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This eerie footage shows the extent of the decay inside the now abandoned Camelot theme park.

An urban explorer from Merseyside filmed himself strolling around the grounds of the former favourite destination of families across the North West.

The cameraman's tour takes in the park's flagship rollercoaster the Tower of Terror, and the arena where stunt-men performed high octane jousting battles.

At one point in the video he is spooked by a car and van which he suspects may belong to a 24-hour security unit.

Thousands of Liverpool families would travel up the M58 to visit Camelot every year.

(Image: Darren Richmond)

But in 2012, the once- popular park shut the gates of the giant white castle for the final time and Camelot closed down for good.

Owners Knights Leisure blamed low visitor numbers that year on bad weather, and events such as The 2012 Olympics and The Queen’s Jubilee.

More than 150 members of staff lost their jobs when it shut its gates for the last time.

(Image: Darren Richmond)

Some of the park's rollercoasters were sold to theme parks around Europe, but seven years later many of the rides remain abandoned - including Tower of Terror.

Last week the ECHO reported how the theme park has been valued by experts at around £793m.

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.

(Image: Darren Richmond)

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.

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