Home of Peppa Pig World — the UK's top-rated park for under-7s and consistently a TripAdvisor #1 family day out.
Paultons is a family-owned park on the edge of the New Forest with Peppa Pig World as its anchor — the only Peppa land in the UK. Daily capacity is capped, parking is free and most queues stay sensible all day.
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Key facilities and quirks for this park, in one row.
Free parking
Free on-site parking included
Step-free / RAP
Step-free access and Ride Access Pass scheme available
Picnics OK
Outside food and drink permitted
Strict heights
Headline rides have firm height restrictions — measure first
Seasonal opening
Closed in winter — check the season calendar
On-site hotel
Themed hotel(s) on resort
Opening hours & best times to visit
When the park is open and when the queues are shortest.
Opening hours
- Season
- Mid-March – early November
- Typical hours
- 10:00 – 17:00 / 17:30 in peak summer
- Worth knowing
- Pre-booking is mandatory — even passholders need a date slot. Quiet days fill up too, so book at least a week ahead.
Busy & quiet times
Quietest
- • Term-time Tuesdays–Thursdays
- • Cool/wet days in shoulder season
Busiest
- • Saturdays in school holidays
- • All of August
- • October half-term
Tip — Head to Peppa Pig World last — the meet-and-greets are scheduled into the afternoon, and queues for the rides drop sharply after 3pm.
Park guide
Everything you need to make the day work.
What to expect
Peppa Pig World (Daddy Pig's Car Ride, Grampy Rabbit's Sailing Club, Windy Castle), Tornado Springs (Storm Chaser coaster), the Lost Kingdom dinosaur area with Velociraptor (Hampshire's tallest coaster), plus Critter Creek and the original Cobra coaster.
Plan your day
Open at Tornado Springs to ride Storm Chaser before queues build, then Lost Kingdom for Velociraptor. Walk through to Peppa Pig World after lunch when crowds have thinned and meet-and-greets are running.
Food & drink
Picnics are welcome — there are big covered picnic shelters around the park. Inside, Mr Bull's Hot Dog Stand and the Tornado Diner are the standouts; the Peppa Pig Restaurant does a character breakfast worth pre-booking.
Plan your day
Pick an age group and your must-do rides — we'll suggest a 1-day plan.
Your day at Paultons Park
Pick an age group, choose your must-do rides, then hit Build my plan — we’ll sketch a full day from gate-open to last ride and give you a link to share.
A rough plan based on typical hours and queue patterns — actual times will vary.
How to get there
By car, train or bus — and where to park.
Paultons Park, Ower, Romsey, Hampshire SO51 6AL
By car
M27 J2, then 1 minute on the A36. About 1.5 hrs from London. Parking is FREE.
By train
Southampton Central is the nearest mainline station (~10 miles); a taxi is the only realistic onward option.
What to bring
Pack list from people who've actually done this park.
Pack list
- Pre-booked tickets — same-day walk-up isn't possible
- A picnic — Paultons is one of the few parks that actively encourages outside food
- Sun cream and a hat — Tornado Springs is open and exposed
- Cuddly Peppa for the inevitable photo with the real one
- A change of clothes for Bumbly Bear's Loopy Lorry / River Ride
Insider tips
Things you'd only know on a second visit.
- 1
Stay at the on-site Lodge Hotel — guests get into Peppa Pig World a full hour before day visitors and it's the magic-moment shot.
- 2
Single-rider isn't a thing here, but every Peppa ride has a parent-swap option that's basically a queue-skip for couples with one toddler.
- 3
Critter Creek is the underrated gem — the Octopus Garden ride almost never has a queue and it's perfect for 2–4 year olds.
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