soaked!
For thrill seekers, don’t miss:
Nemesis Inferno – a looping coaster with the track above you.
The Walking Dead: The Ride – an immersive horror experience with sudden twists and turns.
Swarm – speeds of 60mph and a vertical drop with a barrel roll.
Hyperia – the UK’s tallest and fastest coaster at 236ft and 129km/h.
Stealth – 0 to 80mph in 1.8 seconds. You might not even make it over the top!
Saw: The Ride – the world’s first horror-movie coaster with a 100° drop.
For families, there’s:
Flying Fish – a great starter coaster for kids.
Storm Surge – a soaking water ride with jets and splashes (bring spare socks!).
Quantum – fast ups and downs with fun G-force.
Zodiac – a spinning flat ride that takes you upside down!
The staff were friendly, the park was clean, and queues weren’t too bad. 10/10 from me — definitely don’t miss it!
Thorpe Park was AMAZING! We went on so many rides! First, we went on Depth Charge – 10/10!
Then Flying Fish – a fun ride for old and young – 9/10!
Storm Surge was next – super water ride! One of Europe’s tallest water rides, Tidal Wave, plunges riders 8ft into the water below. Now we’re on Big Easy Bumpers (they’re bumper cars but bigger (and easier)! X
Food: burgers AMAZING!
Toilets: Clean, well stocked, not busy.
Sunset Cinema was so cool because it was in 4D!
Then home. It was an amazing day.
Would recommend to people not scared of heights.
Thorpe Park was impeccable!
10/10
Rides:
* Depth Charger – 10 ⭐
* Flying Fish – 10 ⭐
* Storm Surge – 9 ⭐
* Tidal Wave – 11 ⭐
* Bumper Cars – 8 ⭐
* Dobble Tea Party – 9 ⭐
* Rumba Rapids – 7 ⭐
* Quantum – 4 ⭐
The best ride was Tidal Wave because we got soaking wet! The worst ride was Quantum because it scared me so much!
Food: 9 ⭐ Toilets: 10 ⭐ Queues: 7.5 ⭐
Half term craziness ruined this for us quite a lot, rides were great but the 90 minute queues took the fun out of it for us, 10/10 for the rides we got to go on – 0/10 for the queues and overcrowding- in future we’ll go on an inset day!!!