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Paultons Park
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Pleasurewood Hills

On a typical day Pleasurewood Hills queues less: about 8 minutes a ride against 10 at Paultons Park, a difference of roughly 2 minutes on every queue you join.

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01 · On a typical day

What you would normally queue.

Averages across recent weeks, so one broken ride or one wet Tuesday cannot decide it. This is the comparison to plan a trip on; the live figures below are the one to act on today.

Paultons Park and Pleasurewood Hills compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyPaultons ParkUnited KingdomPleasurewood HillsUnited Kingdom
Average wait per ride 10 min8 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits 38 (best of the two)24
Longest typical queue Splash Lagoon19 minWater Fun Factory23 min
Shortest typical queue Viking Boats5 minWoody's Wheel5 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running97% (best of the two)93%

Averaged across every ride at each park with recorded waits. A ride that never opened is left out, so a park is not flattered by counting a shut ride as a queue of zero.

02 · Right now

Both parks, this minute.

Live queue times at both parks. These fill in as soon as the page loads, and keep updating while you are here.

Paultons Park and Pleasurewood Hills compared on live queue times
Right nowPaultons ParkUnited KingdomPleasurewood HillsUnited Kingdom
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These keep refreshing while this page is open. A closed park posts no waits, so its rows read as dashes rather than zeroes.

Verdict, on a typical day On a typical day Pleasurewood Hills queues less: about 8 minutes a ride against 10 at Paultons Park, a difference of roughly 2 minutes on every queue you join.

03 · Choosing

Which one is your day out.

Every line here is earned by one of the figures above - nothing is a generic sentence with a park name dropped into it.

Pick Paultons Park if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 10 minutes a ride here against 8 at Pleasurewood Hills - for what Paultons Park has that Pleasurewood Hills does not
  • You want more to do: 38 rides here have recorded wait data against 24 at Pleasurewood Hills
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Paultons Park's rides run 97% of opening hours against 93% at Pleasurewood Hills
  • Splash Lagoon is on your list - it is Paultons Park's longest typical queue at about 19 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Paultons Park's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Pleasurewood Hills if…

  • You want shorter queues: Pleasurewood Hills averages 8 minutes a ride against 10 at Paultons Park
  • Water Fun Factory is on your list - it is Pleasurewood Hills's longest typical queue at about 23 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Pleasurewood Hills's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Paultons Park

Paultons Park is a family-focused theme park in Romsey, Hampshire, best known as the home of Peppa Pig World - the world's first Peppa Pig themed area. Beyond the preschool rides, the park also runs bigger attractions in its Lost Kingdom dinosaur land (Flight of the Pterosaur) and Tornado Springs (Storm Chaser, Cyclonator), giving it genuine appeal for older children as well as toddlers.

Paultons is compact, so queue times concentrate on a handful of headline rides rather than spreading across a huge line-up. Arrive at opening to knock out Peppa Pig World first (it builds up fastest), then work outwards. Check our live wait times before committing to the longest queues and use the crowd calendar to avoid peak school-holiday days.

Paultons Park live queue times

Pleasurewood Hills

Pleasurewood Hills is a family theme park in Lowestoft, Suffolk, on the Norfolk-Suffolk border. It's a small but well-regarded regional park with a mix of family and thrill rides: Wipeout boomerang coaster, Marble Madness indoor spinning coaster, Rage double-launch coaster, and a large Pirate Ship swing ride. The park sits on 50 acres of mixed woodland and open field.

Pleasurewood Hills' season runs roughly Easter to late October, with school holidays and UK summer weekends driving peak crowds. Weekdays in May, June and September are usually very relaxed. Check live queue times for Rage and Wipeout on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a quieter day - the park pairs well with a Suffolk or Norfolk coastal holiday.

Pleasurewood Hills live queue times

05 · Questions

Paultons Park or Pleasurewood Hills?

Which is better, Paultons Park or Pleasurewood Hills?

If you are judging on queues, Pleasurewood Hills: it averages about 8 minutes a ride on a typical day against 10 at Paultons Park, roughly 2 minutes back on every queue you join. Paultons Park has 38 rides with recorded waits against 24 at Pleasurewood Hills. Paultons Park also runs its rides more reliably - 97% of opening hours against 93%.

Which has shorter queues, Paultons Park or Pleasurewood Hills?

Pleasurewood Hills, by about 2 minutes a ride. On a typical day Pleasurewood Hills averages 8 minutes against 10 at Paultons Park. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Paultons Park best time to visit and Pleasurewood Hills best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Paultons Park and Pleasurewood Hills in the same trip?

Yes - both parks are in United Kingdom, so a two-park trip is realistic over a long weekend. Split the days so you start at whichever opens earliest and drive to the other in the evening.

How many rides does each park have?

See the tables above for ride counts - or jump to Paultons Park and Pleasurewood Hills for the full ride lists.

Is Paultons Park bigger than Pleasurewood Hills?

By rides we track waits for, Paultons Park is the bigger day out: 38 rides against 24. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Pleasurewood Hills is the quicker park.

Then pick
the quiet day.

Both parks have a crowd calendar with six weeks of forecast and the best day left to go.

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