Suffolk's Pleasurewood Hills crowned Theme Park of the Year in first season under new ownership
The Lowestoft park has taken one of the top prizes at the UK Theme Park Awards
Last updated 11th Sep 2026
A Suffolk theme park has been named Theme Park of the Year in its category at this year's UK Theme Park Awards.
Pleasurewood Hills took the top prize for parks with under one million visitors, beating rivals from across the country.
The award comes in what the park describes as its first season under its current team.
The winners were decided by a combination of public votes and scores from a panel of expert judges.
In total, 267,982 votes were cast across 22 categories, including Theme Park of the Year, Best New Attraction and Best Value.
The awards are organised by Theme Parks UK, an independent consumer guide to UK theme parks, and this year were presented in association with AttractionTickets.com and TAG Live.
Of the 36 theme parks nominated, 24 won awards.
Freddy Stokes, Director at Pleasurewood Hills, said:
"To have all the hard work that's gone into Pleasurewood Hills over such a short period of time recognised by people from across our own industry is a massive achievement for the park and the whole team.
We've always believed in what Pleasurewood Hills can be, but to receive an award like this in our first season really shows what can be achieved and, more importantly, where we can take the park from here.
There's a saying that if you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life. I don't think that could be more fitting for me, my brothers and the team at Pleasurewood Hills. The atmosphere around the park this year has been fantastic. Everyone has bought into what we're trying to achieve and genuinely cares about making the park better.
A huge thank you has to go to every member of our team, because this award belongs to them as much as anybody. And we also want to thank the loyal Pleasurewood Hills fans who have supported the park for years, as well as all the new visitors who gate us a chance this season. The support we've received has been incredible.
We're extremely proud of what we've achieved in such a short space of time, but for us this is only the beginning. We know where we want to take Pleasurewood Hills, and hopefully everyone will continue on that journey with us."
The biggest winner overall was Paultons Park in Hampshire, which picked up 11 awards and was named Theme Park of the Year in the over one million visitors category.