WIN a family trip to Thorpe Park with an overnight stay to celebrate the Hyperia's 1st Birthday

Now that we're marching towards summer it's the perfect time to enter our competiton to win a trip to Thorpe Park for four people, plus an overnight stay.
This month marks one year since Thorpe Park unveiled the UK's tallest, fastest and most weightless rollercoaster, Hyperia! This award-winning golden Goddess of speed and height has redefined thrills and inspired thrill-seeking visitors since her arrival last year.
Rising to an astonishing 236 feet and exceeding speeds of 80mph, those who ride Hyperia will enjoy a breath-taking 14.8 seconds of sensational weightless moments and over 995 metres of thrilling twisting track, with heart-racing drops and exhilarating inversions at extraordinary speeds.
Hyperia is just one part of the UK's most thrilling theme park, where top thrills and adrenaline-fueled adventures are around every corner. Feel the rush of adrenaline as Stealth rockets you from 0-80mph in 1.8 seconds with the world's fastest acceleration time on any rollercoaster, dodge disaster as The Swarm, the UK's first winged-rollercoaster, sends you soaring through post-apocalyptic chaos, and brace yourself for the 100ft 100° beyond vertical drop on SAW – The Ride, the world's first horror-movie-themed coaster.
With summer just around the corner, you can cool off by taking the 85ft plunge on Tidal Wave to get the equivalent of 2.7 bathtubs full of water drenched over you. Then continue a wet 'n' wild day out with the exhilarating Storm Surge and Rumba Rapids water rides, and feel-good super slide Depth Charge.
There's no shortage of excitement for younger theme park fans too as they can soar on the family-friendly junior rollercoaster Flying Fish, defy gravity on Zodiac and fly high on the magic carpet ride, Quantum.
With over 25 incredible rides and attractions, Thorpe Park is the ultimate home of feel-good thrills and now you have a chance to visit by entering our competition. We're giving away a prize package that includes a one night stay for up to four people at Thorpe Park's on-site accommodation, Thorpe Shark Cabins, in a Hyperia Themed Cabin. You'll also get bed and breakfast basis, and four Gold Thorpe Park Annual Passes. To be in with a chance of winning, enter your details below or click HERE if you can't see the entry form.
This competition closes at 23:45 on 15th June, 2025.

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