What Remains of Camelot Theme Park? - Part 1 King's Realm!

Exploring the former and abandoned Camelot Theme Park in Chorley, Lancashire. Looking back at the History of the Park, from where it started up to where it ended. Then we a full explore of the whole site of the abandoned theme park. Looking at what remains on the site, and also a nostalgic look back at what was once there.
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[@DrivermanO]

We used to go with the children every year in the 90s. It was fantastic. The jousting was very entertaining. The serpent train round the edge. Tower of Terror was great. The falconry displays. Ghost train just inside on the left. Somethimng for everyone. It was a shame it closed.

[@deedoor30]

I loved this place as a kid, The tower of terror got me over my fear of inverted roller-coasters due to the loop being hidden in the Tower and not finding out until I rode it.

[@sampoole9549]

Thanks for all your research and hard work on this Darren. It made me a bit emotional watching, but also brought back lots of good memories.

[@handsoffmycactus2958]

I’ve got some really fond memories of this theme park. My last visit there was in 2012 and I remember it was a lovely sunny day. It always blows my mind how you can go to somewhere and regularly visit, yet one day you don’t realise it will be your last. It’s sad.

[@chazzas3469]

I often think that about things so very true.

[@garysimpson3900]

Enjoyable article but at the same time quite sad. No doubt the site of many happy family memories over the last 30+ years.

[@aaronparker4382]

Used to go here every year on high school trips because it was only an hour drive from school. Great memories, Shame to see it close down but it was never that busy towards the end.

[@rebeccacroft7717]

I was lucky enough to live round the corner in Coppull and could walk to Camalot from my house with my friend in the late 80s early 90s. We used to get discounted tickets because we lived so close. The Beast is still my favourite Dark ride. Tower of Terror is where you would find us all at the end of the day getting off the ride and then running round to get straight back on again. Great memories.

[@magdelayna]

I went there as a teen in the mid 90's - probably near its peak. Theres always something really eerie about an abandoned theme park imo - you can almost hear the laughter and screams echoing around....

[@fatcontrole1]

Knocking it out the park as usual. *Pun absolutely intended. Your visuals and photo fades are easily the best of this type on KZbin.

[@AdventureMe]

Much appreciated!

[@jetsons101]

Darren, this must be the first time when you did photo fades that the old and new were both in color. Sad that the park closed, people today spend WAY too much time indoors sitting. Without places like this to go to kids find a way of getting in some sort of mischief. All the people that paid a visit Camelot will always have the memories. Thanks for your time and effort you put into your work. Breaks over, back to work for me....... lol

[@AdventureMe]

Yes I think that's true actually. It's normally black and white. Never thought of that.

[@lindseykaine-walley6339]

I will say that this will probably be my most favourite explore you have done so far! Crystal Palace being the second. I love seeing abandoned theme parks even when bare but because you always bring these places back to life its even more amazing. Can't wait for the second part!

[@8wardy]

I have so many good memories of this park. I remember an attraction called "Roller-Quest" in the entertainment complex. I pushed through all the other kids to scan the sensors on the wall and achieved the daily high score and was given a complimentary baseball cap from one of the staff. The tower of terror was an amazing ride for a 10/11 year old, I remember falconry displays near the castle that surrounded the loop of the coaster. The live jousting tournaments were absolutely epic. So sad when I heard about the closure as I would love to come here as an adult. Probably my favourite theme park.

[@David-R-Hall]

Darren, I absolutely love your video content. As an enthusiast I love the theme park and amusement park content, mixed with history and fascinating information. Your other historical content is also very interesting and highlights great places to go explore and visit. Yet again, the photo fades add massively to the content and are done so well. There’s an air of sadness, for something we’ve lost and will never get back. Thank you and keep it up. There really isn’t anything else like this on KZbin 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@philburr4075]

I grew up going here every summer with friends we used to take the back door into the theme park, it's a shame it closed as would of loved to taken my child

[@nathan83699]

Another brilliant video Darren, its very very sad to see very little left. Unfortunately it takes ages to build things but can be gone in Seconds. As for the local council they won't allow houses to go onto the old park, they want a new park built, however I think that this will keep going on for the remainder and nothing will get sorted which is very upsetting, I look forward to part 2 of your visit!

[@richtiff]

Cracking photo fades as always, although the most powerful bit for me was the time-lapse style Google Earth changes over the years. Interesting to see the woodlands properly fighting back in the central valley!

[@bobly]

Thank you Darren for another fascinating video, of seeing Camelot theame park before and after. I have never been but to see what would have been there was exciting, and when you had the drone up, you could imagine the buildings a shame it had to go

[@imansfield]

Absolutely bloody brilliant. Nothing more to say.

[@mrlister2000]

Another superb video Darren, and i can't wait to see the rest of the series. The irony that the new rollercoaster was refused planning permission because it was slightly higher than anything existing on the park, and would spoil the landscape, but when driving past on the M6 Motorway you could clearly see the existing rollercoaster anyway so what difference would it make! It was a local landmark. If only they had seen fit to dig down 10ft, the new coaster would've been ok to build! I'm guessing not enough money was passed over in brown envelopes so they refused it. Camelot was a brilliant day out but, it was badly managed and never changed with the times. Also, the opening hours were very restrictive so it was a mad dash around to try and get on every ride there when it was hugely expanded, rather than a relaxing & enjoyable day out.

[@emmabh2166]

Ahh no way! Absolutely loved this place being so local to us here in Leyland. 🙌🏼

[@Jemma-om5km]

I use to work for a bakery in Blackpool sunrise and 1 of my daily deliveries was Camelot this was around 1987 I can stil picture the car park at the front it was a busy place, Love watching your videos very knowledgeable keep up the Great work.

[@darrenhaynes865]

Cheers darren that brought back some memories

[@chloesweeney6016]

I have very fond memories of this theme park, growing up as a kid it was my favourite and I remember going with my primary school as an end of school trip ❤️ so incredibly heartbreaking to see what little remains left 🏰

[@leeparkinson3180]

That opening brings back memories.

[@mousecharger]

I never went here. Sad to see but great video yet again. The old pictures and videos really make it easier to understand then and now

[@JPF1878]

Sad to look at this, serious childhood memories of camelot. Great times 😢

[@silvialittlewolf]

That was really interesting, and I loved how you faded the old photos over the current view, to compare the two. 👍👍

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks so much! A regular feature in my vids.

[@Johnbboy595]

I used to go on the dragon ride with my mum all the time. Used to love Camelot was my favourite park. Hope something similar comes again.

[@Coaster_Crazy]

Amazing video mate, loved how you managed to line up the new footage with the old pictures, must have taken ages to do that !! God I miss this park loads, it was the UK’s best “themed” theme park

[@AdventureMe]

Yes it was! Thanks mate. I thought you would like this one. Did you see the ultimate one too? Plenty more parks to come.

[@waynewinder7175]

Keep your videos coming i worked at butlins at Ayrshire for 3 years a would love to see you do a video on that place now

[@thomasmurdock]

I have some early memories etched in my mind from visiting as a young kid maybe 1986 or 1987. It’s funny to think how basic things were in the UK back in the 80s… but also sad and kind of weird that somewhere once so busy and magical is now a pile of rubble. Thanks for making this video - I’m looking forward to seeing part 2.

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks Thomas

[@pauladamharrison]

Great video. I worked at Camelot from 2001-2005 but I learned a few things I didn’t know about the history of the park. It’s sad to see it in such a sorry state. Hopefully some plans for the site will eventually come to fruition.

[@AdventureMe]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Rhubba]

I've finally watched all Adventure Me videos so now I'm up to date. As the series shifts from railway lines to old theatres and theme parks it's farewell for now to "abutments" but we still have "retaining walls".

[@AdventureMe]

Plenty more coming, trust me! Out filming some today.

[@danielbooth2982]

Only ever looked round this place from the carpark about 20 years ago so this is very cool to see.

[@shrimpy6181]

Love all your videos Darren. They are very informative and we love the way you fade out your photos so we can compare how it looks now to how it used to look. We watched this with great sadness as we have very fond memories of Camelot. My mum loved watching the jousting tournaments and our favourite ride was the Dragon Flyer. So sad to see it all gone 😢. What were Chorley Council thinking refusing planning permission which may have saved the park! It wasn't as if it was going to affect the town centre and all they are now left with now is ugly wasteland. Shame on them. Keep up the good work Darren. Looking forward to seeing your next videos. 👏👍

[@ChrisMckellar]

So many great childhood memories of camelot, incredible work with the amount of detail you go into, haven't seen a video like this before, it's interesting to see what it looks like now and then a fade to what it looked like when I last went as a kid, you explain the site perfectly, really sad to see this place go, looking forward to the next part great work

[@timwilks666]

Stayed in that hotel a couple of times for work a few years ago, had a sneaky wander round the old theme park on an evening.

[@1Three8Fiver]

Can't wait for Part 2

[@waynepaxford7263]

Fantastic video that so sad see old memories whoever remember it

[@frankiewilde7791]

Another great video Darren, love the fade before and after images. I visited in 2008, mainly for Knightmare which was a great ride. I didn't think much of the rest of the park and I remember the food been terrible. It might have been more suited to families and not thrill seekers. The kind of place you'd visit once rather than the bigger parks were you'd go back again and again.

[@AdventureMe]

In its early days it was cutting edge. As thrills got more mainstream it got left behind.

[@Foxstar1387]

Food quality was never a strong point in the park. Was definitely more a family park. Go for a few hours then scoot off home.

[@Dan23_7]

@@Foxstar1387 I had my first Corndog at Camelot. There was a stall near the big pirate ship

[@Foxstar1387]

@Dan23 7 The street vendor style food stalls where the better options. From memory anyways. Always had issues with the food court. But the street style vendors where better.

[@Dan23_7]

@@Foxstar1387 My mum always had butties etc with us, the corn dog was a treat 😂 My mum used to take butties to the cinema and everywhere. I bet it saved her a fortune 😂

[@steverock4329]

Great nostalgic video Darren. I never visited Camelot’s but it’s so sad to see a place in decline which would have once generated many many happy memories for lots of people when it was in its hey day

[@AdventureMe]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Roblilley999]

Amazing video, great memories. Just a sad loss

[@paulboardman01]

such memories

[@simonbradshaw3708]

Thank you for another really enjoyable video. It's not a park I visited but I do remember it. I look forward to seeing your next video.

[@JKRInvesting]

Great video, me and friend managed to get in around 2018 before they started knocking most of it down.

[@angelsone-five7912]

Nice one Darren. I admit to being no fan of theme parks and similar but it`s still a shame when large established places close and get torn down leaving just their footprints.

[@shirleylynch7529]

Darren, you never cease to enthral us. That was so interesting. The before and after photos so nostalgic. How sad it is all gone but thanks to you, the memory is kept alive. Look forward to next instalment. Thank you.

[@ponyboymb]

Brilliant, 🙏🤍 your videos are some of the best out there 💯💯🙏 have a smashing week ahead ✊🏼🤟🏻💯🤟🏻

[@neiltatlock2533]

If you go back earlier in time, 1970s the site was used as a horse jumping arena and some scenes from the movie , International velvet was filmed there. I was a child film extra so I remember it well.

[@naarahjanemorris3121]

Thanks for this Informative video on the Theme park Camelot I remember going there for the day it's really sad to see it's all gone now it's a shame I remember Sooty & Sweep & Soo & Matthew Corbett been there to.

[@andrewclegg6541]

I can remember a dragon in a cave, a rope bridge in the trees , barbers shop quartet, castle dining hall with minstrel telling a story and lights on each character.

[@antteeter7646]

I remember the dragon in the cave. It was a rather camp sounding Puff the Magic Dragon. You used to push a button to get it to talk.

[@fatlad5090]

@@antteeter7646 ha lol

[@GOMOLO64]

Another great video! TOT was the first inverted coaster i ever went on, spent many a weekend in Camelot, great memories.

[@terriewheatley-ward729]

Your photofades are brilliant. What a shame about the site. It's amazing how quickly nature takes over.

[@liesl7617]

I love your videos so much! You tell the stories so well and your graphics, camera work, and transitions are fantastic! It's brilliant to watch your channel grow from strength to strength.

[@AdventureMe]

Thank you so much!

[@rarepepe6197]

This was my childhood. So sad it's all gone.

[@MrChrisBarker]

It's just sad to see these places empty/derelict.. we really are a throwaway society.

[@macchiatomachiato]

another fascinating video 👍✨

[@tracygreenwood2014]

Absolutely brilliant filming, we loved Camelot and I have visited the abandoned site many times over the years. Thank you for sharing this, loved seeing the old photos ❤

[@michaelwatterson2965]

Every week you post, I think you'll never do better but you prove me wrong every time. Great stuff, a pleasure to watch.

[@AdventureMe]

Wow, thanks!

[@TheNeofierer]

Cracking video Darren, really enjoyed it. All the extra work you do with the edit makes it much appreciated.

[@AdventureMe]

Much appreciated

[@shaunhanson7227]

Fantastic how you merged the drone shot with the Google earth pic at the end..Great video

[@lisagreenway8410]

I loved this place and went loads when I was little and loved it x

[@leash11]

I wish this place still existed so I could show my kids!

[@sarahlee6641]

The photo at 2:20 if I remember would have been taken from the top of a child-friendly, catterpillar coaster if it existed at the time, because this one and a log-flume was there in the exact corner, by mid to late 2000's, flume being possibly behind the photographer, jousting ring would have been to their right, at the other end, earlier in the 00's it was used more I guess, when I was 10 or under, but not used by 2010/11 when I went there in last year or two of secondary school, just sat there for lunch I guess. Cant exactly remember going on that ferris-wheel but it was there when I went around. The line on the slope behind it was for the dragon-ride, going round this hollow, with some wooden ramp/path leading past it's station, just behind the jousting ring and the swing ship that mum reminds me of, having had to accompany me on when very young. Though there was some stuff behind this hollow, past the dragon station, excalibur, ghost train and extra go-carts maybe?

[@jonathanlamb9024]

How sad, I went there as a kid with my family and then eventually took my own kids there too and now my kids are all grown up now, so many memories there 😢

[@nicklowe536]

Happy memories of this place. A school mates dad played Merlin and I have other friends that worked there. It was always a happy place to go. There was a night club attached to the hotel some great nights there too

[@AdventureMe]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@SteamboynicoTTVVODS]

I went twice as a kid, 2010 and 2011. Honestly can’t remember much but pretty sure there was a water ride i loved

[@duality10uk]

Amazing video so so sad to see what the park has become now. This was one of my favourite childhood memories to come to this park with my family and friends :(

[@rontanser9369]

Thank you that was very interesting. Look forward to next week. It just shows how nature will take over any site that’s left abandoned for awhile

[@AdventureMe]

Very true!

[@lukodianfamily7565]

Brilliant Darren 👏 you know how much we love your adventures but this is definitely right up our street!

[@AdventureMe]

Great to hear!

[@layneinchains848]

This is brilliant, brings back many, many fond memories. Absolutely tragic Camelot is no more.

[@AutoShenanigans]

Nicely done sir.

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks Jon. Big fan of yours too. We need to do something together. You were literally 200yards from me a few weeks ago.

[@christelbraune4530]

Oh Darren, das war ja wundervoll dieser Park .Auch nur noch Erinnerung. Gern wäre ich dabei gewesen. Danke für dieses tolle Video. 🥰🥲

[@neillucia8193]

You're videos are so good! I've been binge watching your channel! Love the locations, crystal Palace episodes were brilliant. Love the photo fades. Can't wait for more content.

[@AdventureMe]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@nirgunapa56]

Some wonderful transitions and great music. I really enjoy these videos.

[@AdventureMe]

Thank you very much!

[@atiny4lyfe8m1]

What a wonderful opportunity! Ugh I love your transition shots in your videos. But ugh these ones really made my heart sink!

[@AdventureMe]

Thank you so much!!

[@fhwolthuis]

What an amazing place, great video, Darren!

[@AdventureMe]

Many thanks!

[@fatlad5090]

I remember getting a smelly finger there in 90s when in my early teens. on a school trip. met a lass from Cumbria. Aaaaarrrr the memories.

[@vickyashcroft1577]

Great Video. We lived very close by so was there very very often. This Video brought back some great memories thankyou. Looking forward to a part 2

[@AdventureMe]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@neilbethell2299]

Must of came here the last year it was opened, so my daughter wasn't even 1, was fun but you could see how rundown it was, did comment about it at the time. Awesome video mate 👍

[@garethclements3930]

Thank you for this video. Camelot was my favourite place as a kid in the late 80’s/early 90’s. I have such great memories of it there so it’s heartbreaking to see it as it is now. Looking forward to the next video.

[@AdventureMe]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@peter_robinson]

I remember as a kid when I used to visit Camelot and I still remember the white castle entrance. The Dragon ride ran all the way around the park, the track is still there I think, it was a big favourite. I remember the ferris wheel near the entrance and watching the Nightmare ride on hot Summer days to. it was a quite popular theme park, shame it had to go and nobody else bought it or made use out of it somehow. Great video looking forward to the next one!

[@catherineclark4484]

Omg loved this video, I was wondering what it looked like now, because I've watched all the other videos about it, can't wait for next one

[@AdventureMe]

Coming next Sunday! Thanks.

[@stephencrossley5417]

My favourite theme park when I was younger

[@phil1980a]

Brings back many memories from the 80's and used to love the caterpillar roller coaster. A shame to see how it quickly fell from grace but a great, informative video and can't wait for the next episode.

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks mate. Anything you would change about the video?

[@louisecollett8381]

This video has brought back some great memories from I was a kid and days out here. Thank you

[@AdventureMe]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@DisneyMarkUK]

Brilliant!

[@lynnballington8467]

Hello Darren how are you very interested video of Camelot I remember the magical kingdom castle but not i. Now it just looks like a waste ground the water valley is a lovely place best wishes take care stay safe xx

[@dave6624]

Great vid went many times with lad in 80s & 90s

[@Harlowandfamilyfan-i9j]

My mum and uncle went here years ago - just before the accident of the fall they even went on that ride just a week before

[@horrgakx]

Very nicely done. Love the compositions too.

[@AdventureMe]

Many thanks!

[@russellb1212]

So many memories, remember going in 1983, small entrance near the hotel, lots around the original arena, watching it grow, then the demise was very sad

[@paulgray757]

spent many a happy family day out at Camelot theme park the tower of terror was the very 1st coaster I ever went on.

[@willtilston567]

Great Video, the before and after shots are brilliant it's sad to see it gone. Many happy years working on the rides.

[@AdventureMe]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@MAD4COASTERS]

Great video looking forward to the other ones

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks 👍

[@jennifers8223]

It's sad that camalot is not around anymore even tho i only went once i still miss it i wish i'd gone to camalot a lot more.

[@NickB_Yorkshire]

Interesting series of videos 👍🏼😊. Never visited the park itself, but stayed at Park Hall hotel in 1991 for a course at work and my room overlooked the caterpillar rollercoaster. Very sad to see it in a derelict state now 🙁

[@Iaintwoke]

Well done to the local council for being so short sighted and helping to kill it off👍

[@jack_timber]

I remember taking my kids there, they are now in their mid 40s. We used to come off at Charnock Richard services, hop over the service road over the M6 as this was an 'unofficial' shortcut. Great times even though I can't remember much about it!

[@groundhoglife]

Brilliant video, brings back many happy memories I had there with my daughters. So sad to see it in this state now 😢

[@AdventureMe]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@johnbrice2842]

well done,thanks for another great video

[@AdventureMe]

Thanks again!