Peppa Pig World!!!

Peppa Pig World is a large "land" inside of Paulton Park, similar to Disneyland's Toontown. There are many Peppa Pig themed rides, eateries, and you can even visit Peppa's house. I've watched the show many times ( it's cute), but not enough to know all of the secondary characters, so many elements of the theming were unfamiliar to me. I have no idea who this Mr. Potato is?? A vegetable, when all of the other characters are animals? I suppose it's no less odd than a Pig, Cat and Zebra all hanging out. If your kid is a fan, I'm sure that Peppa Pig World will be a huge hit.

Here are some general pictures of Peppa Pig World. It was bright and cheerful.

There were more rides than we had time to go on. Peppa Pig World is very popular. The kids went on Grandpa Pig's Boat Trip together. It was a bit of a "baby" ride for Zoe, but she was a good big sister going on it with Felix, who was all smiles.

Peppa's little brother, George, has his own dinosaur themed ride.

To get a bird's eye view of the land, we rode on Peppa's Big Balloon Ride.

My favorite ride was Daddy Pig's Car Ride. The cars are so whimsical and fun. I love the bubble shape of them.

We visited Peppa's house and found animatronics of the entire family.

And what Paultons Park does best...

Lastly, we saw Peppa and George. These are two very popular pigs and the line to meet them was very long. We just took a quick snap as we were walking out of the park.

As I mentioned in a previous post, Paultons Park is one of the best values that we encountered for family outings in England. It's a beautiful park with endless creative touches and fun rides. We will definitely be back!

Discovering new theme parks is always at the top of our vacation itinerary. On an overcast Monday in July, we took the kids to Paultons Park in Hampshire.

Why Paultons? It's the home of Peppa Pig World!!!!

For those not in the know, Peppa Pig is a British children's show, about a family of pigs, Peppa being the daughter pig. It's absolutely adorable and pretty much required morning television watching when we stay in English hotels. I was too overwhelmed by piggy cuteness, to notice the sexist message for which the show has been criticized. I didn't even realize it until we told people about going to Paultons Park and getting the anti-Peppa reaction. Next trip, I'll pay more attention when watching. Either way, the characters are super cute.

Paultons Park is one of the best, if not the very best, value attractions that we have experienced. Everything was less expensive than we anticipated. Paultons is a full-sized theme park, definitely on par with Legoland, but for a family of four, our entrance was only ninety-three pounds. Parking was free! Not only that, food and souvenirs were very reasonably priced. The prices shocked me and made the day so much sweeter.

Vending machines with water and fruit snacks was another difference. This isn't to say that the park is void of junk food, but that they balanced it with making healthy options readily available. This one was really great, because it's not even located next to an unhealthy option.

The front gate had a pretty pond with fish and flowers made out of colorful glass.

Just inside the entrance was The Floating Globe. Of course, we had to stop and find Sweden, England and The United States. It was hard to catch them, as the globe was revolving at a fast clip.

We wanted to get on some rides! Here are shots as we walked through the front of the park. The building facades were fun, they reminded me of Universal Studios.

I thought Peppa Pig World would be the best part of the park, but I really loved this wacky mad-scientist themed land. It was a new addition and the paint was vibrant. The kids could have rode the Cat-O-Pillar Coaster all day long.

The obligatory tea-cup ride.

After feeling sick from the obligatory tea-cup ride, I played photographer, as Dan took the kids on a spinning Viking ship ride and the Pirate ship; other theme park staples.