Paultons Park, Home of Peppa Pig World

For the Peppa Pig-obsessed child, Peppa Pig World at Paultons Park in the New Forest will not disappoint. Come along and ride on Miss Rabbit’s helicopter and Grandpa Pig’s boat. 

We organised a special day out at Paultons Park, Home of Peppa Pig World during our short visit to New Forest. With the long winter lockdown with no museums, soft play, or birthday parties, Lady Yeya deserved some fun. Time to make some family memories. Peppa Pig World, here we come! 

General Information

Here’s a top tip for parents: kids under 1 metre (with shoes) go for free. As Lady Yeya went through several growth spurts during lockdown, she now just over 1 metre without shoes. Therefore, if you want free admission for your toddler, it is best to visit Paultons Park before turning 3. The gates open at 10am, which means you can enjoy a leisurely breakfast before spending a full day at Paultons Park. 

There is ample parking at Paultons Park with an attendant to guide traffic. From parking to the entrance gate, everything was seamless. Due to covid restrictions and school term time, Paultons Park was not busy.  Furthermore, Paultons Park has an app that you can use to plan your day with maps and wait times of all the rides. Paultons Park is organised by “Themed World” which includes Peppa Pig World, Tornado Springs (1950s American desert town), Lost Kingdom (dinosaurs), Little Africa, and Critter Creek (creepy crawlies). Altogether there are over 70 rides from thrill rides, children’s rides, and family rides, some with height and age requirements. There are various gardens to enjoy if you need a break along with various restaurants dotted around the amusement park. Overall, a great place for some classic family fun. 

Hi, I’m Peppa Pig and this is my Little Brother George

Squealing with joy as Lady Yeya passed the turnstiles, we made a beeline to Peppa Pig World. It was love at first sight for Lady Yeya as she was greeted by Peppa Pig and George. Parents, get your cameras ready. There are many lovely photo opportunities in front of Peppa Pig’s House or in front of Madame Gazelle’s school house. 

From Grampy Rabbit’s Sailing Club to Grandpa Pig’s Boat to Miss Rabbit’s Helicopter, there are nine rides to enjoy as a family in Peppa Pig World. We took Lady Yeya on every ride. Needless to say, she loved everything about Peppa Pig World. Her favourite was George’s Dinosaur where Lady Yeya hopped on Mr. Dinosaur (with mum behind her) to say hi to all of Peppa and George’s friends. My personal favourite was the Queen’s Flying Coach Ride, a highland monorail ride because there was no spinning motion involved. Lady Yeya even picked up a special treat from Miss Rabbit’s ice cream shop.

Peppa Pig World is perfect for preschoolers as all the rides are age appropriate, colourful, and fun. With minimal queues, you can easily complete the nine ride circuit in a few hours, and then break for lunch.

Lost Kingdom: All About Dinosaurs

There’s more to Paultons Park than Peppa Pig World. There’s also the Lost Kingdom which is all about dinosaurs. Lady Yeya also loves dinosaurs. Thanks to the fun and educational animated series called Dinosaur Train, Lady Yeya knows bout different species of dinosaurs. This includes the pilosaurus, ornithomimus, deinonychus, and troodons. We had to take her to the Lost Kingdom to see the “terrible lizards.”

Beautifully landscaped with palm trees, we entered the Lost Kingdom as if we were on the set of Michael Crichton’s Jurassic World. Some rides were not age appropriate for Lady Yeya. However, admittedly I was intrigued and went on the Flight of the Pterosaur on my own. The Dinosaur Tour Co was fun where Lady Yeya “drove” us through the 4×4 expedition of the Jurassic period with various dinosaurs roaring at us along the way. We took her on the Boulder Dash and the Dino Chase to see if Lady Yeya likes roller coasters. She did surprisingly well with no tears. As our final family ride, we took her on the Cat-O-Pillar Coaster in the Critter World, a family coaster going as high as 10m. Lady Yeya made us proud although I am not sure if she’d be keen to go again as she thought it was “scary.” My final ride alone was the Storm Chaser, a thrill ride of twists and turns at Tornado Springs, which was good fun. Nostalgic memories came flooding back of my childhood memories in various amusement parks in Northern California from Six Flags to Great America. All the carefree teenage days.

All in all, as Bill Withers would say, it was a “Lovely Day” at Paultons Park. Oink! Oink!