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comment_142587

Hello,

my gf and I will be visiting a friend in London soon and we'd like to check out Thorpe Park since we've never been.

These are the only two days we can make it, and as far as I can tell they are also the last two days of the season:

Sunday 04.11., 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

Monday 05.11., 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

I assume the crowds will be lighter on Monday since that's the first day of school, correct? 7 hours should be enough to cover all rides I hope.

comment_142588

Hey! The Sunday is a Fright Nights day so will be busier, but not ridiculously busy. All information regarding Fright Nights can be found here: http://thorpepark.com/frightnights/. The Monday is last day of the season and a school/work day for most people so it will be relatively quiet, you'll easily be able to get on everything.

It depends on whether you want to do Fright Nights or not. The Sunday Fright Night day will be busier but this event might interest you, whereas the Monday normal day will be a lot quieter. :)

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comment_147656

Just out of curiosity, in school termtime in mid April (after the Easter hols this year), does the park tend to be busy? I just thought it could be because it's pretty early in the park's season, with the Snoozebox too, and it'd be nice if we could get there for 2 fairly quiet days (looking at booking a Snoozebox room for a few people). Thanks guys :D

comment_147724

Just out of curiosity, in school termtime in mid April (after the Easter hols this year), does the park tend to be busy? I just thought it could be because it's pretty early in the park's season, with the Snoozebox too, and it'd be nice if we could get there for 2 fairly quiet days (looking at booking a Snoozebox room for a few people). Thanks guys :D

I just went after the Easter hols had ended last year on a Wednesday, and the park was absolutely empty! Absolutely everything was 0 mins except swarm which peaked at 10 mins during the day! However, it was pouring with rain so maybe that's the reason why the park was so empty...

I will be visiting again around that time this year aswell, because the park is so much quieter and you can get on your desired rides over and over again :)

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comment_149884

Hey everyone. I'm planning on taking all of my friends for an end of exams trip to Thorpe but I'm not sure which date would be best. Obviously we would like to get the most amount of rides done as possible so which would be better out of:

Sunday 17th March

Sunday 24th March

Sunday 31st March

Many Thanks

comment_149885

Hey everyone. I'm planning on taking all of my friends for an end of exams trip to Thorpe but I'm not sure which date would be best. Obviously we would like to get the most amount of rides done as possible so which would be better out of:

Sunday 17th March

Sunday 24th March

Sunday 31st March

Many Thanks

Sunday 31st is Easter Sunday I think. Bank Holidays tend to be a bit unpredictable in my opinion, with some being quiet and some being busy, so I'd say avoid that as it's not worth the risk really if you're going with people who don't visit often / visit rarely.

I don't normally do Sundays so I can't really give much more insight to be honest. The 17th is during Open Weekend, which again could mean it's quiet or busy, but likely relatively quiet. The 24th seems like a pretty good date if I'm honest, though the 17th shouldn't be too bad either. Both those dates are 10am-6pm, so even if it is a bit busy, you should get everything done easily!

As I say, I don't normally visit on Sundays - so others may be able to be a bit more helpful.

Hope this helps though. :)

comment_149906

It depends when you want to go really- sometimes you can visit on a Sunday and the park is absolutely empty!

I would suggest going on the 24th though, because it is in the middle of the school term(although it is a sunday) and it is not close to the opening.

In my opinion, I would rule out 17th because this is the park's opening week and it will proabably be packed. Also Sunday the 31st is bang in Easter so you may not want to go then. It is up to you really...

Although I said this, I think you may want to consider the 31st aswell because that is easter sunday and the park is likely to be less busy. So overall I reccomend either the 24th or 31st of march.

Hope this helped :)

comment_149908

In my opinion, I would rule out 17th because this is the park's opening week and it will proabably be packed.

Last year the park's opening weekend wasn'y actually that busy on the Sunday, The Swarm only got up to 70 minutes if I remember rightly but stayed at 30 mins for the majority of the afternoon. (Bear in mind that it was brand new!)

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comment_150498

Sometimes I manage to park on the hard-standing, after weaving my way through past the gravel (really hate that). However, in the days when you used to drive in through the gate and slip through the gap (keep in the far right lane) and park immediately on the hard-standing without going via the gravel car park, I was once caught. They scanned my pass and knew exactly where I had parked, so I had to go and move. But how do to they know this? Binoculars? Clever spyers? My pass isn't linked to my car details, so how?!

On full days when it is heaving and doing my head in, I park in Penton Hook Marina, near the mini roundabout and residential area. It says private yes, and I've done it a few times without being questioned or having notices put on my car.

comment_150592

I'm guessing its common sense really - during the off peak times which is term time for schools, Uni's, college and generally people at work will be quiet - which is why I only ever go on a week day and book a day off work, chuck my girl into nursery as usual and head off to TP for the day!

I don't think I'd ever go on the weekend or in a school holiday now I've been spoilt with going on a off peak week day..... I would always recommend that over any weekend.... and risking it being mega busy and being disappointed!

comment_150623

I like your style, drop your girl off at nursery and let her play, whilst you go and play in the bigger park! B)

I would go more during the week if it wasn't for work commitments, but when I'm off work I try to make time for visits to any park, especially as I'm only about 20 minutes from Chessington.

comment_150692

I like your style, drop your girl off at nursery and let her play, whilst you go and play in the bigger park! B)

I would go more during the week if it wasn't for work commitments, but when I'm off work I try to make time for visits to any park, especially as I'm only about 20 minutes from Chessington.

Yep she goes 3 days a week anyway whilst I'm at work and if she don't go I'm still paying for it lol I also have lots of holiday to take this year even though I'm part time something like 15 days which equates to 5 weeks as I work 3 days a week! so I'll be going TP at least once or twice a month as I don't really have any holidays booked this year!

I only ever have problems getting people to come with me who don't have as much holiday as me, or have their kids at home with them etc etc! I need a TP buddy who can go at the drop of a hat ha ha !

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