We’re giving two lucky children the chance to meet the park’s birds of prey up close and personal!

They’ll spend an exclusive hour on 26 May 2012 learning about the impressive animals. Not only that, the winners and their family will then be able to spend the rest of the day at Camelot and enjoy a fun filled day at the enchanted kingdom.

The ‘Can you handle it’ masterclass is suitable for children aged from 5 to 15 and offers the opportunity to get close to owls, eagles, kestrels and hawks. The lucky winners will receive expert training on how to handle the feathered friends, learn about their habits and get to see them up close!

To enter all you have to do is email the following details to knights@mtjpr.co.uk by 11am on Friday 18 May:

• Name of child
• Age of child
• Daytime telephone number
• Postal address

Good luck!

For over 10 years now the Maccs Charity have held their annual conference at Park Hall Hotel & Camelot Theme Park. 100 families had a great time over the Bank Holiday weekend enjoying the rides and attractions and especially the balloon release hosted by non other then King Arthur himself.

Camelot Theme Park is offering one lucky school class the chance to win a visit from Camelot’s Knights of the Round Table on Friday 1 June 2012!

The lucky class (up to 40 children) will take on the role of Camelot Knights and will learn the art of knights’ combat and all about medieval weaponry. The young Knights will also get the chance to prepare for battle, and learn amazing juggling skills from Camelot’s very own Jester!

All children in the class will also receive a free pair of tickets to Camelot worth £56 each.

Camelot’s Marketing Manager, Sandra Dempsey, said: “Adults and children alike love the jousting show, so to be able to give the children a sneaky peak behind the scenes is priceless.”

All you have to do to enter is write to King Arthur and tell him in no more than fifty words why your class should be chosen. Parents, teachers, guardians and friends can also nominate a class they know.

To enter please include your name, age, school name and address, plus a daytime contact number to King Arthur, Alexander House, Station Brow, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 3NZ. Or e-mail knights@mtjpr.co.uk. The closing date for entries is Wednesday 16 May 2012.

Winners will be notified by email or telephone byThursday 17 May. TheKnightSchoolwill take place on Friday 1 June at a time to suit the school and each child will also be awarded a Knight School certificate.

Children from the North West are being given a once in a lifetime opportunity to be knighted by King Arthur at Camelot Theme Park.

An appeal has been launched to find children in the area who have made a difference to other people’s lives or shown outstanding bravery or courage. It might be a youngster who has helped someone through a particularly tough time, had to cope with an illness, had a difficult time themselves or made a positive difference to people around them, at home, school or in the community.

If you know an outstanding child (under the age of 14) who deserves a magical treat, you can nominate them to receive an honorary knighthood from King Arthur in a very special ceremony on Saturday 31 March when the gates open for the 2012 season.

A panel of judges will select 30 children from across the North West to be invited to the private ceremony on the morning of Saturday 31 March, where they will receive an honorary knighthood from Camelot’s King Arthur. Friends and family will be invited to watch their special star become a ‘Sir’ or ‘Lady’. In addition, the child will also receive a framed certificate and a 2012 family season pass so that they can enjoy the park for a whole season free of charge!

If you would like to nominate a child who deserves a memorable treat please send in your nomination explaining why they deserve to be knighted to ‘Knights in Shining Armour’, Alexander House, Station Brow, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 3NZ or you can e-mail the details to knights@mtjpr.co.uk. Please don’t forget to include the child’s full name and age plus a contact address, email and daytime telephone number.

With the new season just around the corner we are now looking to recruit seasonal staff for the 2012 season, which begins on 31st March.
For more information on the types of jobs available, and to download an application form, go to

 http://www.camelotthemepark.co.uk/recruitment.php

Good luck!

Our new Advan is on the road around the North West during August – you shouldn’t miss it, because it’s massive!

If you manage to spot it, take a picture (if it is safe to do so, obviously!) and upload it onto our Facebook page to win a pair of tickets to visit the theme park! Good luck!

Camelot Theme Park’s fantastic birds of prey have welcomed another giant of the skies … a stunning eagle sculpted from an oak log!  

Sculptor Tim Burgess created the new addition on Sunday, June 19 – and visitors to the popular theme Park were able to watch his progress over the eight hours it took him to carve the impressive bird.

 The carving will be situated on Kind Arthur’s Bird of Prey Animal Centre. The centre is home to the birds of prey, who perform a range of entertaining and educational tricks in the daily Birds of Prey show. Visitors to the show have voted it a smash hit.

 Each day at 2pm, seven lucky children are invited to take part in the show held in the jousting arena. The kids get to handle the birds, who all have their own endearing traits and personalities.

 Shadow the Vulture and his best mate, Nibbles, entertain the crowds with their comedy double act while mums and dads duck for cover as their supporting cast of  feathered friends swoop just above their heads.

 Spikey the South American red-legged Seriema, meanwhile, lets the crowd know when danger is around – for a little bird he is very noisy!

 And for the adults wanting to take part, Bertie and Pueblo the hawks carry out a precise, inch-perfect fly-past, swooping through the tiny gap between the heads of two brave volunteers plucked from the audience!

One of the biggest laughs is reserved for Brian the ferret, who plays the role of a willing stunt aide, guaranteeing gales of laughter in a rip-roaring finale.

Our very clever shire horse Adelaide gave birth on 6th April! Her colt foal has settled in well, and loves to sunbathe and meet the visitors at our new Birds of Prey and Animal Centre.

Here are mother and baby enjoying the sunshine.

Live the Legend again and again and enjoy as many visits as you want for just £40 pp or £140 for a family of 4. Experience the magic day after amazing day with a Season Pass visiting as often as you like from 9th April until 4th September.  This special price is only available for applications received before the 9th April after that the full price of £50 pp and £160 for 4 will apply. So download your application and send into Camelot Camelot so you can visit as many times as you want starting with the Easter holidays.

When Camelot re-opens on the 9th April visitors to the Park are in for a real treat when they visit King Arthur’s new Birds of Prey and Animal Centre.   There will be two spectacular flying displays every day where you watch as these amazing eagles, owls, vultures and hawks  take to the skies.