The UK’s biggest and best ‘scream park’ will return to the North East this Autumn and is promising the scariest year yet.

Psycho Path at Lintz Hall Farm in Burnopfield is gearing up for another season of terrifying frights with a host of new attractions set to scare guests.

The event has been named the best in the UK and will run from the end of September through to Halloween itself.

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Brave visitors this year can take part in The Hunt, endure Crawl Space, and watch an immersive theatre performance called Doll House as well as returning fan favourites including the terrifying maze, I Scream, Psycho City, Corn-ered, Isolation, Thunder Dome and the pirate ship, Cutthroat Island.

The Northern Echo: One of the attractions on offer this year.One of the attractions on offer this year. (Image: PR)

Organisers have promised live entertainment and a new Blood Bath Bar as well as the regular Wolf Bar and RIP VIP terrace.

Christiano Crawford, one of the directors and creators of Psycho Path, believes this year is going to be spectacular.

“We are very proud of the fact that every year Psycho Path has got bigger and better and that we have always added new features to keep it fresh,” he said.

“But this time we have really gone all out and added four amazing new experiences which we believe everyone will absolutely be blown away by.

“Winning the title of Best Scream Park in the UK earlier this year was incredible, and we needed to ensure that we continue to grow Psycho Path.


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“We’ve certainly pulled out all the stops this time round and can’t wait for people to see it.”

Psycho Path 2023 opens on Friday, September 29 and then will run every Friday and Saturday night until Saturday, October 28. It will then run every night up to and including Halloween.

This year there will also be two family-friendly events – which include the return of the popular Family Fright Fest and Pumpkin Patch, where youngsters can pick their own pumpkin and enjoy a range of other entertainment.