UK theme park crowds
February half term 2027:
the quietest UK theme parks, ranked.
Thorpe Park is forecast quietest over February half term, a typical day at 23% crowd level, and Alton Towers busiest at 73%. Across all 6 UK parks the week averages 53%, which is moderately busy.
Every park, quietest first
Most English and Welsh schools break from Monday 15 to Friday 19 February; Scottish schools have their mid-term break a week earlier.
Quietest day across the UK parks: Sunday 14 February at 38%. Busiest: Monday 15 February at 62%.
Day by day, across the country
The mean crowd level over every UK park open that day. Weekends and the first weekday of a break are the usual peaks.
- Sat1344%
- Sun1438%
- Mon1562%
- Tue1662%
- Wed1758%
- Thu1862%
- Fri1957%
- Sat2052%
- Sun2142%
Frequently asked
Which UK theme park is quietest over February half term 2027?
Thorpe Park, forecast at 23% on a typical day of the break, with its quietest day on Thursday 18 February at 20%.
Which is busiest?
Alton Towers, at 73% on a typical day and peaking on Tuesday 16 February at 87%.
What is the quietest day of February half term?
Across every UK park we forecast, Sunday 14 February is the quietest day at 38% and Monday 15 February the busiest at 62%. Each park's own page has its day-by-day figures.
How are these figures worked out?
The crowd level is a forecast of how long the queues will be against each park's own busiest days, built from the queue times we record every few minutes and scored against what actually happened. 100% is the park's peak; under 30% is a quiet day. The window runs 13 to 21 February 2027 to take in the weekends either side of the break.
Other holidays
The same ranking for every other break we hold a forecast for.