Chessington World of Adventures forced to close as revellers told ‘don’t come’

A water outage forced Chessington World of Adventures to close on Monday, with fun-seekers warned not to turn up to the south-west London theme park to avoid disappointment

Chessington World of Adventures has been forced to close today with thrill-seekers told not to come to the theme park to avoid disappointment.

The theme park and resort, located in south-west London, said it has shut up shop for the day because of a water outage in the area. It added that tickets booked for Monday, August 10, would be returned or could be reused.

It’s not yet known what has caused the outage or when things will be back up and running. It comes in the middle of the school summer holidays, which will be one of the busiest times for theme parks.

Chessington apologised for the inconvenience and thanked visitors for their understanding. In a notice on its website, the theme park said: “Closure Notice (10/08): Due to a water outage in the local area affecting our operations, Chessington is closed today.

“All tickets booked for today will be automatically revalidated under our Return Promise and can be used on a future date. We apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.”

A spokesperson from Chessington World of Adventures said: “We are currently experiencing operational disruption due to a burst water main that is affecting the local area.

“As a result, the attraction is closed today while our teams work closely with Thames Water and local partners to restore normal operations as quickly and safely as possible.

“We appreciate the patience and understanding of our guests and can confirm that anyone impacted will be automatically revalidated under our Return Promise.

“The safety of our guests and employees remains our highest priority.”

It comes after Gatwick Airport was left with no running water on July 26 with travellers saying they couldn’t use toilets or buy drinks. Bars and restaurants at the airport also reportedly closed, with a few open to offer just seating.

SES Water has said that customers in Surrey, West Sussex, and Kent experienced water shortages, which was sparked by a water supply issue at its Bough Beech centre. “Due to a number of complications caused by a power outage at our Bough Beech Water Treatment Works,” SES Water said.

SES Water has now said the “Bough Beech water treatment works are back up and running”. They said in a statement: “We are pleased to provide an update that our Bough Beech water treatment works are back up and running, we now need to treat the water before returning services to normal as quickly as we possibly can. We thank customers and our partners at Gatwick Airport for their patience.”

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