Demolition is underway at a popular theme park as images show it being destroyed by bulldozers and diggers.
It was once the "land of great knights, and amazing days" that put a smile on the face of millions of visitors - but today Camelot Theme Park is a quite literally a shell of its former self.
Demolition work is well underway and the park's castle entrance is now just a pile of bricks, Lancashire Live reports.
Having closed in 2012, the site near Chorley, Lancashire, was left to rot and for the last few years has been in a state of decay with walls crumbling buildings falling apart.
Many families will remember visiting Camelot and being enthralled by rollercoasters, rides, and of course the incredible jousting competitions.
The park opened in 1983 - paying homage to Camelot, King Arthur, and the Knights of the Round Table.
It also paid homage to the story that Sir Lancelot's parents escaped from France to Lancashire and the knight was raised by the nymph Vivian who had taken him into Martin Mere lake as a baby.
As kids (and even adults) we all wanted to experience Knightmare, Whirlwind and of course Excalibur and Excalibur 2.
While other rides included Dragon Flyer, Caterpillar Capers, The Galleon, and Pendragon's Plunge.
But Camelot was so much more than just the rides - it was a full on experience transporting us back to Medieval times.
Families spent years being entertained by live jousting tournaments which saw Camelot's knights, including King Arthur perform in the Avalon Arena.
And some may even remember Britain's Got Talent and Chorley comedian Steve Royale who worked at the park as a jester for 13 years - entertaining the crowds ahead of the big showdowns.
While, children and the young at heart would be mesmerised and entertained by Merlin's Magic Shows and the fantastic Birds of Prey Shows.
So popular was Camelot that even TV show Sooty & Co came to the park.
Sooty, Sweep, Sue and presenter Matthew Corbett filmed an episode of the hit show in 1994 which saw the pals enjoy the park all to themselves.
In 1986, the park was taken over by the Granada Group and operated by them alongside its now defunct sister parks American Adventure and Granada Studios Tour.
In June 1998, the park was subject to a management buyout and by 2005 Camelot's attendance was only 336,204 visitors a year.
In February 2009 Prime Resorts announced that the park was in receivership, and would not reopen for the season of 2009.
The theme park was purchased by Story Group, a construction company based in Carlisle and leased to Knight's Leisure who ran it until it closed suddenly in 2012.
Despite the initial magic and popularity of Camelot, that had all faded by 2012, with bad weather and events such as the London 2012 Olympics and the Diamond Jubilee blamed for declining visitor numbers.
And it's been a sad state of affairs ever since with the park being left to fall apart - often being targeted by arsonists and vandals.
In fact, pictures show the many pieces of graffiti that adorn the crumbling buildings at the park.
Some rollercoasters such as Whirlwind were sold and relocated to Skyline Park in Germany, but others remained in the abandoned park.
Knightmare, which could be seen from the M6 at Charnock Richard Services, remained for years but was finally dismantled in February 2020.
In August 2014, an application to build 420 houses on the site by owners Story Group was unanimously rejected by Chorley Council, with 261 public objections, as the development was not permissible within the Green Belt.
In August 2016, a second application to build two hundred houses on the site was announced. In March 2018, plans for 195 homes at the site were scrapped.
It is understood that demolition work has begun due to fears over some "unstable" structures at the park.
Story Homes is said to still be considering what options it has for the site.
