Camelot......

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Never been before, even as a kid but today for the first time we went with some friends and.......................well what a dump, over flowing bins, run down rides,buildings in disrepair, car park was just waste ground....and for this we were charged £19 for the pleasure (even for a 5yr old) Oh and i forgot to mention the over priced junk food on offer and £2.50 to park.....luckily for us the company was great......my advice...avoid at all costs.....:mad: The place should be levelled and a nature reserve should be built in its place.........
 
I didn't know it was still open.

I'm sure I heard on the news a while back that it was closing. :confused:
 
Thanks for that, know not to bother taking the boys then :D

(Thats saved me a few quid lol)
 
there was some talk of it being closed down a couple of years ago, i thought it had gone already
 
Lilly said:
I didn't know it was still open.

I'm sure I heard on the news a while back that it was closing. :confused:
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With the looks of it , i`d say it wants closing..somebody was killed on a ride a few years back and i thought it shut down then.......but alas no its a real hole.........:rolleyes:
 
I used to love camelot when i was little.... its a shame they let it get like that :(
 
Closure
It is believed Camelot may close in the coming years, due to dropping attendance figures and lack of income. There are plans from current owners, Prime Resorts, to obtain planning permission for a new housing and leisure development.[8] Currently, the park owners deny any chance of closure in the near future, stating that the park is taking on major new projects, such as the new roller coaster 'Knightmare'.[9] It is therefore reasonable to assume that Camelot's future is dependent upon how it fares for the next few seasons, and it is expected that if visitor numbers start to rise, then more investment will follow and its future will be safeguarded


Camelot Theme Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
Accidents
On 22 October 2001, a park employee was struck by The Gauntlet roller coaster and was killed.[1] The park was fined £40,000 as the park had no written safety procedures for its staff.[2]
On 18 April 2004, a boy was hit by a bus in the theme park's car park and was killed.[3] The driver was charged with death by dangerous driving,[4] the case was later dropped due to legal arguments.
 
thanks flashy.... seems like all the best rides have gone anyway..
Lolly went recently as well wonder if she'd been before and could say whats changed?
 
Such a shame its like that now.
Loved going when i was a kid,happy memories pity its in the state it is now.
 
Camelot closed a few years ago, but is now up running.

It should be replaced with a Disneyland, Camelot is RUBBISH!.
 
The rumours were true.....Camelot closed down!,

It has been sold to a construction company.
 
I thought it was open again, Wikipedia has this to say
"Camelot has seen a downturn in attendance in recent years. In 1995, Camelot's attendance was 500,000 visitors throughout the season. In 2005 Camelot's attendance was only 336,204 visitors.

In a 2006 survey of healthy food available at leading tourist attractions in the UK, Camelot came joint bottom scoring only one point.
In February 2009, Prime Resorts announced that the park was in receivership and would not reopen for the 2009 season. The hotel was bought by Lavender Hotels in March 2009, and in April 2009, it was announced that a buyer had been found for the park and that it will reopen in May 2009 - NB: The park was noted to be open on 20 July 2009.

The theme park was purchased by Story Group, a construction company based in Carlisle and leased to Knight's Leisure who run the park. The site's future remains uncertain as the new owner is planning to redevelop the site.
 
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