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An outdoor immersive horror experience is taking over an abandoned North West theme park this month

Scare City Experience is the world's longest outdoor horror experience.

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant - 8th September 2022

A hugely-popular outdoor immersive horror experience is taking on a new life just in time for Halloween, and this time round, it’s set to take over the derelict site of one of the North West’s most iconic theme parks.

Scare City is back for 2022.

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After having terrified the North West masses for the past two years in a row now, events company Park N Party – the team also behind seasonal drive-in cinema events Secret City and Christmas City – has announced that its sell-out success Scare City is returning – and this year, it’s coming to Camelot with a new walkthrough scare attraction.

Camelot made a name for itself as a go-to Medieval-themed destination for nearly 30 years, before it closed to the public for good back in 2012.

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The Chorley-based theme park sadly remained out-of-use and largely derelict ever since.

That was, until Park N Party brought the attraction’s abandoned rides and empty footpaths back to life last year for Camelot Rises – a unique event that saw visitors get to experience all the “sensations” that put them right in the middle of an apocalyptic event, with live actors, scene-setting lights and sounds, and so much more.

And now, Scare City Experience is gearing up to take over the legendary site with what’s already being described as a “blood-soaked ordeal”.

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Scare City Experience / Credit: Scare City

For those who’ve got the guts to enter this year, a trek through “nightmarish zones” awaits, all sponsored by Swizzels Matlow.

Just in time for the spooky season to arrive, Scare City is inviting people to experience the fear of the unknown by taking on a 2km walk through different zones of terror at what is now the world’s longest outdoor horror experience.

Giving you “more blood for your buck” than ever before, there’ll be 12 distinct scare zones at this year’s event – including the Swizzels Blood Curdling Camelot Castle, the Whirlwind Woods, the Medieval Murder Zone, and more – with terrifying live actors set to deliver two-hours worth of frightening fun, so you’ll need to make sure you keep your wits about you.

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Scare City is back for 2022 and taking over the abandoned Camelot Theme Park / Credit: Scare City

Park N Party has warned – and promised – that Scare City Experience is “not for the faint of heart”, and this year’s event is only for those seeking “a festival of fear where glee and gore go hand-in-hand”.

Will you make it out in one piece?

Scare City Experience will officially take over Camelot Theme Park from Friday 30 September, with tickets setting you back just £20 per person – and you can grab yours here.

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There’s a coffee subscription service that supports independent Manchester cafes

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A raft of Manchester’s very best coffee shops are listed on a subscription service with a difference, supporting independents across the city. 

Coffee Club can save caffeine fiends up to £350 a year on their barista-made drinks through discounts at thousands of cafes. 

As well as its 25% discounts, the creators of the app are also about to host a massive giveaway of totally free coffee for Mancs. 

A van will be driven around the city centre on 5 and 6 October – anyone who snaps it and scans the QR code will be able to claim a free drink from any Black Sheep Coffee locations in Manchester.

The Coffee Club van will be driven around Manchester offering free coffee. Credit: Supplied

The freebies will be on a first-come, first-served basis on both Wednesday 5 and Thursday 6 October – a perfect way to power through to the end of the week. 

A giant Coffee Club-branded coffee cup will also be placed in a mystery location in Manchester. 

Anyone who snaps a photo of the cup and shares it with the hashtag #sipandsavemcr, also following @wearecoffeeclub on Instagram, will be in with a chance of winning £500 worth of coffee vouchers. 

Read more: One of the city’s best coffee shops opens second site in leafy corner of Manchester

Even if you miss out on the giveaways, Coffee Club can get you big savings on your coffee order. 

There are 75 independent businesses around Manchester that are listed on the app, including Ditto Coffee, Foundation Coffee, Bold Street Coffee, Alvarium, Rollers Café, Home Café and Mustard, as well as big-name coffee chains such as Caffe Nero. 

You can get 25% off coffee, seven days a week – and the subscription is just £2.99 a month, with a free 30-day trial. 

You can find out more and download the Coffee Club app at coffeeclub.co.uk/manchester.

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A new NYC-style pizza bar is opening in Warrington’s Time Square

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A new New York-style pizza bar is opening next month in Warrington’s very own £142 million Time Square development.

Called Parlour, it will serve up its NYC-style pizzas by the slice and as huge 22-inch pies from 11.30am every day.

As well as time-honoured favourites like margarita and pepperoni, Parlour’s pizza options will also a range of specials including a bee-themed pizza with chilli honey and a ‘controversial’ option with a Dr Pepper BBQ sauce.

Elsewhere, look out for The Controversial (tomato, mozzarella, pineapple and roast ham finished with rocket, parmesan and a Dr Pepper sauce), the Club Med (tomato, feta, spiced chicken, red onion) and the Vegan Deluxe (tomato, vegan’duja, courgette ribbons, Roquito pepper pearls, red onion, evoo and vegan parmesan.)

The handcrafted pizzas will be complemented by an eclectic menu of small plates ranging from tater tots and sticky sausages to mac n’ cheese alongside a range of delicious salads and healthy options. 

As for drinks, Parlour will stock a range of independently-brewed craft beers and cocktails.

Think craft beers from Manchester favourite Shindigger as well as Liverpool’s Love Lane Brewery and specialty cocktails celebrating a host of locally-made spirits.

You’ll also find classics like the espresso martini and mojito served alongside twists on favourites like the spiced Pornstar, watermelon and black pepper margarita and the Bridge Street zombie, which consists of three rums, balanced with pineapple, orange, guava, passionfruit and lime finished with a drizzle of absinthe.

Elsewhere, weekly ‘Bloody Mary Sundays’ will see Parlour working with the Warrington Market and sourcing different ingredients to create a different Bloody Mary each week. 

Elsewhere, look out for The Controversial (tomato, mozzarella, pineapple, and roast ham, finished with rocket, parmesan and a Dr Pepper bbq sauce; Club Med – Tomato sauce, feta, spiced chicken, tomato, red onion and Vegan Deluxe – Tomato sauce, vegan’duja, courgette ribbons, Roquito pepper pearls, red onion, evoo and vegan parmesan.

James Wrigley, Director of Parlour Bar + Eatery, said “It’s not long now until we open our doors and welcome the Warrington community to Parlour.

“We think it will perfectly complement everything that’s going on at Time Square, adding another layer of buzz to an already thriving destination. We’ve been working hard to ensure that we’ve got the food and drink right – it’s a real labour of love and we can’t wait for guests to come and enjoy it.”

Parlour will open its doors on 7 October at Time Square in Warrington.

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