UK theme park crowds
May half term 2027:
the quietest UK theme parks, ranked.
Thorpe Park is forecast quietest over May half term, a typical day at 35% crowd level, and Blackpool Pleasure Beach busiest at 67%. Across all 6 UK parks the week averages 52%, which is moderately busy.
Every park, quietest first
Most schools break from Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June; Monday 31 May is the spring bank holiday.
Quietest day across the UK parks: Sunday 30 May at 44%. Busiest: Monday 31 May at 58%.
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.
- Sat2953%
- Sun3044%
- Mon3158%
- Tue1no data
- Wed2no data
- Thu3no data
- Fri4no data
- Sat5no data
- Sun6no data
Frequently asked
Which UK theme park is quietest over May half term 2027?
Thorpe Park, forecast at 35% on a typical day of the break, with its quietest day on Sunday 30 May at 25%.
Which is busiest?
Blackpool Pleasure Beach, at 67% on a typical day and peaking on Saturday 29 May at 80%.
What is the quietest day of May half term?
Across every UK park we forecast, Sunday 30 May is the quietest day at 44% and Monday 31 May the busiest at 58%. 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 29 May to 6 June 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.