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Lottie Gibbons

Eerie pictures show what it's like inside the abandoned Camelot theme park

It was a go-to destination for families across the North for years.

But seven years after closing its doors, Camelot theme park now lies in tatters - with the former star attractions left to rot.

Owners Knights Leisure said low visitor numbers during bad weather and events such as The 2012 Olympics and The Queen's Jubilee were factors, with over 150 staff losing their jobs.

While certain rollercoasters were sold to theme parks around Europe, many of the rides at the former Lancashire attraction remain abandoned.

'Urban explorers', while warned off the site, are regularly found walking the tracks of the decaying rollercoasters, avoiding the 24/7 security that roam the perimeter.

But now the theme park has been valued by experts to be worth over £793m, the Liverpool Echo reports.

Together Money set about calculating the hypothetical land value of eight intriguing abandoned places from around the globe, from derelict theme parks to uninhabited islands.

Due to Camelot's situation near densely populated towns and cities, Together Money expect high demand from commercial developers or investors who would be queueing up to take a stake in the redevelopment.

Camelot was found to have a potential value of £793,016,000 should the 140 acres be sold to build 6,294 apartments.

Several planning applications for housing estates have been submitted and subsequently rejected by Chorley Council, the most recent in March 2018.

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