Haunting horrors await as tickets go live for Liverpool's Newsham Scream Park

Whilst we may still be in the summer, over on the Merseyside, there's something lurking in the shadows, ready and waiting to pounce and petrify you this Halloween. Such a something is resting within the cursed corridors and decaying dormitories of an imposing derelict building, standing on the fringes of Newsham Park. With the bright afternoon sun falling upon the brickwork, it could easily be mistaken for an old hotel left to ruin – its windows boarded up, perimeters overgrown!

But this is no ordinary place. This is Newsham Park Hospital in Liverpool. 

Long ago, the Victorian Grade II listed building was the site of a Seamen’s orphanage, hospital, asylum and nursing home and now, by night, the walls echo with fragmented memories. Dark passages lead to shadowy basements and staircases descend into darkness, where claustrophobic spaces link to the past. Eddies of dust swirl across the courtyard when there’s no wind. A pervasive chill lingers in the main rooms and halls no matter the time of year. The site has wheelchairs and trolleys from decades ago, instruments of control and suppression. 

Long since abandoned to the elements, Newsham Park Hospital is a mecca for ghost hunters and spectral thrill seekers, with many claiming to have seen spirits, heard whispers or felt the touch of something cold on their spine. It is regularly cited as one of the UK’s most haunted buildings, stalked by those who used to govern it or be its unfortunate guests. Many believe its history has left an indelible presence lurking in the corners, emerging only at night. 

And this Halloween, nightmarish experiences wind through the dark bowels of the building, filled with deepening dread and moments of sheer blood-curdling panic - it could only be Newsham Scream Park. 

The haunting halls of the Newsham Park Orphanage And Asylum in Liverpool will play host to three scare attractions – The Insanitorium, The Orphanage and the strictly aged 18+ HELLuminati; an attraction that will chill guests to their marrow.

Insanitorium - The Doctor will see you now - Check in for your appointment at The Goodwell Institute, where the masterminds of unethical medical science are attempting to discover the answer to the eternal question: what happens to the soul after death? But be warned, The Invasia Procedure is not going to plan, and now delirium rules the wards inside the Insanitorium – you would be MAD to miss it...

The Orphanage - There will be no mercy - Since 1913 The Blessed Sisters of Mercy have housed orphaned and unwanted waifs and strays at The Orphanage, providing an education and a home, dictated by a stern religious philosophy. But home is not always where the heart is, and at the rotten core of the sisterhood dwells an ancient evil first invoked by Sister Mary Mercy, which must be appeased in the most diabolic way...

HELLuminati - Membership is open - Hidden within the bowels of the Asylum lies the headquarters of an ancient secret society known as the Helluminati; a worldwide network of wealthy individuals with omnipotent global control. The members amuse themselves by doctoring what they call ‘the meat’; obtained by illegal auctions in the deepest parts of the dark web. Membership is now open. But are you suitable to join the sick and twisted minds of the members, and their enigmatic leader – Omega, inside HELLuminati, or are you simply ‘meat’?

So, if you and your pals want to test your nerve and prepare to be terrified, then you're in the right place. 

Tickets to the Newsham Scare Park have just gone live on Skiddle, and you can find all the info you need to secure your tickets by clicking, or tapping - HERE 

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