Paultons Park – the home of Peppa Pig World – has been named as the top amusement park in the UK by Tripadvisor.

The travel review website named its official pick of the best attractions ahead of the summer holidays.

The newly-acclaimed number one theme park, which is home to the renowned Peppa Pig World, was also voted sixth in Europe and 22nd in the world.

That puts it above Alton Towers, which came third in the UK, Drayton Manor Park and Thorpe Park.

The Travellers’ Choice awards honour top travel spots worldwide based on the millions of valuable reviews and opinions from TripAdvisor travellers.

Award winners were determined using an algorithm that took into account the quantity and quality of reviews for amusement parks worldwide, gathered over a 12-month period.

The Hampshire-based theme park this year opened its new £9m attraction, Lost Kingdom.

This new dinosaur theme park world is set within four acres of Jurassic landscape with a whole host of dinosaur themed rides including two world-class family rollercoasters: Flight of the Pterosaur and Velociraptor.