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Stay For a Night, Play For a Year

Stay at Thorpe Park and get a Merlin Essential Annual Pass for everyone in your booking when you stay between 27th March - 26th June 2026.

Turn One Short Break Into a Year of Adventures

Book a short break at Thorpe Park by 1st March and enjoy a Merlin Essential Annual Pass for each guest staying, giving you access to over 20 top UK attractions for a whole year.

Why everyone loves this offer: 

  • Stay overnight at a themed Thorpe Shark Cabin - choose between the Standard Shark Cabins, or upgrade to a Themed Cabin!
  • Unlimited visits to Thorpe Park
  • Plus visit over 20 of the UK's top attractions included with your Merlin Essential Pass.

Prices from £66 per person**

📅 Stay Dates: 27th March - 26th June 2026

Terms and conditions apply, see below for full details. Offer does not include nearby partner hotels. Subject to limited room availabilty.

Explore the Thorpe Shark Cabins

Absolutely fantastic time at the Thorpe Park Shark Cabins. Room was spotlessly clean. Food at Vibes restaurant was brilliant, excellent breakfast. Staff so welcoming and lovely every step of the way... we will definitely be going back in the future.

Jessica, Tripadvisor

  • *Terms and conditions apply. Offer valid for new short break bookings made between 10:00 3rd February 2026 and 23:59 on 1st March 2026, for the following stay dates: 27 March – 26 June 2026.
  • This offer includes: Thorpe Shark Cabins. Offer is not valid on nearby partner hotels.
  • This offer will only be for new bookings made through the direct resort booking portal in the promotional period for the eligible stay dates. It is not valid in conjunction with any other offer or via 3rd party websites or non-Merlin owned hotels. Offer cannot be combined with other promotions or discounts unless otherwise stated.
  • All rooms are subject to availability at time of booking. All bookings are non-changeable and non-refundable and full pre-payment is charged at the time of booking. No refunds, credits, or changes will be permitted for cancellations, no-shows or early departures.
  • Breaks with Fastrack is not available to book on stay dates that fall within the Annual Pass Short Break Offer:
    • 21–22 & 28–29 April
    • 5–6 & 12–13 May
  • Age & height restrictions may apply and attraction opening dates & times may vary. See attraction website for full details.
  • The Merlin Essential Annual Pass entitles the passholder to admission to UK Merlin attractions for a period of 12 months from the date of issue. The Pass will be sent on email via an exclusive code. This code must be redeemed online and the Essential Pass must be activated in advance of the hotel date of stay to allow entry to the attraction. Full instructions on how to redeem the Pass will be sent on email after the reservation has been confirmed.
  • One code will be provided for each sleeper (aged 3+) on the short breaks booking. A Merlin Essential Annual Pass is non-transferable even for existing Passholders. Any duplicate Passes will be cancelled.
  • The Merlin Annual Pass included in the promotion is the Merlin Essential Annual Pass which gives you 339 days' entry to over 20 top UK attractions. Merlin Entertainments reserves the right to withdraw this offer prior to the stated end date if circumstances beyond its control require. All Pass types are subject to restriction dates and exclusions. Please review full terms and conditions before purchase. For a full list of Merlin Annual Pass Terms & Conditions, please visit www.merlinannualpass.co.uk/terms. Prices subject to change at any time. Passes are non-transferable.
  • ** Lead price from £66 per person is based on 4 people sharing a standard room in the Thorpe Shark Cabins. Subject to change and availability.
  • † Exclusion dates apply, please visit www.merlinannualpass.co.uk/terms for full details.
  • First hour or last hour Fastrack is valid for guests staying at the Thorpe Shark Cabins only. Valid for the first hour, 10am – 11am, or the last hour of park operations, Fastrack allows reduced queueing time on the following rides: Colossus, Hyperia, Nemesis Inferno, Stealth, SAW – The Ride, The Swarm, The Walking Dead – The Ride, Flying Fish, Vortex, Rush, Samurai, Zodiac, Big Easy Bumpers, Detonator, Quantum, Ghost Train, Tidal Wave and Storm Surge. If the park is closed on your second day, this benefit is not valid. Guests staying for multiple nights at the Thorpe Shark Cabins will receive one hour Fastrack benefit on all days except for the day of arrival. Standard ride and Fastrack restrictions apply. Last hour is not available during Fright Nights®.
  • A saving of 10% off snacks and merchandise will be offered to Thorpe Shark Cabins guests in participating shops at Thorpe Park. The saving cannot be used by anyone else.
  • Guests staying in a themed cabin (Colossus, Hyperia, Nemesis Inferno, Stealth, or The Swarm) will receive one Coasters Fastrack per guest valid for use on the second day of your stay. Coasters Fastrack is valid for six total uses on the following attractions: Colossus, Hyperia, Nemesis Inferno, SAW – The Ride, Stealth and The Swarm. Each attraction ridden removes one validity. Standard Fastrack and ride terms and conditions apply.
  • Guests staying for multiple nights in a themed cabin will receive Fastrack benefits on all days except for the day of arrival.
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