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3 best holiday parks near Thorpe Park theme park - 2021

Thorpe Park Resort Theme Park is one of the busiest and most popular theme parks in the UK. There are several rollercoasters and rides, including Derren Brown's Ghost Train, The Walking Dead: The Ride, Stealth and Saw: The Ride. There are also things for younger children including water slides and an Angry Birds attraction.

It's in Surrey, not far from the M25 so it's not all that easy to find somewhere cheap to stay nearby. One option is to stay onsite at Thorpe Park Resort at the puntastic Thorpe Shark Hotel.

However, if you want a bit more space, or perhaps want to spend a week exploring the various attractions around London and the Home Counties then there are a few holiday parks and caravan parks within an hour's drive. 

There aren't any Haven or Parkdean caravan holiday parks nearby as they are mostly coastal, but we've picked out three holiday resorts which we think are worth a look. We compared location, price, facilities and reviews:

1. Edgeley Holiday Park, Guildford (35 minutes drive to Thorpe Park theme park, indoor swimming pool)

Edgeley Holiday Park is just over half an hour's drive from Thorpe Park Resort theme park, which would be just enough time for my children to fall asleep on the back seat.

It's well equipped with an indoor swimming pool, playground and tennis court. It's also in a pleasant rural location in the Surrey Hills. 

Customers give it a good write-up, with an average score of 4/5 on TripAdvisor when we checked. They don't have hot tubs, but the lodges are pretty modern and there's a range of sizes with some for four people and some for six.

Price: £935 for a family of four staying for a week in August 2021 in a Classic Holiday Home.
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Sunshine at Edgeley Holiday Park near Thorpe Park
It's just over half an hour from Thorpe Park to Edgeley Holiday Park...
Swimming pool and chairs at Edgeley Holiday Park
...and the site has tennis and a swimming pool

2.  Tilford Woods Lodge Retreat, Farnham (hot tubs, 45 minutes from Thorpe Park theme park).

Tilford Woods Lodge Retreat is run by a company called Darwin Escapes which has about 20 similarly posh lodge parks around the UK. They're generally a step up from the wobbly walls of a caravan park with decent lodges and (shock horror) full sized beds rather than the extra skinny ones you get in caravans.

Most of their resorts are near the coast, but Tilford Woods is neatly located for theme park fanatics. In fact, if you really wanted to you could spend the whole week doing a rollercoaster tour as Legoland Windsor, Paultons Park/Peppa Pig World and Chessington are all within 45 minutes drive. I'd be ready to lie down in a darkened room after all that but you may be made of stronger stuff than me.

There aren't many onsite facilities but the lodges at Tilford Woods get great reviews, and many of them have hot tubs so you can relieve the aches and pains of carrying a three year old round a theme park.

​Price: £1225 for a family of four staying in a Sturt Lodge for a week in August 2021.
Chairs on balcony at Tilford Woods Lodge Retreat
Tilford Woods is 45 minutes from four of the UK's biggest theme parks...
Bubbling hot tub at Tilford Woods Lodge Retreat
...and some of the lodges come with hot tubs
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3. California Chalet and Touring Park, Wokingham (45 minutes to Thorpe Park theme park, fishing lakes)

Confusingly-named California Chalet and Touring Park is one of the cheaper places to stay near to Thorpe Park Resort theme park. It's a good choice if you have an angler in your party, although there is a risk they'll refuse to spend the day queuing if they discover that there are fishing lakes onsite.

There are two and three bedroom chalets which sleep between four and eight people. The whole place is very leafy and rural.

There isn't a lot to do onsite, but it's a good value base for getting to Thorpe Park. Legoland Windsor is also nearby, in case you fancy a double header...

Reviews average about 7 or 8 out of 10 on most sites.

Price: We couldn't find 2021 prices but it was £805 for a family of four, staying for a week in August 2020 in a two bedroom chalet
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Leafy woodland lodges...
Flowers next to the water at California Chalet and Touring Park
...and fishing lakes are available at California Chalet and Touring Park
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Price comparison of 3 holiday parks near Thorpe Park Resort Theme Park

We only did one price comparison, but hopefully it will give you some idea of what you can expect to pay. We just looked for the cheapest accommodation available for a family of four for a week in early August 2021. We didn't include any optional extras and we didn't bring any pets with us.  Obviously, you can get a much cheaper price at most holiday parks if you travel in the middle of the week in the depths of winter, but that doesn't really work for most of us...

From cheapest to most expensive:
  1. California Chalet and Touring Park ​- £805 (2020 price)
  2. Edgeley Holiday Park - £935
  3. Tilford Woods Lodge Retreat - £1225

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