South Defend’s Ocean Seaside Pleasure Park within the operating for nationwide theme park award towards the likes of Margate, Nice Yarmouth and Blackpool

The amusement park, in South Shields, hopes to scoop a win on the UK Theme Park Awards later this month.

The awards, now in its third 12 months, rejoice the perfect theme parks within the nation throughout a variety of classes, with Ocean Seaside Pleasure Park on the shortlist for the Greatest Seaside Park.

The city is up towards 9 different theme parks throughout the nation for this class.

The awards are organised by ThemeParks-UK.com, an impartial shopper information to UK theme parks.

The collection of finalists was made on account of public nominations plus enter from a panel of judges together with Paul Kelly, chief government of the British Affiliation of Leisure Parks, Piers and Sights, and Andy Hine MBE, chairman of the Curler Coaster Membership of Nice Britain.

Michael Sheeran, operator at Ocean Seaside Pleasure Park, was thrilled with the nomination.

He mentioned: “It’s implausible for us to be within the operating in these awards, which are a magnet for a number of entries.

“We’ve got invested closely within the park in recent times and launched new sights and occasions like our Winter Wonderland, which is able to return once more this 12 months, so it’s good to see all of that arduous work acknowledged.

“We’d wish to thank everybody who could have already got put our identify ahead.”

The winners for every class will likely be introduced at a particular occasion at Drayton Manor Resort, Staffordshire, on Thursday, September 22.