• Try and visit on quiet days, see our opening dates page for details.

• Avoid visiting during school holidays and bank holidays, the park can get very busy. The last 2 school term weeks are extremely busy with school trips!

• Make sure you get there for the opening time. The park is not too busy for the first hour.

• Bring some lose change, it may come in handy!

• Check the weather forecast before you leave and dress appropriately.

• Use the park map to plan your day. Ensure you get time to enjoy all of the attractions.

• Arrange a meet-up point incase your group becomes separated.

• Plan when and where you’re going to eat. Food outlets get very busy during 12-2pm.

• Ride all the rides at the entrance first, as the rest of the park doesn’t open until 10:30am. This saves you backtracking later!

• Once the park fully opens head straight to the Grand Prix Go-Karts as they get very busy for the rest of the day.

• Leave Raptor Attack until the end of the day. You will save yourself a lot of waiting time.

• Put your litter in the bins! The less money LWV spends cleaning up after you, the more they can spend on new attractions.

• Talk to the park staff, they like a chat just as much as you!

• Be quiet during the Go Kart safety audio tape, yourself and others need to know this important information!

• If a ride has a large queue then leave it until the end of the day. The queues are a lot shorter.

• Remember the queues close first, not the ride.

• Ride as far back as possible on The Ultimate, the drops are way more impressive.

• Don’t go on the wet rides at the end of the day, you will have to travel back home in those clothes!

• Abide the parks rules. Never queue jump, you will be caught!

• Make sure your footwear is secure when going on rides!

• Do not throw away your ticket, because it is proof that you have paid if suspicion arises.

• Buy gifts and merchandise at the end of the day, you don’t want to carry it around with you all day!

• Have a look of your on-ride photographs, they can give you a good laugh!

• Take your time, let the majority visitors leave to avoid traffic jams.

• Grab a bite to eat so you are not hungry on the way home.

• Go to the toilets, you don’t want to stop when going home.

• Reflect on what has been a great day at Lightwater Valley!