The Abandoned Camelot Theme Park - What Remains?

[@FerretyCoffee]

Superimposing the old photos so well goes such a long way to bring this to life. Incredible work.

[@AdventureMe]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@leeporter6849]

@@AdventureMe amazing editing work .really is spectacular work .keep it up

[@bonesf200]

Top memories. I went when a was about 8 and got forced to look after some random lad the same age from another school who was ridiculously shy. 20 years later I was best man at his wedding.

[@AdventureMe]

Aww good form

[@johnnortonguitarist]

Thank you so much for this. I live 2 minutes away and grew up coming to this park every week. Teary-eyed from the memories we had a season pass for just £50 a year in 2004/5 an offer to us locals to keep it going that bit longer. Camelot meant the world to us. The rack was my first proper ride at 8 years old. I remember one year me and my cousin rode Excalibur 500 times in one year and once 27 times in one day just because we could 😊

[@FootballAndSuch]

I live 20 mins away i was wondering if you could tell me if its possible to have a look around? or is it locked off nowadays?

[@AndyRich2022]

Camelot was my childhood back in the 90s and 2000s I have so many memories I miss that place so much 😢😢

[@northide8785]

@@FootballAndSuch its locked off but scare city is held there every year allowing you to see inside. one of the scare mazes is even held in the remains of the old castle.

[@morganyates9359]

@@FootballAndSuch yeah you can get in and look around i have been a few times. if you want we can meet up and i can show you around

[@FootballAndSuch]

@@morganyates9359 yeah that would be good, I'm local and can drive there roughly a 30 mins drive

[@utterlee]

Going to a theme park like Camelot or The American Adventure was literally the most exciting thing that could happen to a child in the 80s.

[@AdventureMe]

Sure was for me

[@milesbrown8016]

Now the whole country is a wreck. By design.

[@kevrichmond9981]

It was the 90s for me

[@MelissasArt]

Shut down and abandoned. Saw plenty of that kind of thing during my recent trip over to the UK to visit family.

[@donnacoupe119]

We had season passes as a family in the late 90’s,00’s for American adventure, spent hours and hours there as a family. Sometimes we would just pop for a couple of hours!

[@colinminiman12]

As a former employee 97 - 98 seasons this brings back many memories. I worked in all the catering outlets in the knights valley, but Percy's was my home and has given me great memories up to this day. I met my wife outside that store just after closing time and we are still happily married to this day and beyond. Thank you for doing this.

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks for sharing!

[@darkpoethd9913]

Genuine question as I find these things interesting.... We're you allowed to eat the hotdogs🌭 or pinch the odd one or were they strict

[@ibewatchinu]

@@darkpoethd9913 You saw the bodies hanging up next to the shop ?

[@colinminiman12]

@darkpoethd9913 My boss was fine, but only if we didn't take the pi$$ and over cook stock for ourselves.

[@sbgangan]

Colon didn’t work here

[@antonyblakeston8541]

Hi Darren, thanks for putting this up, when I was a coach driver in the 90's we used to take school parties there, its a shame its all gone now, thanks for the memories pal. take care, Tony.

[@AdventureMe]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@BestGta6plays]

Oh my god tony the school bus driver, remember u used to give us ciggys and ale on the coach sick bus driver

[@Pringy]

Had some great days out at Camelot when we were kids.

[@MorsMeld]

God, this makes me feel old. Must have come to the park two or three times in the late eighties. Would never have believed I'd be watching an archeological trip thirty years later.

[@AdventureMe]

Me neither haha

[@frankiewilde7791]

Love the fade before and after shots, fascinating to see what once stood in the flattened areas.

[@Tardisty1982]

I spent my childhood here in the 80s. My dad knew the owners so he would drop us off there before he went to work and we would just go on the rides all day for free. great times :)

[@paulclarkson9343]

I worked there in 87, 88, 89. Brings back lots of memories of the place. It was a good laugh, more so when Granada took over - some of the previous managers were a bit dictatorial - and I can tell you some stories. The bit that's still there was called Squire Squirrel's Indoor Adventure Land or something like that when I worked there. I got bollocked for telling Timmy Mallet that he had to take his shoes off to get on the bouncy castle. I think he did the official opening and they wanted a photo of him on the inflatable. I also remember the Dragon Flyer running over a bird of prey that wouldn't come back to the arena during a show, although that might be an urban myth. Before it was Camelot, it was Arena North and 'It's A Knockout' TV show filmed an episode there. I also went to cub/scout camps in the top field in the late 70s/early 80s before Camelot was built.

[@mn5873]

Crikey talk about an emotional rollercoaster! What a fantastic video, brought back so many memories. What a magical place Camelot was.

[@rogerdodger1790]

As a lot of people are putting, great memories here as a kid in the 90s, breaks my heart to see it like this and i cant help but think its an appropriate metaphor for britain in general. Beautiful work my friend.

[@ECantona7]

I find it really sad to see it now. It’s a special place to me as it’s the location of my first ever memory when I was only 3 - my dad “encouraging” me to go on the dragon flyer ride 😂 I’m not sure if I was big enough anyway. Made me quite emotional watching it, especially some of the transitions. Thanks for this, pal. 👍

[@nathanb4435]

I must say this video was incredible! Your editing, illustrating before and after shots as well as the old footage and your narration is absolutely top drawer. I have always had a curiosity about abandoned theme parks as I used to have dreams as a child that I was walking around empty theme parks alone. Thankyou for this wonderful insight of Camelot. You definitely have a new subscriber!

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks again!

[@audie_adventures]

So 21:40 made me spit my smarties out! Also a brilliant video, sad in many ways; an example of chronic mismanagement and looking at what competitors are doing. Fond memories of my visit here in the mid 90s Shame to see it like this now.

[@MrBimox]

I remember my dad taking me here every week when I was a kid, so many wonderful memories. Its so sad to see it no longer being there, how it decayed overtime - makes you think of the mortality of everything in our lives. At least the memories are forever. Thank you for this brilliant blast from the past.

[@mrwelder295]

i went here loads of times ,its good to see it all again at 43 years old , cheers for the video pal

[@jetsons101]

Darren, you made quite a few GREAT Photo-Fades in this vid, they really help to show the history. Always hate to hear of an Amusement Park closing, but Camelot sure makes a great place to have a Scare City. The little Driving School car at 32:17 sure looks like a little AC Ace Bristol. Darren, glad you got a "Toilet Block" 34:00 review in the vid, nice touch.

[@Greenielid]

Amazing video ! So well put together and edited. Thank you so much for this. Though I found myself truly sad in parts. My children will never experience the amazing England that I grew up in

[@AdventureMe]

You are so welcome!

[@trishflanagan9474]

Your photo fades are unique to your wonderful videos. Thank you ❤xx

[@utterlee]

They really are superbly done.

[@Manger_13]

Brillant vid, it certainly brought back many great memories of my time at Camelot. Thank you! 🙏

[@shirleylynch7529]

So many memories for so many people. How sad it is all gone. Fade in fade out photos brilliant. So nostalgic. Thank you Darren. Another masterpiece. Well done.

[@bigchris80]

Memories man. Good memories. Remember it from when I was 8 in '88 onwards. Was the best thing to look forward to nearly every weekend! Gone but not forgotten.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Another great video . Love the overlays and comparison shots you do it really makes the videos. We have a picture of Me, my late father in law and my daughter on the caterpillar ride in our fridge, she got the theme park bug at Camelot. Such a shame it’s gone, it was our local park 20 mins away and would have been perfect for my 3 year old granddaughter to visit. Shame the hotel has closed my son stayed there for a mates birthday weekend . As for 6 year you in 89 it was 21 year old me not going to the theme park but the Park night club in the hotel. They were amazing nights at the birth of the dance scene and acid house, fantastic nights there. There are some grainy videos on KZbin taken in the Park 🤩🤩. Good to see many rides live on and some even stayed quite local . Great video thanks for another brilliant blast from the past 🥹🥹🧱👍🏽

[@alecoldroyd6213]

What a superb video. I never went, but it was the go to place for a lot of people in Bradford. I DO remember seeing the remains of the coaster from the M6 while I was out delivering though. Can I just say that you've excelled yourself with the fades on this one. Pixel perfect! Thank you.

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks mate. I tried.

[@jonathanthomson5000]

What an absolute joy it was to watch this video - I cannot imagine how long it took you to put this together but wow - just so emotive. I spent many happy days out here with my grandparents as we lived in Chorley so was only a shot bus journey away. Thanks so much for doing this.

[@AdventureMe]

No problem. Glad you enjoyed

[@Mrade0161]

Great video pal, it always amazes me to see how fast nature takes over again 😉👍

[@TheFairyonmyshoulder]

I took my children to Camelot many many times in the 80s and 90s such a great park. There was a huge pink dragon called 'puff' near the entrance to. Many many happy memories. Thankyou

[@AdventureMe]

Yeah vaguely remember that

[@Jamingedling]

I've got to say! I absolutely love the before and after pictures and videos the way you've layed them all out, and the pointing at areal views of where you are talking about! Brilliant work and many thanks for the vid 👍

[@AdventureMe]

Glad you like them! Cheers mate

[@layneinchains848]

Oh my word this has just popped up - watching tonight, can't WAIT! thanks for covering this Daren

[@trebrehrm]

Thank you so much for this video. We used to go to Camelot many times as kids in the 1990’s when life seemed so much simpler. I loved reminiscing whilst watching your video…loved the beast, the log flume and the jousting arena. Kind of sad to see it in that state, but many happy memories of when our dad used to take us there every so often on a Sunday.

[@MrIrrepressible]

I went here for an end of year school trip in 1991. It was packed back then. I remember the tower of terror roller coaster

[@theaaronlennon]

The removal of the tower of terror to be replaced by the gauntlet always signified the beginning of the end of Camelot for me. The gauntlet was a disaster of a roller coaster in comparison, extremely uncomfortable to ride, and the fact that one of the workers was electrocuted and died whilst trying to fix the gauntlet shortly after its opening shouldve been taken as an omen. Could never understand why they took down tower or terror, or that dark ride The Venom, and even that interactive roller blading rink in the late 90s. RIP camelot

[@alishajanetx]

My parents would take my siblings and I here in the early 00s. I remember watching Sooty live. Always thought this place had a totally different feel from other theme parks in the UK, in a good way of course. Thoroughly enjoyed this video, even if it did make me a bit emotional.

[@MarkRoche]

"Camelot, Camelot, Camelot! It's only a model!" I used to annoy my wife with this as we'd pass it on the M6 😊 Superb and enjoyable video! Thanks

[@user-os4sm1iv3f]

@@MarkRoche haha, i used to quote that too when the tv ad came on!

[@dalfog2468]

Fantastic video. I love the before and after photos especially how they fade from one to the other.

[@AdventureMe]

Thank you very much!

[@ahappygummyworm9868]

Thank you so much for the amazing work with the photos and fade ins. My brother unfortunately passed away in 2006 when I was 8 but I'll always remember him taking me on the rides I was too scared to go on when our family came to camelot in the summer holidays.

[@reecelowton]

This brings back some memories of the time when I went to school and I was in year 9 or 10. we used to get on the one of our minibuses and go for a school trip.

[@tonnnn86]

Such nostalgia! Thanks for putting this together with the photos! Great job.

[@AdventureMe]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Cherry_Fizz]

Fascinating to see, I used to joust there in 2005/6

[@geoffelephsee0001]

remember filth then

[@TrickyT1981]

Hi mate, this is such an amazing video and thank you for taking the time to produce it. Camelot was such a huge part of my childhood and I have to say there was a tinge of sadness watching this. It was a shame we lost this park but through this video you brought it back to life again. Thank you.

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks for watching

[@alishabanks5697]

10/10 for effort and detail in this video.

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks a lot

[@jasonswift1]

Amazing i cant thank you enough for this video, i wanted to watch it just to see the old rides but it sparked so many memories and emotions, literally took me back to when i was last there 35 years ago at 15. Such a well put together video...thank you.

[@adambrownproductions]

Brilliant, brilliant work, thoroughly enjoyed this, so many memories!

[@kieranengelke]

Cracking video Really detailed, loved the overlays and comparisons of before and after, it really helped understand what was where and brought back a lot of memories.

[@simonm9367]

Fantasic video! Being an 80's kid my Dad took us here sooooo many times. Great to reminisce

[@SteveRiceDJPUD]

Great vlog....proper took me back to late 80s/early 90s whe me and ex wife took kids... Was a very enjoyable day putting us all back there 😊😊 Seems like forever ago 😮

[@fuzzy-g8898]

Always informative and good to watch your videos. Thanks... P.s; around 20 mins in, the old entrance/tunnel was the entrance to the old go-karts track in the 90s until brand new go kart track was added in the former location by the entrance...

[@YllaStar95970]

The now and then (inc) the rides was fascinating. It all clearly brought a lot of pleasure to a lot of people, something which could be argued is in short supply right now. The 6 year old you, was fortunate enough to visit, at just the right age, it may even have shaped you a little bit, with memories, especially of that Dragon Ride.( You did focus on that, and there is no harm in that). Your production value is sky high, especially the walkthrough narration. No celeb could pull that off, their fake persona would have killed it. Very well done, and very well done to you too!👍

[@FlyAmeliaEarheart]

Absolute respect to Park and Party for letting you look all around. Superb old/new line-up fades...exquisite.

[@AdventureMe]

Much appreciated!

[@KITTvsKARR]

Goin to the American Adventure seemed a long way (as i grew up i think i drove further to work)! But Camelot seemed a LIFETIME to drive to when i was a kid. In reality 2.5 hours, but it seemed ages and huge and real. Thanks mum for taking me, even though my brother got a tshirt and i didnt :P

[@grahamshaw4686]

You have Brought Back some memories once again with this one. Working on the Knightmare Construction that was dumped on site by the supplier of the Waggon Wheel - (Big Wheel Central Pier Blackpool). I decommissioned the site on behalf of Prime Resorts ready for storey Homes Development it never started I Remember when I Killed all the electrical supplies there was a security company with Eastern Europeans as guards. Strangely that same night waggons pulled up and loaded about £60,000.00 of reclaimed cable and it was never seen again. nor the guards.

[@neilirvine3722]

Brilliant documentary, well put together with a super blending of old into present. Can't wait for your next trip down memory lane.many thanks.

[@MrQuizbo]

Amazing video this! Good to see what's left in the daylight. I went to "Scare City" this year and last and it was a great experience! It was also a good opportunity to go into the buildings that remain and really see what time does to them.

[@robwilkinson11]

No words! Apart from brilliant! Great video Darren

[@AdventureMe]

Many thanks!

[@catherineclark4484]

What a brilliant vlog, brings back memories, but makes me feel a little sad, but we'll done with this video, I'd love more of these even what southport pleasureland or bpb used to be like in the 80s

[@AdventureMe]

I've covered bpb already in detail. See my channel for more.

[@DEAD-DROP]

Really great coverage, was nice to learn about the history! Sad I never got to see this place for myself.

[@Unite_the_Kingdom_Sean]

Great Vlog (apart from the 5 advert breaks, lol) an love the picture fades. I used to work there when I was about 17 (1994) I used to run the Candy floss & Doughnut hut in the lower part, an my ex wife used to work in the main food area, it was called Crusaders Court.

[@Kmwildride]

I remember going here all the time in the mid 90's and it was amazing as a child. I loved the love shows and have lots of photos with the various cast members.

[@Thebergskristall]

Another fantastic video ! Thank you ❤

[@pilmoor]

Amazing video, really enjoyed the photo fades! Some great memories.

[@Spiceyspiney]

Wow, this was such an awesome and enjoyable video. So many memories! I bet it's creepy as hell walking around there in the dark with those props and spooky music!

[@AdventureMe]

It was quite creepy. Thanks for watching

[@nataliesmith303]

Such a fantastic video especially with the fade ins. I never went there but now I feel like I have. Thanks for sharing 😊

[@AdventureMe]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@karenevans8426]

I came across your channel purely by chance when looking at local history stuff ( I live near Liverpool) and have watched your Mersey Tunnel videos and have spent the last few days browsing the channel and currently watching the Lost East and Yorkshire Railway, also watched the Leeds Railway videos too. Brilliant channel, and looking forward to catching up on the rest of your videos too.

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks. Welcome aboard. The east west Yorkshire series was my first, please don't cringe haha

[@andrewheywood3710]

Yet another great interesting video.keep then coming.thanks

[@rachaelamber22]

I remember going to camalot as a child. We went all the way up to its close. We use to spend a couple of days there every October half term. I was devastated when my mum said it had closed down. I'll never forget the memories and fun times I had there.

[@jamalthomas2143]

Very good editing, a proper trip down memory lane

[@AdventureMe]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@normanji]

Like how much details you give with your vids, with the map and location of where your are and what was there with your picture fades brilliant. I was laughing when you showed the first water shoot ride, I took my kids there in 2005, 1 was really scared to go on the water shoot ride so me and the wife blagged him by saying we would be behind them, as they went down we walked out the que ha ha and ran down to meet them. Ive have some good memories there when I was a kid and so did my lads.

[@barry-t1e]

Me and my family would go there every single year. It was a staple in the community and every time me and all my cuzans would come home with a brand new plastic swords and shields to fight each other in the back garden. It lowkey broke my heart when this place closed down. Thanks for the video.

[@leonhutchinson8264]

Absolutely amazing really enjoyed that Darren, loved camelot back in the day what a sad sight it is but you did an amazing job of telling the story and showing how it once was. you are the best in the business at that . Such a shame that the 2 best rides were the only ones to not find a new home knightmare and dragon flyer would of loved to ride those again.

[@DJDaveWhicker]

Outstanding video. Bought back so many vivid memories, thank you. Subbed

[@AdventureMe]

Awesome, thank you!

[@nathski22]

I loved Camelot so much as a kid. Wonderful, magical place to me!

[@LKBRICKS1993]

Excellent video very interesting really enjoyed it. Love old history.

[@Adzcantsing]

The dragon flyery head is at pleasureland southport on top of one the kiosks. Great video of my childhood park

[@lemmy74]

Went there as a kid..Very sad to see..Many memories there

[@sovereignsaint]

Really pleased to see at the end that a lot of the rides found homes elsewhere. Might try to get another go the tower of terror again in the future! Loved that ride. I remember being there on a really quiet day and going on it over and over again.

[@FLOYD-MAYWEATHER-TBE]

I went here about 2 or 3 times from the back end of the 90’s to early 2000 on trips with school and play groups, was pretty cool. The excalibur swinging shipping was crazy, super scary ha, by far the most exciting thing they had. It’s so sad watching this video and seeing all are memories being faded away. I am 36 now and I really miss being a young kid

[@GreenandGold]

Best day out as a kid ever. My grandad took me and my 2 cousins around 1990ish. What a day.

[@victoriajohnston3484]

I haven't thought about this place in years. I went here a few times as a child and it really makes me sad to think that my favourite ride, 'The Dragon Flyer' was just scrapped. Interesting to learn that it was diesel powered though, I always thought as a kid, the noise was added to make it sound like the dragon was roaring! It all added to the fun. I almost cried though when I saw the state of the old Sooty theatre. A very bitter-sweet video, thank you for the walk down memory lane.

[@ptaylor81]

I remember really enjoying my visit to camelot and the itv studies tour as a kid in the mid 90's. Really really miss those simpler times! ☹️

[@TomSykesMedia]

What an amazing labour of love that was. Thanks for putting inso much time into that

[@AdventureMe]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@noelht1]

Nice video mate. I used to have clients on Park Hall in the units you can see at this point 6:35 One of them was the guy who used to operate the live shows on Camelot so we always had free tickets. It was good fun, not Blackpool pleasure Beach by any standard but it’s still nice it was there. Shame the hotel went was a nice hotel

[@didley3211]

I had no idea Camelot Theme park had closed since i saw this video & Googled of course. Takes me back 2/3 times i visited Camelot theme park with school trips late 90's & early 2000, the carparks were full of coaches from other schools all on same day it used to be packed out when i was a kid. Theme parks are dying off same as shops on the high street or is it just me getting old and it doesn't surprise me these days sites being redeveloped into housing estates. There will be nothing left in this country soon.

[@Mark-nh2hs]

I remember going to Camalot in the early 90s as a kid and loved it. Such good memories

[@AirtimeRush]

Amazing video mate, makes me sad though, would love Camelot to come back!

[@lemmy74]

I went Sunny Beach in September and thought I recognise that ride! The Gauntlet lives on!! Last time saw it I was at school...WOW glad it's still going

[@Jarrosnshajahwh]

Camelot gave me many fantastic memories as a child, we used to travel close by from Preston as a school, every year. Gutted it closed 😢

[@TheBenRatch]

I’m from Wigan just down the road. A place where I went a lot as a kid and plenty of my older cousins 20/30 years ago. It was absolutely brilliant for local people both for days out, school trips, families and for employment.

[@johncapewell7520]

I'm lucky to have gone there as a young kid just before it started to decline. The live jousting was brilliant. It was surreal going back a couple of years ago and exploring it when it's abandoned. The castle entrance and second-hand roller coaster from japan was still there when I went.

[@zombienation68]

Have seen a few explores of this place but with the long ago & now fades, yours ranks up top, thx :)

[@AdventureMe]

Glad you enjoyed

[@chrisshiel9085]

I last went here in 2011, it was during the school holidays and I’d taken a lad I worked with and his 2 sons, it surprised me how quiet it was, I never thought it was permanently close the following year. It made me feel not emotional watching this but with great sadness because it was such a unique place - granted it felt dated, but felt nostalgic. Maybe that was part of its downfall. Either way it was brilliant to see what was left, and thank you for filming this :)

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks for watching

[@davidbeeston8833]

Amazing nostalgia - I had hazy memories from my many visits as a kid and this has brought a lot of it back to like. In its pomp Camelot was amazing! I remember that remaining standing building that's now used for the Halloween maze, used to have a indoor roller skating challenge / game in the later years (after the soft play)

[@daviddoyle7417]

It would be great if you could do a film around Liverpools International Garden Festival of 1984. I went there many times. It was left to rot. It was such a shame as it was so beautiful and would have made an ongoing major tourist attraction. Brilliant Camelot video by the way. I took my son here many times he was about 9. Makes me feel very sad.

[@AdventureMe]

It's on the cards. Just need to get it filmed

[@davewalsh4982]

Such a great blast from the past. Really appreciated.

[@Oldie699]

Loved it here, when I was little I thought they were real nights battling 😂. And my last year junior school trip was here. Last time I ever went was about 2001 . I loved anything to do with Merlin .

[@RustyEyedNinja01]

Mum used to take me and by brother often when we was wee. She more than likely got tierd of us arguing over which Knight would win the joust and sword fight. Still she would take us year after year. Genuinly heartbreaking to see. Thankyou to everyone who worked here for giving me and many other precious memories we shall never forget. Wirral, North West

[@Draco301293]

Honestly Camelot holds so many happy memories for me as a child, I would often go with my dad and I just remember being amazed every time with the atmosphere and scenery. It's like you said, they just couldn't keep up with the likes of Thorpe Park and Alton Towers. It's such a shame it couldn't survive, swapping shoes with my older sister because she had taller soles on her trainers so I would be tall enough to ride Excalibur will always be a fond memory!

[@mrcrazyjonpresents4312]

I recall as a Chorley lad we as a family only ever went to Camelot once and that was back in 1984 for most of us it came nowhere near Blackpool Nice to see it from your perspective Great vid this

[@fletchforever82]

No matter what theme park I went to, nothing ever compared to Camelot for me. I loved reading the story boards as you were queueing up and the really dodgy pink anomatronic Dragon when you came in. As a child of the 80s, it was an absolute staple. The screen fades and details you've put into this film is Fantastic. The Dragon coaster train is on display at Southport Pleasureland ( well it was in 2023)

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks for watching

[@loraineashton4899]

Loved this thanks fot taking us wirh you😮