Scare City opens in Lancashire's abandoned Camelot Theme Park: everything you need to know
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One of the North West’s scariest attractions this Halloween has offiically opened in Lancashire.
Chorley’s abandoned Camelot theme park has been transformed into a series of terrifying worlds for Scare City 2026.
The doors to the frightening experience only opened on Saturday and they won’t close again until Saturday, November 7.
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What can we expect from Scare City 2026?
Built across one continuous trail inside the ruins of Camelot Theme Park off Park Hall Road in Charnock Richard, Scare City has become one of the UK’s most talked-about horror attractions, praised for its cinematic set design, brutal atmosphere and non-stop scares.
Eight new horror zones have been created this year, staged in areas previously deemed out-of-bounds to visitors.
From a blood-splattered Victorian-era barbershop and demonic orphanage to an abandoned asylum overrun by monstrous maniacs - it’ll be no surprise that organisers warn this year’s frights are expected to be “the most disturbing in Scare City's history”.
One of the new attractions is the Barbershop Cutthroat & Co which is inspired by the infamous legend of Victorian serial killer and blood-thirsty barber, Sweeney Todd.
Visitors will enter a sinister Victorian-style barbershop where the remains of previous customers can be found hidden beneath the floorboards.
At The Devils Orphanage, creepy children's laughter and nursery rhymes will echo through an unsettling world where something demonic has taken hold.
Guests will also be taken into the disturbing world of The Skinning Shed, set around the fictional Blackroot Farm, where the Hargreaves family continue their gruesome work long after dark.
Other new areas include The Correction Facility, an abandoned asylum, The Settlement - a post-apocalyptic world and Thornveil Coven, where an ancient circle controls a sinister forest and the woods twist and change around visitors, with whispers following them as they attempt to find their way out.
CarniValley is the only zone returning from previous editions of Scare City – but organisers say it has been given a brutal new twist. The ringmaster's world has become a grotesque spectacle where freaks, outcasts and captured souls are forced to compete in increasingly violent games.
A new food and bar area, Rest Bite, will take the form of a retro diner and arcade - but even this apparent refuge has a darker purpose and is inhabited by vampires and other demonic creatures of the night.
The nail-biting journey through the grounds of the abandoned theme park has also been completely redesigned, with a new entrance and exit route intended to leave visitors disorientated from the moment they arrive.
Familiar landmarks have been removed, replaced or deliberately left half-hidden in the darkness.
Organisers are billing it as the most disturbing chapter in Scare City's history, adding that the previously inaccessible areas will take guests deeper into Camelot than ever before, with visitors hunted, tested and deceived as they make their way through the attraction.
Before Scare City officially opened, the Lancashire Post paid a visit to get a true taste of what audiences can expect.
How much are tickets and where can I purchase them?
Tickets for Scare City 2026 are available through the event's website.
Standard tickets cost £34.95 whilst Gold Entry costs £47.45
A Gold Entry ticket grants you fast track entry to the main entrance and all the zones.
Tickets are non-refundable but they can be transferred to another Scare City Experience event in 2026 by giving at least 14 days’ notice.
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Is there anything else I should know?
The event is designed for an audience of 16 years and up butoung people aged 14 and over are permitted as long as they are accompanied by an adult (over 18) at a ratio of 1:6 maximum. Nobody under the age of 14 will be permitted.
Scare City is not recommended people with limited mobility, light-sensitive reactions, heart or respiratory conditions, back/muscle/skeletal conditions, or if you are pregnant because it features intense audio & lighting, extreme low visibility, strobe lights, fog, damp or wet conditions and a physically demanding environment.
Dog are not permitted in the event space but assistance dogs are permitte din the fully accessible Scare Village.
Visitors cannot wear fancy-dress that covers your face or includes physical props.
If you use code ‘Scare20’ at checkout, you can also get 20 per cent off your stay at Park Hall Hotel.