A water ride at a Lancashire theme park has been named the best in Europe in the European Star Awards.

Valhalla at Pleasure Beach Resort won the award while Pleasure Beach’s Grand National also made the top ten in Europe’s Best Wooden Coaster category.

The two awards come shortly after the north west park won three accolades at the UK Theme Park Awards including a Gold award in the Best Seaside Park category and two Bronze awards in the Best Theme Park for Thrills category and Best Ride Storytelling for Valhalla.

Andy Hygate, director of operations at Pleasure Beach Resort, said: “Valhalla is an incredible ride, and after its £4 million re-imagining last season we know that guests travel from near and far to experience it.

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“We’ve added a lot of awards to our roster this past week and we’re very proud of our team’s hard work that continues to prove us as a great attraction for friends, families and thrillseekers alike”.

The park is also nominated for four awards in the World Park Excellence Awards, including Best Regional Park, Best Entertainment, Best Marketing Initiative and Best Retail Development.

Pleasure Beach Resort is now turning its focus to a packed calendar of autumn and winter events, including the notorious Journey to Hell scare event throughout October, Winter Weekends, Christmas Grotto Wonderland and Aladdin The Pantomime.

If you’d like to find out more or visit the park, you can head to the website for information or to book your tickets. The park encourages those looking for the best prices to always book online in advance.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach is a popular spot and it’s earned a 4-star rating on Tripadvisor from 15,277 reviews.

One visitor said: “Such a good day out. We paid £35 for tickets and then we paid the £15 for pictures so we could scan our pictures and get the digitally, which was definitely worth the £7.50 each we paid.

“We got in the rides with only 10mins waiting times and it did start to rain so people left we were able to walk straight onto a lot of the big rides and ride them for a second time.

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“Food was also quite reasonably priced compared to other theme parks, for example Alton Towers. We had an amazing time and it’s definitely worth the money.”

Another shared their experience: “One of the UK's top theme parks! Had a ton of incredible rides for kids and adults. The length of the lines is excellent for business.

“The park's two greatest rides were Icon and Big One. There was an incredible variety of food and drink options, including Pizza Buffet and Burger King, among many others. Arrive early if you want to avoid the lines, in my opinion.”