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Scare City horror experience returns to abandoned theme park with 10 terrifying zones

With four brand new indoor mazes to explore

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson - 27th July 2023

One of the north west’s best – and most terrifying – horror events is returning this year, with Scare City launching brand new experiences. 

The hugely popular event will once again take over Camelot, the abandoned theme park just outside Greater Manchester in Chorley, this September. 

Running all the way through to Halloween, it’s promising everything from cannibal butchers to eerie cults, and more gore than ever before.

This year, Scare City will have four brand-new indoor mazes with a fright and surprises around every corner. 

There’ll be 10 terrifying zones to explore, each one filled with live actors, realistic set design, and things going bump in the night. 

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Zones will include derelict hospitals and a serial killer’s dumping ground. 

Scare City horror experience returns to Camelot for 2023. Credit: Supplied
Scare City horror experience returns to Camelot for 2023. Credit: Supplied, Jason Roberts Photographer
Scare City horror experience returns to Camelot for 2023. Credit: Supplied, Jason Roberts Photographer

And those who have braved Scare City before will recognise some familiar faces, like the corrupt cast of The Moregrave Brother’s circus, with their gallery of the grim and grotesque. 

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Now in its fourth year, Scare City is again sponsored by legendary confectionary brand Swizzels. 

It all started back in 2020 as a drive-in cinema – but is now a walk-through horror attraction. 

As well as all that scary stuff, the former Medieval-inspired theme park will host a feast of food and beverage vendors at the halfway mark, known as the Swizzel’s Resurrection Zone. 

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Bookings are open now at www.scarecity.co.uk. 

Scare City returns to Camelot on 29 September, with events running until early November. 

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‘Glittering winter adventure’ set to take over Tatton Park this Christmas

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The magnificent grounds of Tatton Park will be transformed into a ‘glittering winter adventure’ this festive season.

With spooky season now a thing of the past, and Christmas merely a few weeks away, families will soon be whisked away into a world of folklore, enchantment, and enthralling performances as they enter the gardens of the stunning Tatton Park in Cheshire for an immersive, festival-like experience known as Yuletide.

Organisers say the captivating event promises to be a “truly magical experience” where folklore stories come to life through storytelling and live music.

A ‘glittering winter adventure’ is set to take over Tatton Park this Christmas / Credit: Supplied

All set to transport visitors right into the heart of Yuletide tales, the exciting new event – which opens next weekend, and runs through until late December – is produced by Wild Rumpus, who you may know for other magical local events such as ‘The Lanterns’ at Chester Zoo (2018-2022) and Just So Festival.

The highlight of this new event has to be The Glittering Trail, where beautifully-illuminated puppets and performers bring legendary stories of Yuletide to life as visitors wander through the park’s popular Japanese Gardens and make the most of the stunning winter landscape.

Families can gather around an open fire to toast marshmallows, all while they watch live performances that add even more magic to the evening.

Yuletide will be running at Tatton Park on selected dates from Saturday 16 November through to Monday 23 December, and tickets are on sale now – with adult tickets costing £20, children paying just £12 each, and free personal assistant passes are also available.

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Find out more and book your tickets here.

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Students can join a Wagamama ramen-building workshop for just £5 this week

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson Students can join a Wagamama ramen-building workshop for just £5 this week

Students will be able to take part in a build-your-own ramen workshop this week, led by everyone’s favourite pan-Asian restaurant group, Wagamama. 

The workshops will cost just £5 (all of which will go to a brilliant cause), and will include the time spent creating your perfect meal, the actual food, plus drinks and sides.

Wagamama has teamed up with mental health charity SHOUT to host this cosy ramen-making workshop. 

Students will be invited to join Wagamama chefs in the kitchen, selecting their own broth, protein and veggies, with perfectly-cooked noodles, before sitting down at the restaurant’s benches to slurp up their creations with fellow students. 

There’ll also be toppings and garnishes including kimchi, tea-stained eggs, chilli oil, spring onions and more.

With merch to take home too, and steaming bowls of the best-ever autumn dish, this is a one-off event you won’t want to miss. 

Students can join a Wagamama ramen-building workshop for just £5 this week
Students can join a Wagamama ramen-building workshop for just £5 this week. Credit: Supplied

Each £5 ticket includes your food and two drinks, plus a variety of the new Wagamama winter sides and sharers. 

All money raised will be donated to SHOUT to support the vital services they provide. 

A representative from SHOUT will also be in attendance to talk about student wellbeing and the services available from the charity. 

Wagamama says: “At Wagamama, we believe having a conversation is one of the most powerful ways you can support someone struggling with their mental health. Whether it’s a quick check-in via text or an open conversation over a bowl of steaming ramen. no chat is too big or too small to make an impact.

Students can join a Wagamama ramen-building workshop for just £5 this week. Credit: Supplied
Students can join a Wagamama ramen-building workshop with SHOUT this week. Credit: Supplied

“This ethos is one we share with SHOUT, a free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging service for anyone in the UK who needs someone to talk to. After huge demand during Covid, SHOUT’s service has become increasingly essential + today SHOUT is more highly in demand than ever before.”

The Japanese and pan-Asian restaurant is donating £40,000 to SHOUT this year, plus providing perks and rewards for their team of volunteers, and hosting events in their spaces. 

The Wagamama ramen-building workshop will take place at the St Peter’s Square restaurant on Thursday 7 November between 2pm and 4pm. You can get your tickets HERE.

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